Program Director - Stouffville, Canada - Trails Youth Initiatives

Trails Youth Initiatives

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Stouffville, Canada

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Description

Program Director
(Youth Outdoor Program)

Organization:
Trails Youth Initiatives

Location:
Stouffville, Ontario

Employment type:
Full-time; maternity leave contract: June 2024-December 2025

Hiring Range:
$ $55 000 annual salary

Location and hours:

Nonprogram days are 8am4pm working remotely
Program days (working with youth inperson) are at Trails Youth Initiatives and are minimum:
One weekend per month Friday 2pm to Sunday 5pm, and
Four weeks in the summer
Option to stay in overnight accommodations on site
Willingness to work outside of regular business hours as needed

Openings available:1 position available

Applications due:
March 1, 2024

Who Are We?
Trails Youth Initiatives is a charity and private school that provides a long-term program for vulnerable youth. We focus on fostering community, emotional intelligence, and self-knowledge through outdoor experiential education.

We augment students' traditional schooling with intentional community-building, conscious challenge, and lifelong support in order to position them for success.

Participants commit to our four-year program with a group of 20 of their peers: two weeks each summer, and one weekend per month during the school year.

At this home-away-from-home camp setting, participants build resiliency by developing a connection to their peers, a connection to a place, and a connection to themselves.

Trails focuses on growing and strengthening skills such as Non-violent Communication, conflict resolution, leadership, critical thinking, and reflection. With our focus on transference, participants build positive engagement with Trails, the outdoors, and their authentic selves. Typical daily activities may include hiking, canoeing, swimming, camping, skiing, snowshoeing and yoga.

About the Position

Reporting to the Director of Education, the Program Director is responsible for delivering 'The Trails Way' to each participant, ensuring that programming aligns with the Charity's mission, inspiring staff and kids.

The incumbent oversees the Facilitators, through whom the Weekend/Summer Program is delivered. This position directs the day-to-day program and carries out its mandate within parameters set by the President.

Key requirements include contributing to a positive, healthy and safe work environment; delegating appropriately; inspiring staff to provide and deliver world class youth programs; supporting, coaching and inspiring team members; conducting behavioural management discussions with participants and parents/guardians and holding direct reports accountable for performance.

Crucially, you will be passionate about the Charity's mission to challenge and equip vulnerable youth to become contributing members of their community.

Key Responsibilities

General_
Directs Program through staff, youth, alumni and volunteers
Managing team of Facilitators (approximately 12 staff per session)
Aligns behaviour with mission, culture, and procedures outlined in Director Handbook as well as other relevant organizational policies
Ensures that documentation is accessible, accurate, and maintains strict confidentiality of youth and staff information
Identifies, assesses, and informs Director of Education of riskmanagement issues that may affect organization
Collaborates effectively with team members
Strives to expand professional knowledge to enhance innovation and productivity
Keeps uptodate on matters relating to youth empowerment, education, and naturebased outdoor practices

In addition to these tasks, there are portfolios that are fairly dispersed between the four Program Directors

Portfolios include:

recruitment, retention and training of staff; event hosting such as the annual Graduation and Holiday Celebration; trip planning; data reporting on accident incidents and program feedback; working with outreach groups and site rentals; liaising with special guests; and transportation and food logistics.

Recurring Tasks_
Delivers 'The Trails Way' to participants and ensuring alignment with mission
Organizes and runs Thursday night agenda meeting with Facilitators prior to sessions
Completes home visits, meeting with participants and parents as needed
Actively participates in weekly Program Team Meeting to evaluate sessions
Actively participates in monthly Team Meeting with all fulltime staff
Updates Salesforce database as needed using weekend reports (absences, verbal warnings, interventions, etc.)
Updates database with notes from phone calls and home visits promptly
Monitors patterned participant behaviours and reviews contracts and checkins
Returns calls from parents, staff, and participants within 24 hours
Supports Impact Days and community groups as needed
Leads final debrief with Facilitators at the end of weekend and summer sessions
Human Resources, Supervisory_
Ensures physical and emotional safety of staff and participant