Beacon School Director

About Us: New York Edge is the largest provider of after school and summer camp programs in New York City public schools. Each year, programs in academics--including STEM, the arts, sports & wellness, and college access help 40,000 students develop leadership skills and succeed in school. Working parents count on our programs to provide safe and enriching environments for their children. Our Vision to the Beacon Program Model: To partner and collaborate in an even deeper way with schools to ensure high quality education, support and opportunities are made available to youth, families and the community. New York Edge as the CBO Partner: New York Edge works towards building a collaborative environment with each school partner resulting in the best approach for each school community. To support this approach, New York Edge established a department that works exclusively with our schools partners to build capacity and ensure that strong outcomes are obtained for students, their families and the communities we serve. Beacon Programs offer a holistic approach to supporting families by strong, collaborative partnerships among principals, parents, teachers, community resources, co-locators and sub-contractors. In Beacon programs, parents are real and active partners in their children’s education, the school climate is joyful and positive, and expanded learning opportunities are available to the entire family and immediate community. Beacons are a strategy to organize resources and share leadership to integrate social services into the fabric of the schools. Beacon Programs are equipped to better serve the needs of families and the community. An integral part of this approach is the integration and alignment of school- and community-based services and resources throughout an expanded day (such as health, mental health, counseling and academic enrichment). Critical to ensuring this alignment and coordination is a full-time staff person in the school building – the Beacon School Director (BSD). The BSD should establish a visible presence within the school building and community assuming a strong leadership role. Summary: The Beacon Program Director (BD) has overall accountability for the growth, quality and success of the Beacon program, operation, its students, families, and staff. The primary responsibility of the BD is to manage the day-to-day operations in order to ensure that New York Edge’s quality standards and guidelines are met and that the program is meeting all contract requirements. The Beacon Director works in conjunction with key school personnel and New York Edge staff to implement the Beacon Program Model. He/she fosters an atmosphere of fun and learning utilizing a broad range of sports and arts related activities where the concept of teamwork and sportsmanship can flourish and serve as a role model to all participants. The BD always conducts him/herself in the utmost professional manner and always maintains appropriate boundaries. He/she will also be responsible for assessing community needs, developing and implementing new programs/services, and overseeing and managing the overall operations of the programs serving children and their families. The position is strong on relationship building, oversight of participants and staff while adhering to numerous administrative responsibilities. Schedule: Full-Time Monday – Friday (Some evenings and weekends required) This role requires you to be in-person. Pay: $62,000-68,000 Salary is commensurate with experience, skills, education, and merit. Essential Job Functions: Programmatic Oversight - Responsible for all site activities including those during various operational shifts. - Accountable for ensuring New York Edge maintains an emotionally and physically safe environment for youth and families that meets all compliance and safety requirements set forth by the organization, DOE, DOH, DYCD and applicable labor laws. - Establishes a combination of program activities to provid…