Program Director ARCHES Brownsville & Bedford Stuyvesant

JOB SUMMARY

The Program Director is responsible for the day-to-day operations for 2 ARCHES sites. ARCHES is an innovative, curriculum-based group mentoring intervention that helps young adults between the ages of 16-24 and on probation transform attitudes and behaviors that have led to criminal activity.

Major Duties

• Supervise implementation of Arches Program consistent with contractual mandates, standards and procedures set by GSS and Department of Probation (DOP)
• Create opportunities for participants to maximize their potential through engaging programming, high expectations, and quality services
• Develop and implement processes that ensure integration of participant feedback in program planning
• Recruit, screen, hire and supervise Mentors
• Ensure program utilization meets contractual goals
• Cookordinate DOP technical assistance
• Ensure that staff participate in all required DOP meetings
• Ensure that mentoring groups maintain proper mentor/young adult ratios and fidelity to the Arches model
• Schedule weekly mentoring groups and individual one-on-one secessions with mentees
• Lead case conferences & staff meetings
• Develop on-call schedule
• Serve as liaison with DOP, having at minimum weekly contact with Probation Officers
• Complete and provide narrative and statistical reports to Good Shepherd administrative departments and public funders as needed
• Monitor and manage program budget
• Ensure proper staff usage of internal and external databases
• Participate in agency work groups and committees
• Represent Good Shepherd Services at relevant external meetings

Qualifications

• BA/BS in related field preferred
• Prior supervisory experience
• Solid understanding of youth development principals and education
• Experience and comfort working with court-involved young adults
• Ability to work from a strength-based, non-judgmental approach
• Solid group work skills, familiarity with cognitive-behavioral interventions, and/or evidence-based practice, preferred
• Proficiency using word processing, spreadsheet and databases
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, oral and written communication skills
• Must be available to work flexible, non-traditional schedule, which in addition to weekdays may include emergency on-call and weekend hours
• Sense of humor a plus