Part Time Teen Director

If you love working with teens, we have an opening for a part-time teen director at our Lenoir City Boys & Girls Club. As the teen director, you areresponsible for overseeing the delivery of a broad range of programs within a designated Clubhouse, such as Academic Enrichment, College Readiness, Workforce Development, the Arts, and Sports & Recreation. This position will be responsible for teen recruitment and retention of teen membership in addition to developing and implementing a curriculum that includes but not limited to: career exploration, money management, intramural sports, fitness, and other areas relevant to the club.

KEY ROLES:

Program Development and Implementation

• Establish Teen Center activities and services that prepare youth for success.

• Ensure a healthy and safe environment, ensuring facilities, equipment, and supplies are maintained, ensuring the facility is welcoming and inclusive for teens.

• Oversee the provision of day-to-day program activities in accordance with established standards and goals relative to the needs and interest of teens.

• Provide leadership and implementation of curriculum to include but limited to: career exploration, soft skills, interviewing techniques, resume writing, money management, and workplace communication

• Comply with grant and federal regulations and ensures grant objectives are met

Strategic Planning and Teen Recruitment

• Ensure programs/activities respond to member needs.

• Conduct special events and outreach activities to recruit teens as new members to the Club

• Work with Club sites serving teens across the board to develop programming, partnership development, and marketing efforts to ensure teen recruitment and implementation.

• Ability to effectively tutor students and track academic progress

Resource Management

• Control program and activity expenditures within approved budget.

• Trains and guides Program Staff to insure an environment that promotes the physical, social and emotional well-being of youth, that incorporates guidance and discipline principles and that insures understanding of designated programs.

• Orders program supplies in a cost efficient manner and insures supplies required to run programs are available.

Partnership Development

• Develop partnerships with parents, community leaders and organizations, and local schools, specific to the needs and interests of teens and or the Club site and communities which serve teens

Qualifications

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

• A minimum of two years' work experience in a Boys and Girls Club or similar organization planning and supervising activities based on the developmental needs of young people, or equivalent experience.

• Thorough knowledge of youth development theory and the mission of the Boys & Girls Clubs.

• Strong communication skills, both oral and written.

• Ability to deal effectively with members including discipline problems.

• Demonstrated ability in working with young people, parents and community leaders.

• Experience in recruiting teens and serving teens through implementation of key programs and supervision of staff who work with teens.

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE PREFERRED

• 2 years of college, or Associate's degree

• Knowledge of barriers to postsecondary education faced by low income and potential first generation college youth in the target area

• Knowledge of workforce development barriers faced by youth in the target area

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Must be able to lift 40 pounds.

Must be able to move quickly to keep up with youth.

Must be able to remain alert and energetic for 8 hours or more