Assistant Director

Rooted in the Bronx, New Settlement stands with community members to break systemic barriers, advance justice, promote leadership and strengthen neighborhoods. By ensuring agency around education, employment, housing, wellness and creative expression, we help cultivate an equitable society where individuals and families have the power to use their voice to create the change they wish to see.

Since New Settlement’s inception in 1989 as a settlement house rooted in the Bronx, our organization has been a responsive community partner. Originally established to revitalize abandoned buildings into affordable housing, New Settlement has since evolved into a multi-generational, forward-looking organization. We support 15,000 members of the community annually by providing organizing in housing and schools, and programs in education, college access, youth development, arts, workforce development, wellness and more. EEO/AA

JOB SUMMARY: The Assistant Director will be responsible in supporting the Program Director for a school based after school program funded by the Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) and 21st CCLC to provide services and supports to 185 middle school students and 108 high school students. The Assistant Director will report to and be supervised by the Director.

New Settlement stands with community members in the Bronx to break systemic barriers, advance racial justice, promote civic leadership and strengthen neighborhoods. We believe in an equitable society where everyone has access to quality housing, healthcare and education, as well as the power to use their voice to address systemic issues and create further change.

Our organization began in 1989 when the Settlement Housing Fund transformed the Mount Eden area of the Bronx from an abandoned, dangerous neighborhood into a thriving, mixed-income, affordable community. Since its inception, New Settlement has been a responsive partner, bringing hope and livelihood to the area by connecting residents with one another and building a sense of community. Over the years, we have evolved into a multi-generational, forward-looking organization that supports all community members by providing programs in education, college access, youth development, arts, workforce development, wellness and more.

For more than 30 years, our success in neighborhood revitalization and community building has been achieved through close collaboration with community members, educational institutions, housing and community development organizations, businesses, and youth development and social service agencies in the Mount Eden neighborhood and Bronx-wide.

We are seeking a qualified Assistant Program Director with a strong commitment to youth development to work in our comprehensive year-round After-School Unit (after school, holiday, and summer camp programs). The Assistant Program Director, in the absence of the Program Director, will serve as the point person to all staff, participants, parents, and stakeholders. The Assistant Director will ensure that staff are providing/facilitating fun and engaging activities with a focus on: Academic Support; Leadership Development; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM); Literacy; Healthy Living; and Physical Recreation. They will also assist the Program Director in ensuring that all DYCD, DOH, DOE, and New Settlement protocols are in place and being followed.

Job Duties include but not limited to:

• Understand, adhere, and enforce after-school/summer camp program expectations, policies, and protocols as laid out by Program Director and New Settlement.
• Assist with the day-to-day administration and operation of after-school, holiday camp, and summer camp programs.
• Maintain attendance, participant information, and program schedules in DYCD connect and E-Z Reports database.
• Lead 1 staff meeting monthly.
• Attend and contribute to meetings as needed.
• Assist with program development and daily supervision of staff and participants.
• Work closely