Horizons at St Richard’s Program Director

Sresdragons; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Richard’s Episcopal School in Indianapolis invites applications for a Program Director to lead Horizons summer and year-round programming, partnering with families and schools to reduce summer learning loss and to promote equity in access to high-quality experiences.

The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, flexible, and comfortable using technology and data systems. This full-time role emphasizes curriculum development, staff supervision, and community engagement to support

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Two to three years of program development and implementation experience required.
• Experience working with youth, families, schools, or community-based programs preferred.
• Experience supervising staff, volunteers, or program teams preferred.
• Experience coordinating events, logistics, or educational programming preferred.
• Experience using data to assess outcomes and improve program effectiveness preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead efforts to plan and implement the Horizons summer program.
• Lead efforts to plan and implement year-round programming, including monthly Super Saturday events, holiday support initiatives, and community and family events.
• Oversee the Horizons mentorship program.
• Collect and manage program data, including participation, satisfaction, attendance, academic growth, and enrichment outcomes.
• Work with grade-level educators to develop curriculum, projects, and instructional direction related to grade-level themes.
• Serve as the primary contact for student attendance and behavior during the summer program in collaboration with the counseling team and teachers.
• Plan and schedule engaging, educational field trips aligned with grade-level themes and projects.
• Recruit, interview, train, and supervise summer staff in partnership with the Executive Director.
• Ensure program quality and consistency in accordance with the Weikart Center’s SLPQA.
• Oversee student enrollment, including recruitment, assisting families with the application process, verifying eligibility, creating grade-level rosters, and maintaining waitlists.
• Coordinate and communicate logistics for transportation, field trips, swimming, enrichment programming, and year-round activities.
• Develop and maintain relationships with partner organizations.
• Coordinate, collect, and maintain student performance information, including progress reports, and share information with families and students’ home schools.
• Identify, develop, and maintain relationships with student referral sources, including schools, community organizations, and programs, as well as program partners.
• Work with partner elementary and middle schools to recruit students and understand students’ strengths and challenges.
• Communicate program updates and highlights to families throughout the summer and school year.
• Ensure teachers communicate weekly with families during the summer program.
• Build relationships with families and connect them with internal and external resources.
• Promote Horizons at external events throughout the Indianapolis community.
• Maintain accurate student and family records in files and program-related databases.
• Lead implementation of the Summer Food Service Program in partnership with the Executive Director and St. Richard’s kitchen staff, ensuring compliance with Indiana Department of Education regulations.
• Manage program-related contracts and ensure adherence to the annual budget.
• Assist with fundraising events by coordinating volunteers and supporting event logistics, including setup, event management, and teardown.
• Work with the Executive Director and Development Director to develop and implement an annual communications plan that shares the Horizons story through newsletters and other communications.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Relationship-building

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

The Mission of St. Richard’s Episcopal School is to instill knowledge and values for a lifetime. St. Richard’s provides a timeless, challenging curriculum that embraces diversity while developing global citizens, socially, emotionally, physically, spiritually and intellectually. All St. Richard’s employees are expected to support this mission with each and every student.

Horizons at St. Richard’s Episcopal School’s mission is to advance educational equity by building long-term partnerships with students, families, schools, and our community to create high-quality experiences that supplement school and inspire the joy of learning. Horizons at St. Richard’s is an affiliate of Horizons National and operates as a program within St. Richard’s Episcopal School. We support 150+ students in grades PreK-8 with a six-week academic and enrichment summer program and year-round programming and support.

Working in partnership with our families, Horizons is committed to developing the whole child through experiences that build problem-solving skills, foster awareness of community responsibility, instill respect for self and others, develop social-emotional skills, support academic growth, and inspire curiosity. Our program embraces project-based learning, academics, field trips, enrichment activities, SEL and counseling, swimming, and community building. We work with Indianapolis students who qualify for free and reduced-price lunches.

Position Summary: The Program Director is a dynamic, relationship-focused leader responsible for planning, implementing, and overseeing Horizons summer and year-round programming. This full-time, salaried position supports the Executive Director in managing people, programs, and operations to ensure high-quality, engaging experiences for students and families. The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, flexible, and comfortable using technology and data systems. Success requires building meaningful relationships with families and community partners, managing complex logistics, solving problems in real time, and supporting an environment focused on educational equity and reducing summer learning loss.

Key Responsibilities:

Program Development

• Lead efforts to plan and implement the Horizons summer program.

• Lead efforts to plan and implement year-round programming, including monthly Super Saturday events, holiday support initiatives, and community and family events.

• Oversee the Horizons mentorship program.

• Collect and manage program data, including participation, satisfaction, attendance, academic growth, and enrichment outcomes.

• Work with grade-level educators to develop curriculum, projects, and instructional direction related to grade-level themes.

• Serve as the primary contact for student attendance and behavior during the summer program in collaboration with the counseling team and teachers.

• Plan and schedule engaging, educational field trips aligned with grade-level themes and projects.

• In partnership with the Executive Director, recruit, interview, train, and supervise summer staff.

• Ensure program quality and consistency in accordance with the Weikart Center’s SLPQA.

Program Logistics and Coordination

• Oversee student enrollment, including recruitment, assisting families with the application process, verifying eligibility, creating grade-level rosters, and maintaining waitlists.

• Coordinate and communicate logistics for transportation, field trips, swimming, enrichment programming, and year-round activities.

• Develop and maintain relationships with partner organizations.

• Coordinate, collect, and maintain student performance information, including progress reports, and share information with families and students’ home schools.

Community Building and Family Engagement

• Identify, develop, and maintain relationships with student referral sources, including schools, community organizations, and programs, as well as program partners.

• Work with partner elementary and middle schools to recruit students and understand students’ strengths and challenges.

• Communicate program updates and highlights to families throughout the summer and school year.

• Ensure teachers communicate weekly with families during the summer program.

• Build relationships with families and connect them with internal and external resources.

• Promote Horizons at external events throughout the Indianapolis community.

Administrative and Operational Support

• Maintain accurate student and family records in files and program-related databases.

• Lead implementation of the Summer Food Service Program in partnership with the Executive Director and St. Richard’s kitchen staff, ensuring compliance with Indiana Department of Education regulations.

• Manage program-related contracts and ensure adherence to the annual budget.

• Assist with fundraising events by coordinating volunteers and supporting event logistics, including setup, event management, and teardown.

• Work with the Executive Director and Development Director to develop and implement an annual communications plan that shares the Horizons story through newsletters and other communications.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required.

• Two to three years of program development and implementation experience required.

• Educational background, teaching, and/or classroom experience preferred.

• Experience working with youth, families, schools, or community-based programs preferred.

• Experience supervising staff, volunteers, or program teams preferred.

• Experience coordinating events, logistics, or educational programming preferred.

• Experience using data to assess outcomes and improve program effectiveness preferred.

• Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and relationship-building skills.

• Flexibility and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Commitment to educational equity, student success, and the mission and values of St. Richard’s Episcopal School.

• Demonstrates professionalism through integrity, ethical conduct, service to students, and collegiality; welcomes feedback and is committed to lifelong learning.

• Shall perform other duties as assigned.

To learn more about Horizons locally, visit www.horizonsindy.org. To learn more about Horizons nationally, visit www.horizonsnational.org.