Associate Director Of Older Youth

Job Title:Associate Director of Programs Reports to: Director of Programs

Direct Reports: Program Managers

Status: Full-time; Exempt

Salary Range: $75,482 - $85,118
Position Information:

Woodcraft Rangers is seeking a dynamic and innovative Older YouthAssociate Director to lead and oversee Middle and High School programs. They will play a vital role in shaping age-appropriate curricula, designing innovative programs, increasing participation through targeted campaigns, and fostering partnership to bring enriching experiences to Older Youth. The Associate Director supervises Program Managers overseeing Expanded Learning programs & intercessional programs, creates evaluation and assessment to ensure programming is dynamic and responsive to student needs and interests and engages community stakeholders, including parents, to garner meaningful and broad-based support of the program.

Position Responsibilities:

• Oversees School partnerships and Regional programs to include curating and managing the annual budget and strategic planning/ program/ activities, registration goals, camp structure and curriculum, data management of policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with the Learning & Development team to design, adapt, and implement age-appropriate curricula that align with the developmental needs and interests of middle and high school students.
• Ensures that curricula content is engaging, educational, and relevant to the target age group, promoting holistic growth and skill development.
• Develop and execute strategic campaigns to increase participation and engagement of Older Youth in Woodcraft Rangers programs.
• Identify and create campaigns, challenges, or initiatives that empower Older Youth to take on leadership roles, drive positive change, and contribute to the community.
• Research, establish, and nurture partnerships with local organizations, educational institutions, and community leaders to enhance the range of quality programs offered to Older Youth.
• Regularly assess the effectiveness and impact of programs and alter youth participants.
• use data-driven insights to refine and improve program elements ensuring continuous growth and positive outcomes.
• Devise program plans and associated budgets that reflect the dynamic needs of each summer day camp program.
• Ensure programs meet contractual and organizational goals and expectations, including fiscal and programmatic compliance.
• Provide periodic program updates (i.e. photos, stories, etc.) to school or district leadership to maintain engagement.
• Devise and program design and implementation for Early Ed, specifically enhancing TK-K program offerings.
• Liaise with the Learning Department to develop and implement staff training and provide necessary support for staff to be successful.
• Collaborate with development and communications staff to provide supportive narrative that illustrates impact and helps to tell the organization’s story to funders and other supporters.
• Must have exceptional customer service skills and strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport and credibility quickly.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications / Requirements:

• Excellence in organizational management with the ability to inspire staff to manage and develop high-performance teams and develop and implement program strategies. Self- motivation and discipline to regularly set and achieve work goals.
• Track record of effectively leading a youth program with the ability to leverage strengths across program areas, excellent project management skills.
• Unwavering commitment to quality programs and data-driven program evaluation.
• Action-oriented, entrepreneurial, flexible, and innovative approach to program management.
• Ability to maintain a high level of poise and professionalism in all circumstances.
• Ability to initiate and build relationships with key stakeholders and program partners and interact via telephone and in person with institutional representatives.
• Demonstrated ability to take primary responsibility for diverse number of projects and to complete them in a timely manner with limited supervision.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team setting.
• Ability to work nights and weekends as needed.
• Woodcraft Rangers will require proof of vaccination for ALL employees providing any in- person work with staff or clients.

Education & Experience:

A bachelor’s degree with 2+ years of program experience at supervisor level in similar role, 3+ years of management experience OR any appropriate combination of education and experience.

Special Skills:

Ideally, we are looking for someone who is energetic, ambitious, goal-oriented, and creative, with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively, with a talent for building strong and productive relationships across constituencies. Ability to present facts and recommendations effectively in oral and written form. Superior writing ability and analytical skills. Detail-oriented.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel and use a computer. The employees are frequently required to talk, hear and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to a computer monitor. The noise level reflects typical work environment for job description.

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