Club Director - Council Bluffs

Club Director

• Council Bluffs Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands
• 2.

0 Council Bluffs, IA Job Details Full-time From $55,000 a year 1 day ago Qualifications Google Workspace Google Sheets Google Docs Google Drive Microsoft Outlook Zoom Employee relationship building Windows Driver's License Video conferencing software Collaborative technology platforms Microsoft Teams Google Slides Technical Proficiency General management Board relations Video conferencing systems operation Database software proficiency Full Job Description Starting at $55K annually! (compensation is dependent on education and experience)

Location:

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands, Council Bluffs

• 815 North 16th St.

Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Organization Information :

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands (BGCM), an affiliate with Boys & Girls Clubs of America is a comprehensive out-of-school provider designed to support the most vulnerable youth in the Midlands. Our vision is to provide a world-class Club Experience that assures success is within reach of every young person who enters our doors, with all members on track to graduate from high school with a plan for the future, demonstrating good character and citizenship, and living a healthy lifestyle. It is our mission to inspire and enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, healthy and caring members of society. Safety, Accountability, Positivity, Integrity, Professionalism and Respectfulness are our core values that are embedded in our everyday culture.

Position Summary :

The Club Director is responsible for the direction and management of overall daily operations of a club under the control of Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands, Inc. The position's primary concern is a comprehensive, outcome driven program and delivery of service. Responsibilities falling under this purview include: supervision and training of staff (direct and indirect reports), program development and delivery, facility management, personnel issues, community relations, volunteers, and membership administration.

Essential Functions :

Leadership:

Ensure a healthy and safe environment with programs and services that prepare youth and staff for success Evaluate, plan and implement quality improvement objectives Mentoring and coaching staff Oversee club professionals for delivery of program objectives and standards Implement grants and meet grant requirements which can vary by location and year Oversight of spending based on grant requirements

Management:

Complete the Club Director section of onboarding process including: Interviewing and submitting paperwork utilizing the approved recruiting tool Create and maintain a weekly schedule for staff including vacations, meetings, and adjustments Appraise staff performance regularly and provide constructive feedback and redirection where necessary Implement monthly trainings both online and in person that correlate to the principles of youth development Ensure the completion and submittal of reports and projects requested by administrative staff Management of the club's food programs Ensure attendance and program data is uploaded using City Span/KidTrax systems

Programming:

Manage the development of new programming that is relevant and in line with the principles of youth development, Boys & Girls Clubs of American guidelines and BGCM expectations Apply Program Quality Assessment (PQA) tool to the improvement of the implementation of youth programming Lead the coordination of special events for assigned club and support organizational special events

Intermediary:

Encourage the building of positive relationships between clubs and families Act as a liaison between organization and community at large

Administrative:

Monitor budgets to ensure good stewardship of funds Approve and Submit POs, receipts and bills per BGCM procurement requirements Attend regular meetings and trainings; submitting all necessary reports as required Complete all club employee documents including: New hire packets, change of status, administrative actions, training folders Computer Literate

• Develop, organize and complete tasks and projects using software programs such as

Word, Excel and PowerPoint Qualifications :

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent work experience 3

• 5 years or more of Youth development Experience strongly preferred 1 year of management experience Youth programming experience preferred Experience working with and demonstrating compassion and/or sensitivity toward vulnerable populations and individuals with diverse backgrounds present in the organization's service population, both individually and in groups Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with Club staff, Board members, volunteers, community groups, and other related agencies Must be able to effectively navigate and function within a virtual environment Must effectively and comfortably manage in a virtual environment: Must serve as a technology advocate and understand the tools available and optimal methods to ensure utilization of technology is promoted at every opportunity Must be able to inspire trust and motivate virtual teams using strong communication, developmental and interpersonal skills and an ability to adapt to different virtual platforms Must successfully guide virtual teams, communicate clear goals, and facilitate problem solving Must be proficient in the use of Windows, Internet, Microsoft Suite (Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel, Outlook, Access or other database software proficiency), Zoom or other Virtual Meeting platforms, and Google Platform (Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides) Ability to earn and maintain mandatory CPR & First aid certification Maintain a valid driver's license and meet eligibility requirements to drive a BGCM vehicle Must be able to pass a drug test, criminal and driving records investigation The ability to read and write is necessary to complete reports and properly document program and organizational data Must have reliable transportation to get to sites or meetings Must have regular and reliable attendance

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Knowledge:

Administration and Management — Knowledge of business and management principles involved in resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, and coordination of people and resources Customer and Personal Service — Knowledge of principles and processes for providing client and customer services. This includes customer/client needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction

Developing Organizational Talent:

Staff development, coaching, providing feedback, delegating English Language — Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar Psychology — Basic knowledge of human behavior and performance, learning and motivation; Demonstrates an understanding of individual differences in ability, personality, and interests Safety and Security — Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective organizational security operations for the protection of people, data, property Community Relations

• Knowledge of the community that you are serving, ability to adjust and meet those needs

Skills:

Active Listening — giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times Budgeting

• Maintaining budgets for your location for staffing, programming, supplies, and more Coordination — adjusting actions in relation to others' actions Critical Thinking — using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems Interpersonal Savvy
• ability to build appropriate rapport, establish positive, professional, business communications, and maintain effective working relationships with the Board of Directors, top leadership, team members, volunteers, community groups, and other related agencies; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably Judgment and Decision Making — Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one; a commitment to data driven decision making Leadership•Developing commitment, influencing, empowering, leading by example, managing change, providing recognition, team building, working alongside your staff, coaching them through tasks Learning•A strong commitment to continuous growth and learning; Thorough knowledge of or ability to learn: the mission, objectives, policies, programs and procedures of BGCM Maintain Records•Keep accurate and up-to-date records, log, record, itemize, collate, tabulate data Management — Motivating, developing/coaching, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job, Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself to make improvements Patience•Ability to work calmly under pressure; Is tolerant with people and processes; listens and checks before acting; tries to understand the people and the data before making judgements and acting; waits for others to catch up before acting; sensitive to due process and proper pacing; follows established process; Reading Comprehension — understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents Social Perceptiveness — Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do Speaking — talking to others to convey information effectively Time Management — managing one's own time and the time of others; ability to meet deadlines and prioritize tasks

Abilities:

Deductive Reasoning — the ability to apply general rules to problems to produce answers that make sense Inductive Reasoning — the ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events) Integrity and Ethics

• the ability to act with honesty, integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality Oral Expression and Comprehension — the ability to listen to, understand and communicate information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences Problem Sensitivity — the ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong; It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem Speech Recognition — the ability to identify and understand the speech of another person

Taking Initiative:

Organizational awareness, contributing to a positive work environment, proactivity, string for excellence Written Comprehension — the ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing Written Expression — the ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand