Teen Services Manager (College Readiness & Workforce Development)
- Employer
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia
- Closing date
- Sep 20, 2019
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- Focus Areas
- Youth Development
- Job Function
- Direct Service / Social Service, Education / Teaching, Human Resources / Recruiting
- Position Type
- Full Time
- Degree Level
- Bachelors
- Willingness to Travel
- up to 25%
- Experience Level
- Management
Job Details
JOB SUMMARY:
The Teen Services Manager promotes teen recruitment, retention, and programs with an emphasis on career preparedness and higher education through colleges and universities. Deliver direct services and manages corporate partnerships leading to Post-secondary planning and placement; job and workforce readiness; leadership and character building programs, events and tours/trips. Creates content for programs and trains internal staff and partners. Develops goals and objectives for cross organizational programming. Tracks progress and implements changes to improve outcome success.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS AND ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Serves as the lead staff person for a group of clubs for CareerBound including direct instruction and training of club staff to lead direct instruction.
Creates content for CareerBound lessons, HUB events, and partnership driven programs.
Assists in program evaluation. Conducts informational meetings on a regularly scheduled basis to club staff, high school staff, youth, and parents to recruit students into the College Bound Program and to promote understanding and value of having college and/or career plans upon graduation
Serves as the lead staff person for multiple partnership driven programs and events including managing the partnership and insuring deliverables are met. Coordinates all aspects of partner driven workshops and events.
Recruit and select teen members for partnerships and collaborations that provide leadership opportunities, employment opportunities and scholarships
Manages an individual caseload from their cluster of clubs throughout Metro Atlanta. Monitors and reviews targeted youth’s academic achievement, test results and career development regularly
Serves as the organization lead in one or more:
Workforce Development Internships
College or Career Related Trips and Tours
College or Career Related Events
College and/or Career Outside Opportunities
Testing Preparation Courses and Practice Tests
Scholarship Awards, Requests and Disbursements
Partnerships related to online programs and/or resources
Partnerships and programs related to hard skill development
University program partnerships
Pilot programs
Secures resources and facilitators to prepare targeted youth to take and pass tests or achieve minimum scores required (i.e. SAT, ACT, GHSGT) to enter colleges and universities. Counsels with targeted youth (especially graduating seniors) and their families in planning for higher education including college admission, financial aid and testing, military enlistment, and/or workforce entry
Keeps accurate and up-to-date reports and database on participants, members and beneficiaries of programs and prepares monthly status reports for the lead or manager
Keeps accurate and up-to-date reports and database on participants, members and beneficiaries of programs including attendance and information requirements for other departments
Collaborates with youth development agencies and professional groups to foster educational opportunities for club high school youth. Performs administrative work to support responsibilities
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:
Education
Bachelor’s Degree required in a related field of study or equivalent work experience (minimum of 5 years in successful workforce development program.)
Experience
Three or more (3+) years related work experience in the field of youth development and/or college access programs preferred
Previous experience with Boys and Girls Clubs strongly desired
Skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Excellent interpersonal skills required to work effectively with youth, parents, staff and volunteers
Ability to work independently as well as interdependently on multiple programs and events simultaneously
Ability to write content for workshops and partnerships
Ability to communicate with members, parents and professionals within and outside the organization
Ability to manage partnerships including direct and indirect supervision of those delivering content
Must be effective at promoting, training & evaluating youth programs
Ability to lead staff in planning day-to-day activities & programs
Proficient in use of PC & Microsoft Office
Ability to maintain and manipulate data using a database
Ability to evaluate, modify and implement activities, workshops, trainings, and programs for teens, parents, partners, and/or BGCMA staff
ENVIRONMENT & WORKING CONDITIONS:
Normal internal office environment. Daily phone communication with & frequent travel to BGCMA locations; travel to institutions of higher education, meetings with workforce development partners, occasional overnight and/or multi-day travel with teens. Frequent evening and occasional weekend work. The job requires the ability to stand for extended periods, kneel, reach, bend, and lift objects weighing in excess of 25lbs. Outdoor work and moderate physically demanding activities may be required on occasion.
Demonstrated ability to maintain a high-energy level, be comfortable performing multi-faceted projects in conjunction with day-to-day activities. Ability to get along with diverse personalities while at all times displaying tact, maturity and flexibility.
Company
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta works to save and change the lives of children and teens, especially those who need us most, by providing a safe, positive, and engaging environment and programs that prepare and inspire them to achieve Great Futures.
A diverse group of civic-minded youth advocates are employed by the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta. From Club to Club and throughout the corporate office, dedicated and fully-trained staff work in support of developing the young people of our community.
Each member of our highly respected team is encouraged to advance professionally in their respective arena of influence. Guidance is provided through orientations, development trainings, quarterly all-staff gatherings, and direct peer-to-peer mentoring/coaching. Competitive compensation and/or benefits are provided to full and part-time staff.
- Telephone
- 470-580-9432
- Location
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2880 Dresden Rd.
Atlanta
GA
30341
United States
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