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AssociateProgramDirector
“Associate Program Director at Playworks. Skills: program quality, staff development, performance management, accountability, continuous improvement. Drive Program Quality and Consistency Across all Partner Sites. Lead staff performance management, coaching, and development”
What You'll Achieve.
Drive Program Quality and Consistency Across all Partner Sites; Ensure excellence across all partner sites; lead the execution and management of Playworks’ comprehensive school-based play and youth development programming; overseeing program quality, staff performance, training, and development of program staff; ensuring consistent, high-quality implementation of Playworks services across partner sites; Drive consistent, high-quality program implementation across multiple sites; improve performance and outcomes; build systems and processes that support consistency and sustainability; high level of ownership and responsibility; represent Playworks effectively with school and community partners; Own program metrics, outcomes, and continuous improvement efforts across the region; Ensure a strong, consistent partner experience across all school sites
Industry & Context.
Address program challenges
requires consistent in-person engagement with school, district, and community partners, periodic travel across Michigan and Ohio to support school, district, and partner engagement, occasional day trips and limited overnight travel based on partnership and regional needs
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of successful supervisory and management experience, Proven ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships internally and externally, Demonstrated experience with staff coaching, performance management, and accountability, computer skills, including the Google Suite and Salesforce, Ability to thrive working both independently and within team settings
Nice to Have
managing adults preferred
What You'll Do.
Drive Program Quality and Consistency Across all Partner Sites
Lead staff performance management
Ensure implementation of TeamUp and training models
Establish clear expectations for program delivery and staff accountability
Lead ongoing observation
and continuous improvement cycles
Build staff capacity to operate independently and consistently across sites
Direct supervision of Program Specialists and Site Coordinators
and ongoing development of program staff
Oversee performance management and staff accountability systems
Participate in the hiring of program staff
Support the implementation of staff development and recognition efforts
Oversee implementation of Playworks programming and consultation services at partner sites
Conduct regular program observations and data reviews to ensure high-quality delivery
and continuous improvement efforts across the region
Use data to inform decisions
and drive staff accountability
consistent partner experience across all school sites
Address program challenges and support school partnerships as needed
Lead administrative program management tasks (data collection
Represent Playworks in community and partner-facing settings as needed
Develop and refine systems
and tools to improve program delivery and consistency
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
develop collaborative relationships internally and externally; operating within team settings
Communication Scope
Professionalism and ability to represent Playworks effectively with school and community partners
Process & Methodology
organizational and prioritization skills in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
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