Aspira of New York, Inc.

Reports To
Managing Director of Leadership, College Access &amp; Summer Youth Employment (LCAP &amp; SYEP)
Direct Reports
LCAP program staff and assigned personnel
Scope
Day-to-day implementation of ASPIRA's Leadership &amp; College Access Program
Position Summary
The LCAP Program Director provides day-to-day strategic implementation and operational leadership for ASPIRA's Leadership &amp; College Access Program. The Program Director translates the organization-wide LCAP strategy into high-quality participant experiences and is accountable for staff leadership, participant and family engagement, program quality, partnerships, data, fiscal stewardship, compliance, and daily operations.
Leadership &amp; College Access Implementation
● Lead day-to-day implementation of LCAP in alignment with ASPIRA's mission, program model, and organizational priorities.
● Implement high-quality leadership-development, college-access, career-readiness, civic-engagement, service-learning, and academic-enrichment activities.
● Ensure participants strengthen communication, advocacy, decision-making, goal-setting, leadership, and self-efficacy.
● Support age-appropriate college/career exploration, postsecondary planning, financial-aid awareness, and transition readiness.
Program Quality, Participants &amp; Families
● Develop engaging, culturally responsive, developmentally appropriate programming integrating ASPIRA's pillars of Culture, History, Community, and Education.
● Track attendance, engagement, participant milestones, and outcomes and use findings for improvement.
● Build trusting relationships with participants and families and connect them with relevant ASPIRA and community resources.
● Document and celebrate participant leadership experiences, projects, achievements, and postsecondary milestones.
Staff, Partnerships &amp; Operations
● Recruit, onboard, supervise, coach, and evaluate LCAP staff and establish clear performance expectations.
● Maintain strong relationships with school leadership, counselors, colleges, universities, employers, alumni, community organizations, and other partners.
● Coordinate speakers, college exposure, career exploration, workshops, field experiences, service learning, and special events.
● Manage program resources within the approved budget and maintain accurate program records, data, payroll, and required documentation.
Compliance &amp; Risk
● Ensure safe and effective program operations and compliance with organizational, contractual, and applicable regulatory requirements.
● Ensure staff follow safety, supervision, incident-reporting, mandated-reporting, confidentiality, and emergency protocols.
● Escalate significant operational, participant, personnel, compliance, fiscal, or risk concerns to the LCAP MD.
Decision-Making Authority
The Program Director may make routine program-management decisions within approved budgets, policies, program requirements, and assigned scope. Significant personnel actions, material budget changes, major partnership commitments, contractual matters, regulatory concerns, or substantial organizational risk require escalation.
Annual Performance &amp; Leadership Review
The annual review will assess participant engagement and outcomes, leadership and college-access implementation, staff development, program quality, data/reporting, fiscal stewardship, partnerships, compliance, judgment, and readiness for expanded leadership responsibility.
Qualifications
● Bachelor's degree in Education, Youth Development, Social Work, Counseling, Human Services, Nonprofit Management, or related field required; Master's preferred.
● Minimum 3 years of supervisory experience and 5 years in youth development, education, academic enrichment, college access, leadership development, or related programming.
● Experience supporting college access, postsecondary readiness, career exploration, or leadership-development initiatives strongly preferred.
● Strong leadership, coaching, administrative, data, communication, and relationship-building skills.
● Familiarity with NYC schools, publicly funded youth programs, and applicable OCFS/SACC requirements preferred.
Core Competencies
● Youth leadership development
● College access and postsecondary readiness
● Program management
● Staff supervision
● Participant and family engagement
● Data-informed decision-making
● Fiscal stewardship
● Partnership management
● Compliance and operational accountability
● Cultural responsiveness
Pay: $66,300.00 per year
Work Location: In person

PROGRAM DIRECTOR - LEADERSHIP & COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM (LCAP)

PROGRAM DIRECTOR - LEADERSHIP & COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAM (LCAP)

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