Director, Pennington PTA After School Program - Mt Vernon

Pennington Elementary School, Mt. Vernon City School District, NY

Pennington Elementary PTA seeks a Director for its After School Program. The position is onsite Monday – Friday afternoons, approximately 20 hrs per week.
The Pennington After School Program (ASP) is a five day per week program that offers enrichment courses to elementary aged children within the Pennington school student population. The program is offered throughout the school year, broken up into four sessions.

Position Scope and Accountabilities: The Director, reporting to the Executive PTA Board, is responsible for implementing and monitoring all aspects of the After School Program. The Director will provide leadership and direction to the instructors of the ASP, and will interface directly with the PTA Vice President, Executive Liaison to the ASP and ASP Treasurer.

Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Develop, implement and monitor all courses and curriculum.
Hire and oversee the ASP faculty.
Manage course registration.
Organize and implement a safe sign-in and sign-out system for instructors, students and parents.
Design, prepare and distribute ASP course listings and correspondence on a timely basis
Research, create and staff new and exciting course offerings.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with PTA board members, school leadership, parents and students.
Responsible for working with the instructors on forecasting course expenses and accountable for staying within approved budgets.
Ensure that all financial data is maintained and all reporting requirements are met in a timely and accurate manner.
Create class list and teacher contact sheets.
Manage class supplies and special orders.
Facilitate quarterly planning/feedback meetings with ASP faculty.
Provide a safe, fun and enriching environment for our Pennington students.

Position duration is from August 2010- June 2011, eligible for yearly renewal based on performance.
Critical Success Factors: The Director will bring to the role experience that includes successful program development coupled with a proven history of fiscal responsibility. It will be important that this individual demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills as well as the ability to lead and effectively influence diverse teams while concurrently managing the ASP. Key to success will be a positive entrepreneurial spirit, a high energy level, a roll-up-your-sleeves approach, and a management style that quickly earns respect at all levels. Equally important will be excellent negotiation and customer service skills. Leadership experience with not-for-profit groups, either through employment or community involvement, is preferred. It is anticipated the successful candidate will have an undergraduate degree. Experience with primary age children a plus.

Respond: Please email cover letter, resume and/or questions to afterschoolprogram@penningtonpta.com. Deadline for submission is August 15th, 2010.

Full background check will be conducted.