Associate Director for YouthCity

Position Title:

Associate Director for YouthCity

Job Description:

We are looking for an Associate Director for YouthCity to support our Community and Neighborhoods Department.

About the Position: 

Join our team as our Assistant Director for the Youth and Family Division! In this position you will play a key role in shaping policy, guiding strategic planning, and overseeing operations for impactful programs including After-school, Summer, Teen, and Youth & Family Adult Learning initiatives. This leadership role offers the opportunity to design and implement dynamic programming that enriches the lives of Salt Lake City residents. You’ll also support staff development and serve as acting Director when needed. If you’re ready to help lead innovative, community-centered programming, we’d love to hear from you!

Position Salary Range:

E29 - $70,533/yr. to $96,289/yr.

The established market rate for this position is $96,289/yr.

This position is eligible for full city benefits, including: 

• Health Insurance (95% of premium paid by city) 

• Dental, Vision and Life Insurance 

• Paid vacation and personal leave 

• Six to twelve weeks of paid parental leave from day 1 of employment 

• Retirement contributions toward a pension plan and/or 401(k) 

• A robust Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) 

• Up to $4,000 tuition reimbursement annually 

• Discounted supplemental benefits like pet insurance and legal services 

Learn more about our benefits here: https://www.slc.gov/hr/benefits-and-wellness/.

IMPORTANT: Early application submittal is encouraged. This position will close on Monday, June 23, 2025 at 11:59 p.m. (MST).

Key Responsibilities: 

• Assist the Director in the implementation of both short and long-term strategies that achieve the division’s mission, ensuring that there is consistent and timely progress.

• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external community partners, including city departments, contracted service providers, and programming partners for maximum benefit to Youth & Family participants.

• Manage, plan, develop and implement community activities, including programs, events, staffing, and scheduling.

• Prepare and monitor annual operating and grants budget for Youth and Family Division.

• Participate in structuring, obtaining, and developing funding opportunities using federal grants, private donations, and program fees.

• Effectively manage the division’s community programs. Build and strengthen relationships and develop strategies with community partners for the implementation of the division’s goals.

• Provides leadership for developing, implementing, and evaluating the division’s youth programs.

• Ensures the development of personnel plans as they pertain to the achievement of the division’s mission. Takes initiative to address and solve personnel and program problems, issues, and concerns in a timely manner.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Art, Education, Public Administration, Recreation, Social Work or a related field plus five years’ work-related experience, two of which must be in a supervisory capacity.  Education and experience may be substituted one for another, on a year-for-year basis.

• An understanding of the federal grant programs and the reporting and monitoring requirements for these programs.

• The Associate Director should have experience working with community-based organizations, and support capacity building, positive youth and community development.

• Must have the ability to understand accounting for grants and other funding sources. Must have the ability to evaluate and analyze complex financial problems and make appropriate recommendations or decisions.

• Must have the ability to obtain and disseminate data, quickly identify needs in the community, and create and implement strategy to meet those needs.

• The Associate Director must have the ability to manage multiple teams of staff members who are responsible for various operations of the Division.

• Understand how to develop and administrate public budgets.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Business Administration, Education, Public Administration, Recreation, Social Work or a related field.

• The Associate Director should be w