Creative Mindset Consulting

General Job Description 

The Director of Youth Development will bring exceptional leadership and strategic abilities, strong understanding of and deep respect for the youth development & educational sectors. This dynamic leader will display excellent emotional intelligence and will have senior-level experience.

 

Duties & Responsibilities

 

Vision, Strategy Development, and New Initiatives

• Work closely with the Executive Director to develop and implement strategies for Community Youth Advance accomplish its vision.
• Ensure that strategies are documented and shared within the organization, and fully owned and carried out by staff.
• Initiate new projects and programs that can catalyze change and build on core strengths, while ensuring consistency with strategic direction.
• Protect and advance strong organizational reputation and brand.
• Maximize outreach and impact using a variety of social media and digital tools, data metrics, and analysis.

 

Program Delivery: 

• Design, implement and monitor high-quality youth mentoring, high school re-engagement, and skill-building programming.
• Design, coordinate, and lead out-of-school time and summer curriculum that includes academic support, social-emotional skill building, exploration days, and hands-on activities.
• Match mentors and mentees at the beginning of each program cycle.
• Provide cohort-level and individualized coaching for mentors to better support and build relationships with their mentees.
• Lead targeted case management support for pairs to ensure they meet programmatic outcomes and participation requirements.
• Use data to determine which pairs may need additional support or program interventions.
• Create and coordinate meeting opportunities for pairs to increase program participation.
• Manage satellite programming at off-site locations to ensure quality youth programming.
• Manage re-engagement case management team.

 

Training, Data & Recruitment: 

• Coordinate student recruitment efforts for the school year and summer programming. 
• Conduct initial interviews with potential mentees and mentors.
• Develop, implement, and conduct mentor training quarterly.
• Develop, implement, and conduct on-boarding training for all new mentors.
• Develop mentee and parent evaluation and use data to deepen CYA’s programs and services.

 

Community Engagement:

• Advance the ongoing mission of Community Youth Advance by interfacing with corporate and community representatives to educate them on the features and benefits of services available via Community Youth Advance.
• Recommend opportunities and strategies to ensure organizational success. Exhibit strong communication and team skills for individual and team progress.
• Build and maintain relationships with the public sector, private sector, civic and community-based organizations, local communities including parents, local government, and donors, etc.

 

Administrative:

• Collaborate cross-functionally to support the organization’s mission and annual goals.
• Develop and implement annual compliance checks including backgrounds check of mentors.
• Manage mentorship expense tracking (receipts, monthly finance reports, etc).
• Coordinate supplies for events and trainings, manage space logistics.
• Carry, lift, and deliver supplies, tools, and equipment as needed.
• Maintain records of contacts and activities.

 

Education & Training

 

The Director of Youth Development will be highly energetic and passionate, with a track record of achievement in previous leadership roles in philanthropic organizations, a commitment to youth development and educational sectors with demonstrated business acumen in addition to:

• Passion for and knowledge of mentoring and effective youth service practices.
• 3 years of relevant experience in a similar position and/or performing similar tasks.
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher.
• Ability to travel periodically locally.
• Ability to occasionally work evenings and weekends.
• Successfully complete criminal background check.

 

Values

 

Ability to demonstrate the Community Youth Advance values;

• We lead with love, encouraging young people to reach their best in every situation. 
• We express kindness to all; caring and compassion are at the heart of all we do;
• We practice collaboration and teamwork, recognizing that none of us can do it alone;
• We will bring an attitude of successto every challenge we face;
• We strive to be lifelong learners, and actively seek opportunities to expand our personal and professional knowledge;
• We will maintain strict confidentiality and accountability in upholding CYA's philosophy and mission.

 

Skills & Abilities

 

• Excel at Microsoft Office (Word, Publisher, Excel), able to learn and use donor management software.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Familiar with database entry and maintenance.
• Familiar with Human Resources Management.

Working Conditions

 

• Work Environment - Hardworking, fun, and flexible.
• Hours/Shifts - 40 hours per week; flex work from home.