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Description
Title: Director of Youth Programs
Job Location: All Stars Project of New York (ASP of NY)
Status: Full-Time, Exempt, Hybrid
Reports to: Vice President / Associate Director, All Stars Project of New York
Salary Range: $80,000-95,000
Job Summary
The Director of Youth Programs plays a critical role in the growth ASP of New York through the building of All Stars youth development programs. This position is responsible for recruiting youth, directing and managing ASP of NY’s youth development programming, including: the DSY and performance workshops, Operation Conversation: Cops & Kids (OCCK) and school and community outreach. The Director partners with the VP/Associate Director of NY to oversee and lead all NY youth program activities, including youth interviews and onboarding, orientations, workshops, graduation ceremonies and other events and activities. They will also lead and manage program staff and volunteers. The Director works with the Vice President of Development and the Vice President / Associate Director of the ASP of NY to organize support for the programs and secure summer internships for DSY graduates.
Job Responsibilities
Program Management
• Lead the implementation of a vibrant outreach program to attract new students to ASP’s youth programs, participating with the team in its delivery.
• Lead the production of the 7-10 week DSY program and all associated components. This includes outreach and recruitment, interviews and enrollment, program production, corporate relations, internship placements and onboarding, and related special events.
• Direct the production of all youth workshops, including OCCK workshops. This includes identifying and securing venues, presenters, speakers, instructors, and business leaders and ensuring the smooth execution of each event.
• Manage summer DSY internship placement and onboarding process, and relationships with internship sponsors.
• Produce quality communications with constituents including students, parents and families, alumni, program associates, volunteers, donors, community partners and internship supervisors.
• Conduct performance workshops in the New York community with community partners.
• Author program reports and statistics.
• Respond to other requests from VP / Associate Director as needed.
Program Development
• Cultivate and maintain community partnerships.
• Lead the team in expanding and developing volunteer participation in all programs, including host trainings, corporate volunteer days, and overall program management.
• Partner with business leaders and cultural and community organizations to participate in program activities, particularly as DSY and OCCK workshop hosts.
• Recruit, train and manage a faculty of business volunteers to support youth programs, including DSY program associates.
Management & Supervision
• Hire, direct and supervise any future program staff, including providing regular supervision, conducting reviews, and creating development plans.
• Work with program team to recruit and organize program alumni and ASP of New York volunteers to help produce events and provide program support.
Qualifications
• Understanding of poverty-related issues and a commitment to creating growth and developmental opportunities for inner-city youth in outside of school contexts
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills and the ability to interact, communicate professionally, and partner with individuals at all levels of the organization
• Proven capacity to apply independent judgment in planning, prioritizing, and organizing multiple tasks in a diversified workload
• Four to seven years non-profit program management experience, including direct work with young people
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, and strong business acumen
• Strong intellectual curiosity
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment
• Established success working with board members and business leaders of organizations
• Proven managerial experience, with ability to supervise several full-time staff members and volunteers
• Experience working in databases, i.e. AirTable, NXT
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required; Master’s Degree or advanced certifications preferred
• Valid driver’s license required
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including evenings and Saturdays when needed
• Providing proof of Covid-19 vaccination is required
About All Stars Project
The All Stars Project is changing the national dialogue about how to meaningfully impact the lives of people growing up and living in poverty, and the role that “outside-of-school” plays in preparing inner-city youth for success in their lives. At All Stars, inner-city youth participate in hip-hop talent shows, leadership training in partnership with the business community, an internationally award-winning police-community relations program, and more. We have transformed our unique, community-based and grassroots programs, founded in NYC in 1981, into a growing movement reaching 10,000 inner-city youth and families each year in 6 cities, and raising $11 million annually in private funding. We have become one of the country’s leading Afterschool Development organizations, creating a new national model that uses performance as our approach to helping kids and their families grow on and off the stage, and bridge-building through volunteer and direct partnership initiatives between affluent supporters, their families, and the youth of All Stars.
How to Apply
Interested applicants may apply through our website at allstars.org/careers or by visiting our Career Center.
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To learn more about All Stars Project, please visit our website at https://allstars.org/
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