Summer Program Director

Job Description

We strongly encourage members of underrepresented groups and people of diverse backgrounds to apply!
Position: Summer Program Director
When: Summer 2023, mid June - July, Monday-Friday 
Location: East Palo Alto
Job Type: Temporary, Full-Time
​Pay: $30/hour
The Summer Program Director manages the successful operation of our all-girl flagship summer program serving girls ages 6-14 from in the East Palo Alto area. They are involved in the both the coordination and delivery of our programming. While the summer is underway, the Summer Program Director will be confidently leading programs alongside our other program leaders.
This position requires a passion for girl’s education, multitasking, leadership,
​mentorship, creativity, and empowerment.
Who you are!​
  • You are an experienced, trustworthy, educator who is driven to creating a safe, active, inspiring, and joyful culture for our participants, staff, and families.
  • You are comfortable being responsible for the overall management of our all-girl summer program, including staff-hiring and scheduling, spearheading program planning, coordinating field trips and consultants, keeping our spaces safe, and our girls and families happy.
  • You are a growth-focused leader who is comfortable making decisions, addressing conflict, teaching staff, leading programs, mentoring girls, and empowering others.
  • You can juggle many things at once, and care deeply about meeting the needs of both our girls, our staff, and the goals of our organization. You measure your success by the growth you inspire in others.
  • This is an opportunity to develop meaningful relationships with our girls and serve both as a teacher and trusted mentor.
You will be leading a culture of wellness and girl’s empowerment!
  • Our girls thrive among the positive, culturally-reflective female role models they meet through Girls to Women.
  • Seeing the girls' unique attributes and 'herstories' as cues to best serve them and their families.
You will be leading a culture of girls education!
  • Our program includes topics around cultural awareness, STEM, videography, science, story-telling, ecology, art, reading, health, crafts, computer projects, and field trips.

Duties and Responsibilities

Our Summer Program Director is an experienced manager and educator with a broad range of duties and responsibilities. You are comfortable with being responsible for the overall management and implementation of our all-girl summer program.
Leadership and staff management
  • You are an experienced, trustworthy, educator growth-focused leader You are passionate about creating a safe, active, inspiring, and joyful spaces
  • You will be leading a culture of wellness and girl’s empowerment,
  • You will hire and supervising program leaders,
  • You will manage staff scheduling and hours tracking
  • You will oversee the safe operations of our program site
  • You will professionally address, communicate, and document issues as they arise
Teaching and Lesson Planning and Program Coordination
  • You are a self-directed, responsible, organized, educator
  • You are excited about girl’s education
  • You will lead a staff to create intentional curriculum with learning outcomes
  • You will give guidance and direction when needed
  • You will oversee the overall implementation and success of programs
  • You will lead coordination of field trips and consultants (transportation, volunteers, planning, consultants, supplies, etc)
Qualities about the Summer Program Director:
  • You have a passion for girl’s education and empowerment
  • You are an educator with leadership, lesson planning, and teaching experience
  • You are comfortable making decisions, addressing conflict, and delegating
  • You are focused on empowering others
  • You can juggle many things at once, understanding the complexity of competing priorities
  • You care deeply about meeting the needs the goals of our organization.
  • You measure your success by the growth you inspire in others.​
Experience
  • 3 to 5 years experience in program coordination, education, event planning, non-profit, education or equivalent
  • 3 years professional work experience, preferred non-profit or education experience
  • Management experience, including oversight of multiple employees
​Girls to Women is often looking for school-year program leaders, event coordinators, community engagement leaders. Our Summer Program Director is an opportunity to be a part of our team year-round. ​