Basic Assignment: The Program Coordinator will lead and manage an After-School All-Stars, Los Angeles (ASAS-LA) site that ensures a safe and dynamic program environment that educates, enlightens and inspires youth in an after school setting.

Qualifications:

• Experience working in a leadership or supervisory capacity in an afterschool, day camp, or youth-based organization.
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with School District staff, public officials, private sector officials, parents and community leaders.
• Familiarity with quality criteria for after school programs.
• Ability to communicate effectively in a team environment.
• Respond to critical incidents and act promptly in an emergency situation.
• Excellent organizational and managerial skills.
• Must be proficient with computer software programs (i.e. Microsoft Office Software).
• CPR and First Aid Certifications.
• Provide proof of clearance for DMV H-6, and Tuberculosis.
• Must clear Drug Test and DOJ/FBI Live Scan.
• Fluency in a language other than English highly desirable.
• Must possess a High School diploma or General Education Diploma (GED). Baccalaureate degree in education, social or human services, child development, recreation or related field is desirable or equivalent work experience in education, youth development, and or human services desirable.

Major Functions:

• Supervise all staff and volunteers in the ASAS-LA program at a site, and provide access to meaningful and relevant professional development opportunities.
• Assist site staff in embedding the ASAS-LA Mission and Vision into the daily implementation practices at each site
• Responsible for providing a safe and adequate program environment conducive to an enriching and intentional educational experience for students.
• Oversee all aspects of day-to-day programming including the immediate reporting of emergency situations, personnel conflicts to your Operations and Grant Manager (OGM).
• Responsible for recruitment, hiring, and supervising effective program staff capable of managing and leading a classroom environment of up to 20 students.
• Responsible for preparing, collecting, reviewing and submitting completed new hire employee packet.
• Ensure implementation of all ASAS-LA initiatives through observations, trainings at site and organization level.
• Must be an active committee member in at least one ASAS-LA initiative.
• Collaborate and participate with school day initiatives that are relevant to after school programming including youth leadership, service learning, tutoring programs, back-to-school events, and other activities taking place afterschool.
• Assist ASAS-LA with conducting surveys for periodic program evaluations including parents, staff and students.
• Maintain positive and open communication with program personnel through on-site weekly meetings and periodic program assessments.
• Responsible for effective program planning throughout the year that includes session planning, development of class selections for students, site visits, culminating events, monthly calendaring, collaboration with core day initiatives, and “real-life” experiences for students.
• Maintain positive and open communications with school administration and faculty through monthly meetings as well as parents and other stakeholders of school’s immediate community through quarterly meetings.
• Responsible for scheduling site staff and approving payroll on a bi-weekly basis.
• Responsible for submitting check request, purchasing of supplies, reconciling program supply budget and updating inventory on a quarterly basis.
• Responsible for registering students and labeling program activities on CitySpan database.
• Daily review of student’s sign-in sheets and deadline submission protocol as stated by ASAS-LA.
• Responsible for maintaining student participation (dosage) and average daily attendance (ADA) throughout the year via recruitment and retention activities, including student “voice and choice” strategies to meet grant requirement.
• Responsible for monthly submission of Principal signed meeting agenda, staff meeting agendas, site calendar and observation tool.
• Available to work evenings and weekends.
• Attend all required management staff meetings, chapter meetings, school site meetings.
• Travel to off-site meetings, trainings and events.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. It is understood that the employee will also perform other reasonable related business duties if requested by the immediate supervisor or director. Job descriptions are reviewed periodically and may be revised if deemed necessary. This job description is not a written or implied contract. This is an “at will”, full-time position.

Equal Employment Opportunity