The Tampa YMCA is seeking a cause-driven professional to lead our family outreach programming at the Sulphur Springs Community School.
We are seeking a proven, self-motivated, cause-driven professional to lead our family outreach programming at the Sulphur Springs Community School. Under the direct supervisionof the Community School Director, the Family Outreach Senior Program Director will provide direct leadership and oversight to programs designed to increase parent and community involvement and engagement. The director will work with school and YMCA administration and utilize community resources to create a supportive environment for student success. The Senior Program Director will provide supervision to school district paraprofessionals and part-time YMCA Family Engagement Coordinator in order to ensure alignment of parent engagement initiatives within the community school. The Senior Program Director will be responsible for facilitating community stakeholder partner workgroups and community involvement.
Critical areas of expertise include; managing program quality, community outreach, marketing, facilitation skills, relationship building.
Program Quality and Growth
- Design and implement an overall outreach plan to engage families to participate in activities and services on campus and in the community.
- Plan, coordinate and execute activities and logistics and support community activities in conjunction with Community School and school leadership in support of the goals set forth in the outreach plan.
- Identify, engage and support community action groups and centers of influence in the community.
- Execute local marketing activities, awareness campaigns and events.
- Provide information, advice, content and recommendations for community engagement activities to senior management and school leadership to advance visibility and Community School outcomes.
- Develop and cultivate community outreach through presentations for new and existing engagement opportunities.
- Provide information, advice and recommendations for press release content, feature stories and local media to senior management.
- Participate in maintaining accurate and complete parent and community member participation and engagement data.
- Develop and maintain a warm and inviting Parent Resource Center to foster relationships between parents, school personnel, and students.
- Develop key community relationships to enhance outreach and build a resource list for parents and students.
- Deliver programs and/or activities which concentrate on parent participation for the purpose of promoting a successful school experience for students and providing networking opportunities for parents.
- Develop relationships with parents to engage them in areas of the school where they can influence the success of students and staff.
- Assist in overcoming language barriers at gatherings, home and social visits, and at school activities by providing materials in English and Spanish
- Make outreach efforts to identify parent needs (i.e. phone calls, parent meetings)
- Create targeted programming to engage parents and students new to the school and provide specific strategies to involve them in student success.
- Prepare written materials for the purposes of documenting activities, providing written reference and/or conveying information.
- Participate in the quality assessment and improvement process.
Team Leadership
- Partners, as needed, with key program leaders to hire, develop, motivate and retain a committed team passionate about the YMCA's mission, safety and service to members, and the Tampa Y promise.
- Provides direct supervision to all direct reports and ensures their professional development and success.
- Supervises and leads program teams to create and maintain meaningful and impactful relationships with the families, school administration and staff, and community leaders and members.
- Manages staff schedules and payroll for departments ensuring efficient use of resources occurs within programs at all times.
- Ensures compliance with all federal, state, county and schoolboard laws and regulations related to payroll, licensing, child labor laws, etc.
- Completes all job related, supervisory and other trainings as required.
Fiscal Management
- Manages the program budget to expense targets.
- Effectively manage budgets and payroll.
- Prepares and updates program expense forecasts to budget as needed.
- Ensures reporting is updated and provided to grant manager in a timely manner to ensure accuracy of all spending in the programs.
Safety and Risk Management
- Ensures all Tampa Y program standards and best practices are implemented and followed. Applies YMCA policies and procedures, including those related to best practices, emergency procedures, medical and disciplinary situations and child abuse prevention.
- Ensures all program staff are properly trained and prepared for emergency situations. This includes implementing and following training requirements in addition to ensuring proper reporting of all incidents/accidents according to risk management procedures.
- Maintain proper records, including staff member certifications, staff member meetings, and trainings.
- Schedules staff members and volunteers in accordance to safety and program needs and ensures all safety and program ratios are followed.
- Monitors programming to adhere to all state, local and YMCA health & safety regulations.
- Assists in all other areas as assigned.
- Minimum of three years post-Bachelor’s degree experience working with children and families.
- Proven results in increasing program quality and growth.
- Highly motivated with the consistent ability to meet or exceed goals, cultivate and retain program participants.
- Ability to quickly build rapport and develop effective relationships with program prospects and others to achieve goals.
- Consistently self-driven and goal-oriented with the ability to set effective team and individual goals and take ownership for results.
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task and adapt to changing contexts and priorities.
- Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills with the ability to identify and leverage relevant data to use in planning and decision-making.
- Exceptional relationship management experience and capacity to develop effective working relationships with people from a variety of different ethnic, socioeconomic, educational, religious, sexual and generational backgrounds.
- Ability to speak and understand Spanish preferred.
- Proficient in using email, Internet, and other PC-based applications with the ability to learn and adapt to new technology.
- Must be able to work flexible hours including evenings, weekends, and holidays as needed.
The Tampa Metropolitan Area YMCA provides a progressive work environment with great benefits and a competitive salary; 12% employer-funded, fully vested retirement plan after two years of services; 403(b) savings plan; excellent, yet affordable health benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; complimentary YMCA family membership with program discounts; generous paid time off package with a minimum of 27 days; and the ability to work with innovative, talented and diverse individuals driven by a 'best in class' philosophy with ongoing professional development opportunities. Florida, also known as the Sunshine State, has no state income tax!
Salary: $48,000.00