Site Director Position

Posted 1-20-2010

Position: Site Director
Salary: Commensurate with Experience
Education: Bachelor's Degree
Location: Baltimore, MD
Sector: Non-profit
Type: Full-time
Area of focus: Mentoring, Urban Education, Children and Youth

The Incentive Mentoring Program uses a comprehensive personal approach that fosters the transformation of high school students who are not meeting minimum academic requirements and facing significant psychosocial challenges, into self-motivated, resourceful, and socially aware leaders committed to a higher purpose.

Although only 38.5% of Baltimore City children will receive a high school diploma on time, IMP students have a 100% graduation and 100% college acceptance rate. Students struggling to graduate from high school are now attending colleges such as Bowdoin, Purdue, Frostburg State, and University of Maryland Eastern Shore. These triumphant individuals, equipped with both education and passion, will create a powerful force of social change.

Currently, IMP’s first cohort of 15 students is in their junior year of college and the second cohort, comprised of 16 students is in their senior year of high school. In March 2010, IMP will enroll a third cohort. Each student has an IMP Family of volunteers who work to empower the student to find creative and customized solutions to the challenges they face. IMP College Families have 1-2 mentors, IMP High School Families have 7-10 mentors and each family is managed by a Head of Household. Program Directors run committees, which provide resources for the family and logistical support for the program. These committees include Academics, College Preparation, SAT Preparation, Life Skills, Community Service, Team Building, Volunteer Recruitment, Technology, and Health and Social Services.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Incentive Mentoring Program Site Director will oversee 300+ volunteers including Program Directors and Heads of Household to coordinate tutoring, mentoring and social support services for Baltimore’s most at risk youth attending Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. They will organize and manage activities including tutoring, college planning, community service projects, team building activities and social gatherings.

This position has a minimum two-year commitment to provide continuity for our third cohort as they progress through high school. The site director will be available to students and their families to offer support in times of crisis (e.g. a parent losing a job, a domestic dispute, passing of a family member, etc). The physical and psychological demands of the position can be unpredictable, and the site director must be consistently available to students outside of normal school hours.

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP:

- The Site Director reports to the Executive Director and collaborates with Program Directors, Grandparents, and Heads of Household.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Train and develop Program Directors, Heads of Households, and volunteers to meet the mission, vision, values, and goals of the Incentive Mentoring Program.

• Manage Program Directors and HOHs to provide activities and programming for IMP students, including daily after school tutoring session, SAT preparatory sessions, college planning activities, community service activities, special social events, and summer programs.

• Develop an effective feedback process to improve IMP processes and training.

• Meet at least monthly with volunteers, Program Directors, and HOHs.

• Manage year round recruitment and retention activities.

• Build positive, long-term relationship with IMP students, families and volunteers.

• Assist volunteers to identify individual needs of students/families and provide targeted interventions.

• Maintain and develop relationships with teachers and administrators at Paul Laurence Dunbar High school, the Board of Education of Baltimore City, and the Johns Hopkins University.

• Build relationships with community partners to secure resources for students/families.

• Follow all financial policies/procedures and report to Executive Director regarding site budget.

• Be involved in tracking critical IMP performance metrics – regularly analyze data to ensure students are succeeding.

• Other duties as assigned by Executive Director and Board of Directors to meet program goals.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Bachelor’s Degree required

- Master's Degree in a related field (i.e., social work, education, public health, behavioral science or community-based education program, service or advocacy) preferred

- One year of relevant work experience working with at-risk youth and families preferred

- Passion for working with at-risk high school youth and their families

- Positive attitude; self-motivated; ability to problem solve; humble and willing to encourage critical feedback from volunteers, interested in improving success of program

- Experience working with and overseeing volunteers

- Experience building positive relationships parents, teachers, principals, and community partners from a wide variety of backgrounds

- Ability to make minimum two-year commitment to the position

To apply, email your cover letter and resume to: careers@incentivementoringprogram.org
Benefits and paid vacation time provided.