Program Director - Cornerstone Farragut

Reports to: Division Director

Location: 228 York Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Status: Full time, Full-time - 35 hours per week; schedule is based on program needs. Schedule 10 am to 6pm Mon through Fri with evenings and weekends as needed.

Salary Range: $60,000 To $70,000

Founded in 1866, Brooklyn Community Services (BCS) empowers children and families to reach their full potential, strengthen families, and foster self-sufficiency in adults. With programs in over 30 locations, BCS serves more than 20,000 individuals a year.

Cornerstone Programs provide academic and recreational opportunities to children, teens and adults in NYCHA community centers. The Cornerstone program is offered every weekday from 10:00 am to 10:00 pm, Saturdays from 10:00 am to 5:00pm, and extended hours during the summer and school holidays.

The position of Cornerstone Director is a critical, visible position requiring exceptional leadership, strong management experience and a successful track record of working with government contracts and nonprofit organizations providing social services. The Director should be highly flexible in dealing with the challenges of developing new programs and working to meet the needs of the community with compassion and innovation. The Director should have experience with community-based services for youth, children and families, including advocating with participants in NYCHA housing developments.

• Director should have proven ability to manage a professional staff and interact with the community using a strength based perspective. S/he must be a hands-on strategic thinker, a planner and problem solver, prepared to lead and direct staff through change and program development. Excellent communication skills are critical. Director must be comfortable communicating with the people who receive services and their families, and equally comfortable in training staff, presenting before elected officials, public agency administrators and members of the community.
  
  

Responsibilities

• Reports to Deputy Director of BCS Cornerstone programs
• Supervision and coverage for direct reports: Assistant Directors and Office Manager
• Develop educational and recreational summer and school year curriculum and programming in accordance with DYCD, DOE and DOH/SACC guidelines; Ensure programs are effective and designed to achieve measurable goals in line with BCS mission and DYCD contractual obligations
• Develops relationships and engages community partners, co-locators and sub-contractors.
• Oversee and monitor DYCD Cornerstone Database to ensure program is meeting contract compliance reporting, enrollment numbers and rates of participation, including pulling weekly ROP/ADA and enrollment reports to review in supervision with program staff and Deputy Director;
• Plan large scale community events and trips for participants.
• Coordinate and attend all Resident Association meetings; Develop, coordinate and ensure compliance with all Youth Council and Advisory Board meetings.
• Recruitment, hiring, training, and performance evaluations for Cornerstone center staff;
• Experience with effective management of crisis intervention, handling mental health and medical issues with participants and working with people with histories of trauma.
• Develop and implement staff professional development workshops responsive to youth and community needs.
• Facilitates monthly staff meetings.
• Participate in cross agency working groups and committees to achieve agency goals; attend training seminars, division staff meetings, and community meetings as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
  
  

Qualifications Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development or Elementary Education with strong management experience (5 years or more) required; MSW, MPA, MPH or equivalent Master’s Degree preferred
• Excellent leadership, communication, supervisory and team-building skills, including the ability to motivate, align staff efforts to changing priorities and approaches, set goals, delegate responsibilities, and manage staff performance so as to ensure effective service delivery in accordance with organizational goals and program contracts.
  
  

BCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities