After-School Program Director: Lead Impact & Growth

New-York-Edge,-Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 59,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

New York Edge is seeking a passionate After School Program Director for the Bronx to lead the day-to-day operations of the assigned program, ensuring quality and contract compliance. This full-time role requires strong staff supervision, program planning, and collaboration with school partners to deliver engaging activities and foster teamwork, fair play, and youth development.

Schedule is Monday–Friday, in person, with a salary between $58,500 and $62,500 depending on experience and education.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required with preference in Education, Psychology, or Social Work.
• At least 18.0 credit hours from an accredited college or university in Child Development, Elementary Education, Physical Education, Recreation or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of three (3) years experience in urban education, youth development or community organizing with at least one (1) year of supervisory experience.
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience working with youth and adolescents in New York City.

Responsibilities

• Oversees program staff, program operations, services, and implements programs and processes to provide services within established timeframes and in compliance.
• Conducts staff performance evaluations and development plans with the Program Manager and Human Resources Department.
• Provides weekly and monthly team meetings that encourage opportunities for team feedback and discussions about classroom management, lesson planning, writing prompts, and social-emotional learning.
• Communicates regularly with supervisor on program updates, progress, and needs.
• Coordinates outreach to the community and presents on the program to actively recruit participants.
• Prepares various documents and reports for internal and external reporting.
• Provides weekly individual supervision to each staff member with feedback, goal setting, and assessment of competencies in the role.
• Collaborates with the Program Manager, Borough Director, and New York Edge Curriculum and Training Departments to develop and implement monthly all-staff professional development workshops/seminars.
• Collaborate with the Principal and Assistant Principals on program delivery to align with goals with student achievement and performance.
• Monitors and ensures all program compliance, including student registration, staff documents, ratios, attendance tracking, IDs, and building permits.
• Performs other related duties as assigned to ensure the efficient and effective functioning of the center and its programs.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Team leadership

Staff supervision

Program planning

Time management

Google Suite

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Word

Education

Bachelor’s degree

18 college credits in related field

Tools

Google Suite

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Word

Job description

New York Edge is seeking a passionate After School Program Director for the Bronx to lead the day-to-day operations of the assigned program, ensuring quality and contract compliance. This full-time role requires strong staff supervision, program planning, and collaboration with school partners to deliver engaging activities and foster teamwork, fair play, and youth development.

Schedule is Monday–Friday, in person, with a salary between $58,500 and $62,500 depending on experience and education.