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About the Job
Buchanan YMCA is seeking a Beacon Director for programs and initiatives at John Muir Elementary School - 380 Webster St, San Francisco, CA 94117
The Beacon Director is a manager who is highly skilled at relationship building, program management, process and performance coordination, communication, and both staff and youth development. The Beacon Director will ensure that the Beacon Center programs are well designed, fully developed, and implemented in accordance with its mission. The Director will hire and supervise the core staff as well as lead the staff in developing programs in coordination with agencies, organizations, and the school community. The Director will ensure the community’s needs are documented so that the program will provide as wide a range of services as possible. The Beacon Director will coordinate development of a facility that is welcoming, safe, and is a healthy environment for community program development. The Beacon Director will co-lead the community school effort with the Principal, using the SFUSD Community School Framework and the Beacon Model.
Minimum Qualifications
- 21+ Years old
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional and community leadership experience.
- 3 years or more of related work experience
- Must be available during and after the school day. School day hours are Monday – Friday 7AM – 6PM. Some evenings and weekends are required.
- Previous supervisory experience
- Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with the best practices in youth development program planning, curriculum development, methods of teaching, and evaluation.
- Proven ability to work with people from diverse ethnic, socioeconomic, educational, religious, sexual orientation backgrounds.
- Familiarity and experience working in or with schools and with community-based organizations.
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Experience working in communities of color with low-income populations.
- Fingerprint and TB test clearance mandatory prior to hire.
- YMCA approved CPR/AED/First Aid Certification
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in education, administration, social services, or related field plus a minimum of 1 year of program administration.
- Bilingual skills in Spanish or Chinese
- Knowledge/implementation of community school framework
FOR NEW APPLICANTS:
FOR CURRENT STAFF AT THE Y OF SF:
All employees working with the YMCA are considered to have supervisory or disciplinary action relationship over minors. Job offers are conditional and contingent upon background clearance. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and CA Fair Chance Act, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records