After School Program Director - San Francisco, United States - CASA: Children's After School Arts

Description

CASA (Children's After School Arts) is a nonprofit, arts-based after school program with an emphasis on social justice and social emotional wellness, located at Rooftop School in San Francisco.

We serve TK-8th graders.

We are seeking a dynamic, communicative, flexible, focused & organized program director starting 8/1/2-
Maintain Mission & Vision of Program:

• Contribute to creating a safe, engaging, playful and inspiring environment for students, staff, and families that centers art, social justice, and social emotional wellness
• Demonstrate effort to know each child
• Ensure an environment of access, inclusivity, and respect
• Maintain daily focus on positive behavior intervention systems & restorative practices

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Personnel:

• Responsible for managing and supervising all teachers in assigned cohorts
• Implement reflections and disciplinary actions as needed in consultation with the Executive Director (i.e. conditions of probation)
• Ensure proper coverage on yard and in the classrooms at all times, jigsawing staff when staff need to be out and no subs are available
• Evaluate and provide feedback on performance and develop professional development plans for the staff to ensure the program maintains a high level of quality
• Oversee and ensure that enrichment, academic, and recreation activities align with CASA's art, social justice & social emotional wellness mission

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Student & Family Supports:

• Implement and ensure positive behavior intervention systems and restorative practices
• Direct and organize regular meetings with lead teachers to discuss what's going well, what's not going well, identify students who need extra support, brainstorm interventions, and guide next steps
• Collaborating with school site staff, wellness counselor, social workers, families, and anyone else who provides support to students in your assigned cohort
• Providing a warm welcome to families that are new to CASA
• Occasional & collaborative case management to assist students and families in securing necessary services

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General Oversight:

• Quick and efficient responses to walkie calls
• Logging all injuries and incidents
• Following up on incidents with all involved, holding restorative conversations, and closing the communication loop with families and teachers on how it's been handled
• Making rounds to checkin on assigned cohorts during programming, noting quality instruction and creative offerings, interacting with kids, and offering support to teachers

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Licensing Compliance:

• Attend licensing workshops and maintain familiarity with licensing guidelines
• Maintaining compliance with licensing, including but not limited to: student/ teacher ratios, supervision, posting requirements, student and teacher records, safety drills, reporting, and medication policies
• Oversee licensing inspections

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Grant Compliance:

• Attend relevant ExCEL and DCYF workshops
• Work with grants manager and ED to complete program quality assessments and implement suggested improvements
• Curate ExCEL & DCYF PD opportunities for staff and log attendance
• Work with grants manager and ED to ensure that programmatic structures and offerings align with grant requirements

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Scheduling:

• Work with admin team to develop six week rotation schedules that allow opportunities for students in art, recreation, literacy, homework, snack, etc.
• Overseeing Cohort Leads in the tracking of students during class rotations
• Support in creating on the spot alternate schedules as needed due to space issues, weather, or other unforeseen circumstances

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Manage Student & Staff Records:

• Collaborate with Director of Operation to ensure that student records are complete

- including but not limited to: licensing paperwork, incident and injury reports, and notes on behavior interventions.

• Maintain records with online student registration and attendance including people who are authorized to pick up students and schedule changes.
• Ensure that CASA staff records are complete in accordance with licensing guidelines

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Health & Safety:

• Oversee Health & Safety Committee to ensure that all emergency and disaster supplies are stocked at all times
• Oversee Health & Safety Committee in planning and implementation of regular safety drills
• Complete all required health and safety trainings
• Quick & efficient response and intervention to all health & safety concerns

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Policies and Procedures:

• Ensure that all CASA activities are consistent with procedures outlined in the policies and procedures, employee manual, and safety manual
• Update and create new policies and procedures and safety procedures as needed in consultation with the Director of Operations & Executive Director

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Events and Meetings:

• Provide input on the agenda for monthly CASA staff meetings and assist with meeting related tasks
• Attend monthly CASA staff meetings, regular meetings with cohort leads, and weekly admin meetings with t