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Bilingual Cantonese After School Program Director |
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TELEGRAPH HILL NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER
Expanded Learning Program Director
—Francisco Middle School—
Job Description
POSITION: Expanded Learning Program Director
Reports to: Director of Programs
Salary: $32 to $37K per year
Benefits: Generous benefits package
Work schedule: M-F, Full time. Occasional evenings and weekends as required. Possibility of a schedule that follows SFUSD.
Organizational Description: Telegraph Hill Neighborhood Center (Tel-Hi) is a nonprofit organization which provides services and advocacy for residents of northeast San Francisco. Founded in 1890 by Alice Griffith and Elizabeth Ashe, Tel-Hi provides opportunities for individuals and families to enrich their quality of life. Focusing on low- to moderate income children, youth, families, and seniors, we create and strengthen community bonds, provide health and wellness programs, and broaden education and cultural experiences. Program services include: Preschool (2 ½ to 5 years), After School Academy (K-5th grade), Expanded Learning Program (6th-8th grades), North Beach Place Teen Center, Senior Program, and Community Convener—Tel-Hi serves 600 individuals each day.
Expanded Learning Program:
The mission of the Expanded Learning Program (ELP) at Francisco Middle School (FMS) is to provide students with a fun and safe space after school, offering academic support, enrichment, and youth development opportunities. The ELP serves over 120 adolescents by providing tutorial sessions, enrichment activities, and youth development opportunities to meet the needs of the diverse student population. The majority of students we work with are low-income and live in neighborhoods throughout San Francisco—including Chinatown, Tenderloin, Western Addition, South of Market, Bayview and Hunter’s Point districts. The majority of our students speak English as their second language. |
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Position Requirements:
Minimum qualifications include: Ability to manage all aspects of a school-based after school program including staff supervision, contract management, budgeting and financial oversight, youth recruitment/ registration and curriculum development. We are seeking candidates with proven supervision and leadership skills, excellent interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills, and an ability to work well with a diverse population of children, families, staff, and volunteers. Ideally the candidate will have a thorough understanding of public school systems. DOJ, FBI and Child Abuse Index clearance will be required. People of color and bilingual applicants that speak English and Cantonese or Spanish are strongly encouraged to apply.
Position Responsibilities:
The ELP Director works under the supervision of the Tel-Hi Associate Director of Programs and the Director of Francisco Connection, and in collaboration with teachers and parents to design, implement, and evaluate a culturally and developmentally appropriate curriculum to support academic, enrichment, social, and emotional development of all participants. The ELP Director works in partnership with FMS, all other on-site youth programs at FMS (as coordinated by Francisco Connection), and School Health Programs Department (SFUSD).
Program Oversight:
1. With direction from supervisors, provides the leadership and vision for the ELP—both in the context of FMS and Tel-Hi.
2. Evaluate all aspects of the program, including program design, volunteer capacity, collaborations, and school, family and community relationships.
3. Ensure program activities reflect best practices in youth development and after school programming, and with direction from the supervisor, implement changes that will allow the program to remain both an innovative and model after school program.
4. Ensure that the program provides inclusive learning experiences that are developmentally and culturally appropriate.
5. Serve as the main contact for parents/guardians and foster an atmosphere of positive communication.
6. Create a physically and emotionally safe and positive environment; oversee and manage all student behavior integrating behavior plans, warnings and positive reinforcements
7. Ensure academic support structures for students including homework centers, tutoring, English -language development, and remedial skill-building.
Supervision:
1. Recruit, hire, and provide ongoing direct supervision for 5-15 full and part-time program staff, contractors, and community partners.
2. Establish and facilitate on-site staff trainings and staff meetings.
3. Supervise, observe, model and mentor staff and review all program policies and procedures.
4. Model in classrooms 2-3 times a week.
5. Conduct yearly performance evaluations for staff.
6. With direction from supervisor, implement a staff professional development curriculum to ensure ongoing professional development in all program areas.
Administration:
1. Serve as the primary point person for managing the relationship between the ELP, FMS, and School
Health Programs Department (SFUSD).
2. Ensure compliance with grant requirements including reporting and maintenance of student records and attendance.
3. Monitor food service including adherence to nutritional standards, safety and sanitation and administrative requirements of the SFUSD.
4. Prepare an annual program budget and monitor all expenditures to meet projections.
5. Ensure enrollment of approximately 130 students (as based on School Health grant requirement)
6. Attend collaborative meetings, represent Tel-Hi in the area of after-school programming, and keep the Associate Director of Programs updated on developments in the field.
7. Additional responsibilities as assigned by the supervisors.
Professional Performance Standards:
1. Maintain an awareness of Tel-Hi’s mission and strive to promote the individual and social change
goals it embodies.
2. Perform tasks and responsibilities in a complete and timely manner, complying with Tel-Hi’s policies
and standards and conforming to the scheduling requirements of the job.
3. Maintain a creative, team-building approach to job performance and seek to bring a constructive, problem solving orientation to all tasks.
4. Actively seek opportunities to develop skills and create opportunities to teach co-workers.
5. Exercise professional judgment and discretion at all times in keeping with the responsibilities carried
personally and by Tel-Hi for the care and welfare of the youth, families, and seniors served.
6. Ability to work well with a diverse staff and excel in a multi-cultural environment. |
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Degree:
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Unspecified |
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Experience (year):
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Job Location:
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San Francisco - California - USA |
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Zipcode:
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94133 |
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Post Date:
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06/23/2009 |
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