PROGRAM DIRECTOR -North Queens Community High School
Company: SCO Family of Services
Location: New York
Posted on: May 6, 2025
Job Description:
SCO Family of Services is seeking a Program Director for North
Queens Community High School (NQCHS) a transfer high school serving
over-age, under-credited youth ages 16-21. Operated through a
partnership between SCO Family of Services and the NYC Department
of Education (DOE), NQCHS provides students who have a history of
excessive truancy or dropping out of high school the opportunity to
re-engage in school and graduate with a high school diploma
prepared for careers and college. Each student is paired with an
Advocate Counselor as the primary person who provides
social-emotional support and helps students define their commitment
and goals for graduation and develop a post-secondary plan. Our
highly personalized approach, small classroom size and
student-centered instruction create an individualized learning
environment for each student.RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide leadership for all aspects of the SCO component of the
school.
- As a member of the school leadership team, collaborate with DOE
to provide comprehensive support services to students and their
families.
- Work as a collaborative team with faculty, including
facilitating and participating in staff meetings, staff
development; collaborating on all projects including the
Comprehensive Education Plan, Learning to Work Plan and other
reports as needed.
- Insure fidelity to best practices in youth development,
counseling, advisory, group work, attendance outreach, graduation
and post-secondary planning, family engagement, counseling and
intervention strategies and AC- teacher collaboration.
- Supervise Assistant Director, Learning-to-Work Coordinator,
Attendance Coordinator, Office Manager and small caseload of
Advocate Counselors (AC) as needed, through regular individual
supervision, coaching, and insuring compliance with documentation
and other requirements.
- In collaboration with leadership team, create, implement and
track effective strategies to improve and sustain attendance.
- In collaboration with the Principal, and with the support of
the LTW coordinator track LTW outcomes including internship
development, matching, assessment, opportunities for career related
exposure and skills development, data tracking and submission, and
full utilization of allotted funds.
- In collaboration with the Principal, ensure that all students
have post-secondary plans including coordination of activities to
provide exposure to multiple college and career pathways.
- In collaboration with the Principal, coordinate development and
implementation of student enrichment activities.
- In collaboration with the Principal, coordinate family
engagement events and strategies.
- Develop and maintain external partnerships.
- In collaboration with the Principal, conduct student outreach,
admissions and orientation, track admissions data.
- Utilize data to inform interventions and track outcomes;
provide reports for DOE partners, SCO and funders.
- In collaboration with the Principal, create, implement and
track adherence to policies and procedures aligned with contract
requirements and best practice.
- Manage budget aligned with program outcomes.
- Manage human resources processes including hiring, training and
progressive discipline of staff.
- Assist with student referrals to outside resources, including
employment, emergency shelter, day care, health services, and
additional social services.
- Support student growth by providing continuous feedback and
resources to meet the individual needs of students.
- Develop proficiency with all relevant data systems used in the
school community and SCO.
- Liaise with DOE LTW Program Manager.
- Participate in monthly SCO Transfer School Directors' meetings,
monthly DOE-LTW meetings, and advocacy related coalitions as
needed.
- Member of SCO Administrative Council; required to attend
quarterly meetings
- Liaise with SCO support departments including human resources,
training, finance, business operations, quality improvement.
- Develop and maintain relationships with SCO programs to support
cross program referral and collaboration.
- Other duties as assigned.QUALIFICATIONS
- Master's degree in social work strongly preferred. Related
clinical master's degree considered.
- Experience in DOE setting preferred.
- Minimum 3-5 years' experience supervision and demonstrated
skill in working with youth and their families.
- Demonstrated ability in planning, facilitation, and
coordination of group work.
- Excellent writing and communication skills.
- Self-initiated, motivated and well-organized.
- Possess a social justice perspective and ability to collaborate
with culturally and socioeconomically diverse groups.
- Commitment to work from a strengths-based and youth development
perspective.
- Facility with data systems and Microsoft Office tools.
- Flexibility to work some evenings as needed by the school
community.Compensation
- $77,000 SalaryQualifications
EducationRequiredMastersExperienceRequired 3 yearsSupervision and
demonstrated skill in working with youth and their families.Equal
Opportunity Employer
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pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information,
please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of
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