Director, Commonwealth ChalleNGe Youth Academy

Title: Director, Commonwealth ChalleNGe Youth Academy

State Role Title: Prog Admin Manager III

Hiring Range: $100,000 - $120,000

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Department of Military Affairs

Location: Commonwealth Challenge

Agency Website: DMA

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

About the Department of Military Affairs:

The Virginia Department of Military Affairs State Team provides professional and responsive state support functions to the Adjutant General of Virginia, the Virginia National Guard, the Virginia Air Guard, and the Virginia Defense Force in order to ensure their ability to support and defend the United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia.

About ChalleNGe:

The Virginia National Guard Commonwealth ChalleNGe Program provides a highly disciplined atmosphere fostering academics, leadership development, physical training and personal growth to educate, train and prepare at-risk high school youth 16-18 years old for college, potential military service and meaningful civilian employment.

Purpose of Position:

Manages/leads a diverse staff of instructors, cadre and administrative personnel. Provides direction, guidance, oversight and focus to young people. Communicate program policies and objectives to achieve and maintain the highest standards of organizational and personal performance. Ensure the program compliance of the DoD / NGB Youth Challenge Program ensuring proper use of program funding, inspection and audit criteria and graduation goals.

Minimum Qualifications

A comprehensive knowledge of agency operations and mission, educational requirements for obtaining GEDs; considerable knowledge of federal/state policies regarding “at risk” youth;

The ability to interpret and develop program policies, procedures and regulations;

Ability to communicate both orally and in writing;

Must have the skill to communicate, reason with, motivate young people; ability to quickly grasp current environment of youth development;

Demonstrated supervisory and performance management experience required;

Operations Management experience required;

Experience preparing evidence for auditors, evaluating results, and completing After Action Review to correct any and all issues discovered;

Must be able to work different shifts as needed to include weekends;

Experience working with at-risk youth;

Ability to interpret and develop program policies, procedures and regulations;

Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing with diverse groups and across all levels of state and military organizations;

Driver's License with acceptable driving record required;

Knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite;

Advanced skills in interpersonal relationships and team building.

Additional Considerations

Leadership gained through senior career military service.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Employment offers may be subject to any of the following:
o Extensive criminal background check
o CPS check
o Pre-employment drug screening
o Employment reference checks
o Virginia DMV Driver Alert System
o Pre-employment physical examination

Must become a certified CPR/First Aid/AED instructor within six (6) months of employment.

This position is restricted, meaning the funding for this job is non-general and/or non-recurring.

Must have, and maintain, a valid Virginia Driver’s License for the duration of employment.

The Department of Military Affairs is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons and applicants, without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, political affiliation, genetic information, race, religion, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy) or veteran status. DMA encourages and invites minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.

We are a “Virginia Values Veterans” (V3) certified state agency that provides hiring preference to Veterans and Members of the Virginia National Guard in supp