Program Coordinator
Assist the Program Director with the day-to-day management of the afterschool and summer programs. Provide general oversight and management to East New York Middle School for Excellence (ENYMSE) and PS 5 in the absence of the director.
Reports to : Program Director of School-Based Services.
Supervises : Group leaders and instructors.
Specific responsibilities :
- Coordinating program(s) at specified site locations, Monday-Friday 10 : 00 am-6pm and during school closing days including summer.
- Facilitating working relationships with schools and offsite staff.
- Devising and executing recruitment and retention strategies in coordination with after-school sites to ensure the maximum number of children are being served.
- Providing support to group leaders through scheduled supervision and staff evaluations.
- Conducting regularly scheduled meetings with after-school instructors and group leaders to ensure that quality programming is always being executed.
- Interviewing candidates for instruction and group leader positions.
- Maintaining documentation and collecting and reporting data as required by SCO and DYCD.
- Generating monthly reports.
Qualifications :
Requires a bachelor's degree and a minimum of two years' experience in a related degree (Early Childhood Education, Liberal Studies, etc.) After-school or related field.Requires effective oral and written communication skills, excellent interpersonal skills, and experience in curriculum development.Must be highly organized and detail oriented.Must be willing to travel locally.Relationship with others :
Work closely with program director and program aide to provide service to students and their families.Works in collaboration with School Support Staff to provide services to students.Is the initial point of contact for students / clients, parents, and school administration.Contact various vendors, other agencies, and community programs.In addition, employees need to possess the following characteristics :
Be team players.Have a strong sensitivity to cultural differences present among staff and clients within our organization.Possess a strong belief in people's ability to grow and change; forge a mutually respectful partnership with people served and their families.Ability to set limits and maintain a helping role of practitioner and to intervene appropriately.Scope of responsibility :
The Program Coordinator manages the day-to-day operations of their specific site location along with the program director. The Program Coordinator is responsible for facilitating, creating, and coordinating after-school programs for students in both elementary (K-5th) and middle school (6th-8th). The Program Coordinator will assist and supervise after-school instructors, group leaders, and teach after-school programs (as needed).
Organizational structure :
The Program Coordinator reports directly to the Director of School Based Services.