Program Director (Non-Profit) - Train & Earn (Manhattan)

Company Description

AHRC New York City is a family governed organization committed to finding ways for people with intellectual and other developmental disabilities to build full lives as defined by each person and supported by dedicated families, staff, and community partners.

Job Description

AHRC NYC is looking to hire a Program Director for their Manhattan Train and Earn Career Pathways Program with the NYC Department of Youth and Community Development.

Salary: $64,500 per year plus a very generous and comprehensive Benefit Package...see Benefit information below.

Background

Train & Earn is a career pathways program funded by the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) that provides comprehensive job training and employment services, along with support services needed by participants to find a permanent job, obtain their high school equivalency if applicable, and access postsecondary education and training. Train & Earn is for youth and young adults aged 16–24, who are not working and not in school, and meet certain eligibility requirements. The Program Director for the AHRC NYC Train & Earn program will be the primary liaison to DYCD.

Essential Responsibilities

The Program Director will be responsible for the following duties:

Program Supervision:

• Supervise and manage the growth of a new department and team consisting of a Social Worker, an Outreach & Retention Specialist, a Job Developer, and two Employment Coordinators
• Directly oversee the work of all assigned staff and participants in the DYCD Train & Earn Program including
  • Oversee key program staff
  • Meet weekly with all program staff
  • Perform annual employee evaluations
  • Ensure all staff are in compliance and up to date with required training and professional development
  • When appropriate, participate in disciplining and terminating staff
• Participate in the process of hiring new staff
• Coordinate orientation and training of new programs individuals
• Act as the liaison to the Department of Youth & Community Development, ensuring the program is in compliance with all requirements of the Train & Earn contract

Program Operations

Directly oversee the programmatic operations of the DYCD Train & Earn program including

• Complete all program and contract required steps for recruitment, assessment, enrollment, retention, service plan development and implementation, tracking and reporting participants in the program

• Coordinate programs to ensure appropriate expertise in meeting participant needs 
  • Create and evaluate program training and credentialing modules
  • Incorporate feedback and update program as needed
  • Ensure appropriate resources are procured and available for successful credentialing and training
• Participate in identifying resources and linkages in the community for participants, families and staff 
  • Support the Outreach and Retention Specialist in conducting information session presentations and/or discussions with community partners
  • Traveling citywide to attend and participate in community events and public meetings
  • Establishing and maintaining new relationships between the community and AHRC NYC, including business connections, internship sites, and additional support services
• Develop internship sites in the appropriate sector
  • Represent AHRC NYC in the business sector by developing new relationships that lead to the development of internship sites
  • Being responsive to internship sites and quickly and professionally addressing issues
• Manage program budget

Relationship Building

• Build collaborative relationships with community partners, employers, and a diverse group of stakeholders

• Manage the ongoing development and coordination of services between the community and DYCD participants
• Serve as a primary liaison between staff, participants, families, community members, and service providers
• Hold standing check-in meetings to review progress, challenges, and new initiatives
• Engage community in partnership to support participant achievement and align resources
• Lead standing check-in meetings to review progress, challenges, and new initiatives

Administrative Deliverables

• Collect meaningful data to track program success
• Assist with the evaluation of program and participant performance 
• Evaluate and monitor the service delivery of goals and objective as set forth by the DYCD Train & Earn program<