Site Coordinator

Description of the Organization:

For almost 30 years, LEAP has worked with children, teenagers, and young adults in New Haven, Connecticut in some of the lowest-income urban neighborhoods in America. As the largest youth agency in our city, we provide free academic support, social enrichment, and leadership development, but we do so in a unique way. We give older students (ages 16-24) the training, education, and resources they need to work as counselors to our younger students (ages 7-15). In doing so, we go beyond impacting individual lives through education and employment. We build a community with power and purpose.

General Purpose

The Site Coordinator directly supports LEAP’s community-based programming for our children and young leaders. The Site Coordinator, with support and supervision from the Children’s Program Director, the Deputy Director of Children's Programs, and oversight from the Director of Programs, takes responsibility for the quality of all operations in one of LEAP’s neighborhood sites. The Site Coordinator leads the development and management of Assistant Site Coordinators, Senior Counselors, and Junior Counselors as they implement social and academic programming for children.

Essential Functions:

• Builds strong, meaningful, long-term relationships with children on site. Guides them in their academic and social development at LEAP.
• Plans and coordinates activities to recruit children.
• Creates engaging site-wide and neighborhood cultural events that build a sense of unity, fun, and teamwork.
• Designs innovative program activities to give children and counselors new learning opportunities.
• Establishes site norms and expectations (attendance, group management, etc.).
• Troubleshoots on-site crises involving children or counselors and creates strategies to meet individual needs.
• Mentors and develops counselors in their professional growth; guides counselors in planning and implementing educational group activities.
• Plans and facilitates dynamic, exciting site-based training that prepares counselors to teach and mentor children.
• Establishes daily site schedules based on curriculum structure and counselor availability.
• Conducts formal, ongoing performance evaluations of counselors.
• Manages counselors while living on-site with counselors during the summer component. Creates strong, collaborative relationships with parents. Maintains regular communication about children's progress.
• Assesses community to identify community leaders and community-based resources; creates effective collaborations. Nurtures positive relationships with school administrators and staff.
• Facilitates regular communication with teachers to promote student progress.
• Establishes trust and accountability systems with teachers who share their classrooms with LEAP.
• Participates in school meetings and activities and takes an active role in regular staff meetings, debriefings, training, and planning sessions.
• Check in regularly with the Children’s Program Director. Writes and submits a regular report to the Children’s Program Director.
• Manages site finances and budget.
• Collaborates with other Site Coordinators to brainstorm, evaluate, and plan the future of LEAP’s Children’s Program.

Principal Working Relationships: The Site Coordinator receives direction, coaching, and evaluation from the Director of Children’s Programs and the Deputy Director of Children's Programs with oversight from the Director of Programs.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education or equivalent experience in youth development, education, or related field.
• Experience in youth leadership development, community service, and/or tutoring.
• Strong belief in the importance of educational opportunities for children and youth from high-poverty urban communities.
• Commitment to working with others to inspire positive social change through education, service, and community development.
• Ability to live full-time in the neighborhoods that we serve for 10 weeks during the summer.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; organizational abilities to handle multiple tasks; computer proficiency.
• Spanish and English bilingual desirable.

Salary:

Full-time salaried compensation is commensurate with experience. LEAP offers excellent benefits, including health, dental, vision, and retirement matching coverage, along with generous vacations. LEAP provides a progressive work environment with significant opportunities for professional development and advancement.

To Apply: If you are interested in this position, please send a letter of interest and your resume to this Click Here

Note:

This position is currently based out of the LEAP office in New Haven, CT.

Additional information about the organization is available via www.leapforkids.org.

~LEAP is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer~