Site Director

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta is offering an exciting opportunity for the right person to join our dynamic, forward-thinking team. We rely on the dedication of caring employees to provide a safe, nurturing environment for kids to learn and grow. We take pride in our highly skilled, diverse and committed workforce. Our staff are educators, coaches, artists, mentors, community leaders and ambassadors. Are you ready to join a team of passionate individuals who are working to make a difference in the lives of our kids? JOB SUMMARY: The Site Director plans, coordinates, directs, and monitors overall daily club activities with the primary concern for staff schedules performance, club membership and attendance, program planning and delivery, club safety, cleanliness and maintenance, staff and member safety, and preparing and maintaining required records and reports.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Club Leadership and Strategic Planning
• Communicates, implements, and enforces organization’s operational policies and procedures. Evaluates opportunities to improve club operations; designs and communicates strategies to implement improvements.
• Plans for and ensures environment, programs, and services prepare youth for success. Ensures programs delivered result in positive outcomes.
• Seeks optimum use of club facilities, staff and resources to fulfill organization’s mission and strategic plan. Analyzes club’s needs, resources, and community demographics to identify and implement actions to optimize club use by disadvantaged and at-risk community.
• Analyzes and reviews club’s membership levels and average daily attendance and develops and implements strategies to increase membership. Plans and takes actions required to obtain community and volunteer support.
• Ensures Human Resources policies and procedures are communicated and followed, including those on recruiting, compensation, benefits, and employee relations.
• Handles crisis situations and takes action to resolve conflicts, disputes and/or concerns of staff, club members, volunteers, and/or parents.
• Demonstrates an ability to describe, and interpret program evaluation methods, and create action plans based on results.
• Program Impact Achieved: Evaluation of programming activity is regularly & consistently reviewed. Action steps are implemented, reviewed & updated regularly and program improvements are made as a regular process.

Club Management & Development

• Collaborates with Regional Operations Director to determine staffing levels and hours that best support effective club operations and program delivery.
• Provides direct and indirect supervision to full-time professionals and part-time professionals and recognizes accomplishments. Develops agenda and conducts regular staff meetings.
• Develops performance objectives for direct reports; monitors performance, provides on-going and periodic feedback on performance; ensures same activities are followed by club management. Utilizes interns and volunteers to support club initiatives.

Club Programs & Services

• Ensures designated and daily year-round and summer programs are delivered, that programs meet stated objectives, member needs and interests, and are organized and engaging; monitors programs and collaborates with staff to plan and implement improvements. Plans and implements procedures to measure and report outcomes. Ensures BGCA’s “Commitment to Quality” is communicated, understood and followed. Ensures club’s special events and field trips are properly planned and supervised.
• Collaborates with Regional Operations Director to develop budget that supports club needs; monitors and controls expenditures and reports variances. Approves club’s expenditures to authorized level and ensures expenditures considered costs and best value.

Community Relations and Collaborative Partnerships

• Participates in activities to maintain good public relations for club’s programs, services, and advertise need for scholarship funds. Collaborates with community leaders to support club-initiated events to raise money and for support of club programs and activities through in-kind donations.
• Supports organization’s fundraising initiatives, such as Youth of the Year, by planning, implementing and monitoring progress on staff and club members toward meeting objectives. Refers any grants or fundraising opportunities identified that could support club programs and activities to Regional Operations Director; approval and action on grants rests with Resource Development.
• Implements strategies to track and report grant deliverables. Oversees and monitors grant implementation performance to ensure compliance.

Club Facility and Property

• Assesses risk and implements programs and policies to minimize loss and exposure to loss. Identifies, prioritizes and communicates to the Regional Operations Director and respective facility partner any capital improvements needed; monitors approved projects to completion.
• Communicates and enforces organization’s policies, procedures and standards with regard to upkeep, usage and maintenance of buildings, grounds, vehicles, equipment and pools; monitors same for compliance.
• Works collaboratively with shared facility partner to ensure club is safe, attractive, and well-maintained. Plans and takes action to ensure club’s building, equipment and grounds are maintained with repairs accomplished in a timely and cost-effective manner.
• Observes members and works with staff to correct unsafe behaviors, to enforce safety rules and to communicate safety guidelines. Ensures emergency procedures are implemented and followed and takes actions to prevent accidents.

Administrative

• Ensures information and other data maintained on programs, membership, etc. are accurate and timely.

• Responds to developments and operations needs for information to support fundraising initiatives by developing, maintaining and preparing appropriate records and reports.

• Prepares accurate, timely paperwork required to hire, compensate, transfer, terminate and discipline employees; maintains and secures confidential club employee files and records.Prepares reports for Unit Board that describe the club’s successes, challenges, opportunities, and needs.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

Education

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, substitute education for experience, Six (6) + years of professional experience in Youth Development, Education, or related field.

Experience

• Minimum 3-5 years of experience in directing programs, developing and implementing strategic and tactical plans, and building/managing a professional staff, preferably in human services and/or youth development. Boys and Girls Clubs experience preferred.
• Experience managing/maintaining a facility and develop community support of club operations and programs.
• Experience in working with community constituencies and diverse populations preferred.

Skills

• Ensures My Club Hub updates are correct and meets established deadlines.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills required.
• Ability to handle crisis and to resolve conflicts, disputes or concerns in the club among staff, club members, volunteers or parents.
• Knowledge of the mission, objectives, and programs of non-profit organizations and youth development services, preferably Boys and Girls Clubs.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to motivate staff.
• Strong oral, written and presentation communication skills.
• MS Office Suite and internet/computer competency required.

EMPLOYEE CLASSIFICATION: Exempt employees are not entitled, under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), to the protections of the wage and hour laws of the state or the FLSA. Exempt employees must always be paid on a salary basis and not be subject to reduction based on the quality or quantity of work performed. ENVIRONMENT & WORKING CONDITIONS: Daily contact with club staff, club members, families, outside organizations, and individuals to plan, coordinate and deliver programs. Travel to special events and field trips are required. Required to work daily afternoon/evening hours. Occasional weekend work is required to accomplish objectives. Flexibility to work clubhouse hours, especially as seasons and service needs change. The position requires walking and climbing stairs; Light work, exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently.

DISCLAIMER The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, nor to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and -objectives required of employees assigned to this job.