Program Director, Career Ready SYEP

Who We Are: CAMBA is a community of staff, volunteers, clients, donors, neighbors and partners who work together to build an inclusive New York City, where all children and adults have access to the resources and supports they need to thrive.  We take a comprehensive approach by offering more than 160 integrated programs in:  Education & Youth Development, Family Support, Job Training & Employment Support Services, Health, Housing, and Legal Services. We reach more than 65,000 individuals and families each year at our 90 locations, including 10,000 youth.  CAMBA serves a diverse cross section of New Yorkers from new mothers in Brownsville to job seekers in the Rockaways. More than half of our clients are immigrants and refugees from around the globe. Over 85% of our families are in living in poverty, reflecting the challenges faced by nearly 1.7 million New Yorkers today.

The Career Ready SYEP model is designed to strengthen connections between academic learning and summer career exploration, while providing youth with summer employment and educational experiences. These principles include engaging the talents and interests of youth, developing their skills and competencies, and providing positive adult role models.

Position: Program Director

Reports To: Senior Program Manager

Location: 145 Stanton St. New York, NY 10002

What The Program Director Does:

• Recruit and prepare high school aged students for summer employment.
• Communicate and collaborate regularly and effectively with school staff and administration and CAMBA Learning to Work (LTW) staff.
• Hire, train, and supervise and evaluate a team of temporary youth development employees, and delegate responsibilities as necessary to ensure efficient and consistent program operation.
• Diligently oversee successful program enrollment, ensuring all documentation is current and accurate.
• Maintain all DYCD contractual obligations to ensure compliance.
• Develop and maintain a varied pool of high quality worksites suitable for many types of work experiences.
• Work closely with worksites to ensure that participants have a safe, relevant, and fulfilling work experience.
• Plan and organize program activities to maximize program contract's goals and performance targets.
• Oversee project-based educational program for younger youth (14 and 15 year olds), including proposal and approval of engaging curriculum.

Minimum Education/Experience Required:

• Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent experience.

Other Requirements:

• Must obtain Dept. of Education fingerprint clearance
• Ability to maintain fingerprint clearance throughout the duration of employment.
• Familiarity with transfer schools, and extreme comfort and ability working with students who are under-credit or recently re-enrolled in school.

Compensation: $53,000 annually
When salary ranges are listed, the range would represent the low and high end for the applicable position & program. The salary offered would be based on various factors unique to each program and candidate. This includes but is not limited to experience, education, budget and/or program size, internal equity, skills and other factors that may be required for the position and organization.

Status: Full-time (35 hours per week)
Benefits: CAMBA offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, dental insurance, 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, paid time off (vacation, personal, and sick time), and paid holidays.

CAMBA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace. People of color, people with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people are encouraged to apply. We consider all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age, disability, socio-economic status, marital or veteran status, pregnancy status or sexual orientation.