Assistant Director, Cornerstone Program — Youth Empowerment

CAMBA Inc; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

401(k)/403(b) retirement plan

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

CAMBA is seeking an Assistant Director to oversee the Cornerstone Center’s day-to-day operations across after-school, evenings, weekends, and school holidays for youth and adults. You will serve as a deputy to the Program Director, ensuring safe, structured, and engaging programming aligned with CAMBA standards and DYCD contracts.

The role requires 3+ years in youth programming, strong communication, bilingual English/Spanish, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or High School Equivalency.
• Three (3) years’ experience in a youth program of comparable size.
• Good written & verbal communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Computer literacy in other Microsoft Office Suite products.
• Bi-lingual English and Spanish, or another language spoken in the community served.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day operation of the Cornerstone Center across all program hours, including after-school, evening, weekend, and school-holiday programming for elementary, middle school, high school, and adult participants.
• Serve as second-in-command to the Program Director and act on the Director’s behalf in their absence.
• Ensure that all programming runs as scheduled and is safe, structured, engaging, and aligned with the DYCD Cornerstone program design, contract requirements, and CAMBA standards.
• Ensure weekend services operate as contracted, with adequate staffing, activity plans, supplies, and supervisory coverage on site.
• Coordinate program schedules, activity offerings, and space usage across all age groups to maximize participation and efficient use of the facility.
• Manage and support front desk operations, including participant sign-in and sign-out procedures, visitor procedures, and security desk coverage.
• Oversee the use of shared spaces and coordinate facility scheduling among CAMBA programming, co-located partners.
• Conduct regular facility walkthroughs and report maintenance, repair, and safety concerns to NYCHA and CAMBA facilities staff for resolution.
• Ensure that all participants, staff, partners, and vendors follow site rules, safety protocols, and program expectations.
• Respond to incidents, conflicts, and emergencies, and follow all CAMBA, NYCHA, and DYCD protocols, including required incident reporting.
• Maintain a strong, visible presence on site to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for participants, families, and community members.
• Lead recruitment and outreach efforts so that the program meets or exceeds contracted enrollment for every age group served, including elementary, middle school, high school, and adult participants.
• Develop and carry out a year-round outreach plan that includes tabling, canvassing within the surrounding NYCHA development, school-based outreach, flyer distribution, social media, and word-of-mouth campaigns.
• Oversee the intake process, ensuring that participant applications, registration packets, consent and media release forms, and emergency contact information are complete, accurate, and collected on time.
• Establish and maintain partnerships with co-located organizations, vendors, contracted providers, and community-based partners that expand the services available at the center.
• Plan and carry out community events, including family nights, holiday events, resource fairs, community days, and back-to-school events, in partnership with co-locators, NYCHA, and neighborhood organizations.
• Ensure timely and accurate data entry in DYCD Connect, including participant enrollment, activity schedules, staff information, attendance, and program updates.
• Maintain attendance records, sign-in and sign-out sheets, activity logs, incident reports, and program documentation in audit-ready condition.
• Support preparation for DYCD site visits, program monitoring, internal audits, and contract reviews, and assist in responding to findings.
• Assist with participant surveys, youth outcome data collection, and program evaluation activities.
• Track program supplies&submit purchase requests in accordance with CAMBA procedures.
• Supervise, schedule, and support assigned Group Leaders and Activity Specialists, ensuring active engagement and proper facilitation of activities.
• Monitor staff performance during program hours and address performance and conduct issues.
• Hold regular individual and team supervision, provide coaching and feedback, and contribute to performance evaluations.
• Assist with recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, and training program staff.
• Lead and participate in staff meetings and contribute to continuous program improvement.
• Communicate regularly with the Program Director and leadership team regarding operations, enrollment, partnerships, challenges, and successes.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Skills

Good written & verbal communication

Bi-lingual English and Spanish

Outlook, Word, Excel proficiency

Education

High school diploma or High School Equivalency

Bachelor’s degree in education, social work, human services, or a related field

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Job description

CAMBA is seeking an Assistant Director to oversee the Cornerstone Center’s day-to-day operations across after-school, evenings, weekends, and school holidays for youth and adults. You will serve as a deputy to the Program Director, ensuring safe, structured, and engaging programming aligned with CAMBA standards and DYCD contracts.

The role requires 3+ years in youth programming, strong communication, bilingual English/Spanish, and proficiency in Microsoft Office.