Job description

Teenage Development Director, Neighborhood Center in Camden

Neighborhood Center mission:

The mission of The Neighborhood Center is to generously love our neighbors as ourselves with abundant service and hope today and every day.

ROLE PROFILE

Overview

The Teenage Development Director, under the supervision of the Assistant Director, will be the passionate leader for teenagers in our community, specifically our evening teen path to college programs. The Director will bring his/her skills and advocacy to champion our efforts in serving teens through academics. “Idealist on a Mission to transform the lives of teenagers, one child at a time” might be a more appropriate headline of the job description.

Vision: The Neighborhood Center strives to become an anchor in the community and use our grounds and gardens to engage children, teenagers and families, encourage their involvement in our programs, and adopt new attitudes and habits related to academics, arts, and athletics. However, on a daily basis, our reality is much harsher. Many of our families and children live at or below the poverty line and it is our mission collectively to break the cycle of childhood poverty.

Simply put, the Neighborhood Center must focus on the overall needs of our community, our children, teenagers, and parents that access our programs, and look for ways to have a more positive and lasting impact in our future programming.

Responsibilities of our Director will include design, content management, execution, and measurement of our teenager programs. The Director will be responsible for leading and managing alone these programs initially; then, additional staff could be warranted as the program grows. Our director will possess the leadership skills, knowledge of learning and program design, work ethic, intelligence, great attention to detail, and a dedication to the lived experiences of teenagers that excites all that come in contact with the Center.

Key Responsibilities

Teenagers

• Developing curriculum in academic enrichment
• Working from a strengths-based, community-centered approach
• Integrating social-emotional learning into programming
• Creating an environment of inclusion and diversity, intentionally honoring difference in religion, ability, sexual and gender identity, language, and race, and building that into the curriculum
• Cultivating civic engagement and opportunities for teens to make their voices heard
• Working collaboratively to create program goals and outcomes, with built-in measures for assessment and continuous improvement
• Establishing strong partner relations with families, schools, partner organizations, and funders and other stakeholders
• Working collaboratively with NC directors and participating in fundraising efforts, including grant writing and reporting, as well as fundraising events and speaking engagements
• Hiring, training, managing, and mentoring part-time counselors when needed

Management

• Develop and deliver strong programs that engage and excite teenagers while maximizing enrollment.
• Ensure the Center operates within all standards and laws of the State of New Jersey and Camden County with regards to safety standards.
• Completely understand the application and requirements of grant funding to ensure compliance and reporting
• Develop and deliver a sustaining strategy to coordinate with other social services that provide service to our teenagers.
• Share in the Development efforts of the Executive Director and grant writers.
• Manage, engage and inspire the donors and volunteers that support the Neighborhood Center

Overall Center Responsibilities

• Create a safe environment for teenager to learn and develop
• Demonstrated work ethic that ensures good stewardship of the Center and its resources.
• Participate and seek out additional training as needed.
• Maintain requirements of administrative license including but not limited to providing a negative TB test, proof of First Aid and CPR certification, and a physician’s certificate that s/he is free of communicable diseases to the school every three years
• Assist in the overall leadership of the Center.
• Other administrative and educational responsibilities as assigned

Primary Working Relationships

• The position reports to the Assistant Director

Executive Capabilities and Leadership Traits

• Passion – Strong sense of pride about the Center, its people and the children. A sense of urgency and a desire to create a special and caring place for the people served by the Center. Is an evangelist for promoting the well-being of children and teenagers.
• Trust - Acts with the highest integrity and honesty. Is transparent, authentic and open minded
• Drive for Results – Can be counted on to successfully execute initiatives with minimum oversight and resources. Steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
• Relationships – Will effectively drive a collaborative work environment, focused mutual problem solving and candid and fair dialogue. Easily gains the trust and support of Community Leaders, Center Staff, and parents.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Bachelor Degree is required.
• A broad-based leader with strategic insights and proven leadership experience
• 2+ years of increasingly responsible roles in teenage development.
• Possesses a keen sense of Social Responsibility.
• A focused leader with excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
• Solid understanding of basic financial/accounting principles
• Understanding of compliance issues
• CPR and First Aid certified

Travel: approximately 5 to 15%

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $18.00 - $20.00 per hour

Schedule:

• After school
• Monday to Friday
• No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Camden, NJ 08103: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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