Program Director
Company: Harlem Lacrosse
Location: Boston
Posted on: September 25, 2024
Job Description:
Title: Program Director (PD)
Location(s): Baltimore, Boston, Los Angeles, New York, and
Philadelphia
Note: If you are interested in being considered for positions in
more than one location, you only need to apply once! You will have
the opportunity to indicate which cities you are interested in
during the application process.
Start Date: Summer 2024
Harlem Lacrosse Program Directors help students growing up in
low-income communities activate the skills and mindsets to reach
their full potential. Program Directors are lacrosse coaches,
tutors, and mentors. They maintain a daily presence in the lives of
their students, and help them make connections between success on
the field, growth in the classroom, and goals for the future. If
you are passionate about lacrosse and committed to the belief that
all students deserve equitable opportunities to achieve
academically, athletically, and socially, the Program Director role
could be an outstanding position for you to make an impact.
About Harlem Lacrosse
Harlem Lacrosse's mission is to empower the children who are most
at risk for academic decline and dropout to rise above their
challenges and reach their full potential. Harlem Lacrosse inspires
children to dream about tomorrow while working hard on the field
and in the classroom today.
Founded in 2011 in New York, Harlem Lacrosse has grown to five
cities, 18 schools, and 40 programs as of Fall 2023. In addition to
developing crucial athletic and social-emotional skills, our
students consistently outperform their peers academically, passing
their classes, graduating high school, and enrolling and persisting
in college at a higher rate than other students in their schools.
HL teams have won multiple city-wide championships, and many alumni
go on to play lacrosse in college.
About the Role
Harlem Lacrosse's unique school-based model embeds full-time
Program Directors within our partner schools to run academic,
athletic, and enrichment programming for middle and high school
students. In addition to practices, study halls, tutoring and field
trips, Program Directors are constantly present for students to
offer high fives, pep talks, individualized push-in and pull-out
support, and a listening ear as students navigate the day-to-day.
This is a full-time, year-round position.
Responsibilities:
Planning, Managing, and Delivering Program (70%)
- Recruiting the students most likely to benefit from
participating in the Harlem Lacrosse program and working actively
to understand participant needs and retain them in the program
- Establishing both a strong team culture and individual
relationships with students to encourage attendance and
engagement
- Setting goals and clear expectations for student participants
around team behavior and conduct, and creating routines and
structures to help students meet those expectations
- Creating an outcomes-oriented program plan for each season and
year, planning and delivering a meaningful set of academic,
athletic and enrichment activities
- Scheduling clinics, games, and weekend events with partner
towns and lacrosse clubs
- Traveling with the team to clinics, games, and tournaments as
well as field trips to professional work environments, educational
institutions, museums, cultural or historical sites, and outdoor
activities (some overnight travel with the team is required)
- Supporting students on their path to college and/or career
through application support with families, campus and career
visits, and on-going monitoring and counseling.
- Collecting data about participants' academic, athletic, and
social emotional growth through the program, and ensuring that
students meet the core growth metrics of our program: increased
school attendance, improved academic performance, and growth in
physical fitness
Maintaining Relationships with School and Community (20%)
- Being present in the partner school throughout each day and
maintaining strong relationships with school faculty, staff, and
administrators to monitor student progress and foster a strong
partnership between the school and Harlem Lacrosse
- Facilitating regular communication with parents and guardians,
informing them of Harlem Lacrosse activities and partnering with
them in supporting participants
- Establishing and maintaining relationships with partner towns,
colleges, and teams
- Recruiting and managing volunteers and paid assistant
coaches
- Collaborating with community organizations to leverage
resources within the neighborhood
Organizational Stewardship (10%)
- Consistently demonstrating organizational stewardship by making
good use of organizational resources, complying with organizational
policies, and contributing to organizational efforts around social
media, development and evaluation.
What you bring---
- Expertise in the structure, rules, and strategy of lacrosse.
Ideal candidates will have experience with lacrosse as a player and
as a coach.
- Experience working with middle or high school youth in a
tutoring, mentorship, and/or coaching capacity. Ideal candidates
will have experience mentoring a caseload/group of youth.
- Demonstrated success with setting and achieving significant
goals.
- Strong organizational skills, including the ability to manage
multiple priorities, maintain a rigorous plan for programming, and
keep meticulous track of program data and documents.
- Ability to build relationships with students, school faculty
and staff, parents, partners, and other Harlem Lacrosse staff.
Experience and skill fostering relationships across lines of
difference.
- Strong professional judgment and ability to work effectively
with minimal oversight.
- Comfort with discussions about diversity, equity and inclusion,
and enthusiasm for investigating one's own identity and honing a
racial equity lens.
- Morning, evening and weekend work is often required.
- Local and regional travel, including occasional overnight
travel with the team, is required. Please note that the possession
of a valid driver's license is helpful for success in the
role.
- Spanish language proficiency is encouraged, but not
required.
- All employees will complete a criminal background check upon
hire and throughout employment with Harlem Lacrosse.
What we offer---
We invest in and support our team members at Harlem Lacrosse! We
offer an extensive suite of benefits including, but not limited
to:
- Comprehensive health coverage, including medical, dental and
vision plans
- Access to One Medical, a 24/7 patient-focused primary care
practice with highly qualified, board-certified physicians
- Receive access to online mental health therapy via a 1-year
membership to Talkspace
- Flexible spending and health saving account options, 401k with
match
- A $500 technology stipend for your home office; whatever you
choose to buy is yours to keep!
- Parental leave policy to support your family planning
journey
- Generous PTO policy, in addition to 10 paid holidays and a
company-wide winter break during the holiday season.
Compensation
Starting salary ranges for this position are indexed to cost of
living in each of our cities and are commensurate with
experience:
- Baltimore: $50,000 - $53,000
- Boston: $55,000 - $58,000
- Los Angeles: $64,500 - $67,000
- New York: $58,500 - $61,000
- Philadelphia: $51,500 - $54,000
How to Apply
The application will go live on our website,
harlemlacrosse.org/careers, on January 1, 2024. You will be asked
to submit the following as part of your application package:
- Current resume
- Cover letter describing your interest in and qualifications for
the position
- A short (60-second) video describing the core values you would
emphasize with your team
- Short-essay questions (we recommend 250 words or fewer for
each)
- Contact information for two references who can speak to your
qualifications for this role
Application Process:
- January 1 - February 1: Accepting applications
- February and March: Candidates will progress with a two-step
interview process:
- Video interviews: Candidates will meet via Zoom with members of
our Program Director Hiring Team to discuss their interest in and
fit for the role.
- Finalist interviews: Candidates will run an in-person demo
study hall and lacrosse practice with a group of Harlem Lacrosse
students, and participate in conversations with members of the
team. May be modified for covid safety.
Harlem Lacrosse is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages
candidates of all backgrounds to apply. Diversity of opinions,
experiences, and backgrounds is a key asset. We do not discriminate
based on race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin,
religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual
orientation, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information,
marital status or any legally protected status. Don't meet every
single requirement? Studies have shown that women and BIPOC are
less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single
qualification. At Harlem Lacrosse we are dedicated to building a
diverse, inclusive and authentic workspace, so if you are excited
about this role but your previous experience may not align exactly
with every qualification in the position description, we encourage
you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this
or other roles with our growing organization.
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