Do you want to make an impact while you work?
Do you dream of impacting your communities by creating lasting changes and partnerships?
Do you have a history of coaching and managing teams to align around a unique mission?
The Bridge Academy is a Christian, faith-based nonprofit.
The mission is to provide youth and families with the tools necessary for academic achievement, life skills, creative expression, spiritual growth, and leadership.
The Program Director
- Responsible for the delivery and overall success of each program (K-12 and adult/ community opportunities)
- Supervises and cares for the Program Staff
- Ensures that programs have continuity and direction, meet community needs, and align with the mission of The Bridge.
- Reports to the Executive Director on progress and performance
Primary Duties:
- Manage the full schedule of summer and school year programming at The Bridge.
- Supervise and oversee our Program Staff.
- Build and maintain a team culture that is united, aligned, efficient, and effective.
- Work with staff in their specific areas in order to ensure success—this includes coaching, training, and encouraging staff to reach personal goals.
- Meet regularly (weekly) with full-time Coordinators regarding strategy, program goals, upcoming needs, etc.
- Meet regularly with Program Staff—ensuring that all team members understand their roles and duties.
- Connect with volunteers and help reinforce their roles; empower program coordinators to do the same
- Supervise seasonal Program Staff and Seasonal Interns.
- Coordinate with Development Team to ensure appropriate and timely completion of all necessary program reporting and participant documentation including but not limited to: enrollment, attendance, evaluations, assessments, and other materials required for reporting to funders, donors, and the Board of Directors.
- Develop relationships with local organizations, churches, donors, businesses, etc. in order to strategically build upon the success of the programs and relationships with the community.
- Attend community events, partner with other non-profits, churches, and businesses in Coatesville in order to build positive relationships and serve the community more effectively.
- Create vision and develop new opportunities for our teams to serve the ever-changing needs of our communities and families.
- Perform other duties as they are assigned by the Executive Director.
Qualifications:
- Experience working in non-profit or ministry setting
- Able to work independently and with a team
- Self motivated
- Strong knowledge base and continual growth in the understanding of current best practices and research-based initiatives related to working with our specific participants and community.
- Excellent organizational and leadership skills
- Excellent communication skills with creative problem-solving abilities
- Able to multitask and provide courteous and timely service to all stakeholders
- Experience with and a commitment toward working in a diverse environment.
- Able to effectively communicate and build relationships with staff, volunteers, local groups, churches, donors, and program participants.
- Critical thinker with problem-solving skills
Physical Demands: The person in this position needs to move about frequently; this includes navigating multiple staircases. Additionally, lifting objects weighing up to 25 pounds is a common component of job responsibilities. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to be able to perform essential functions.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $53,000.00 - $67,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- non-profit or ministry: 1 year (Preferred)
Ability to Commute:
- Coatesville, PA 19320 (Preferred)
Ability to Relocate:
- Coatesville, PA 19320: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person