By The Hand Club For Kids is a Christian, after-school program that emphasizes academic excellence while nurturing the whole child – mind, body and soul. Located in Chicago’s most under-resourced neighborhoods, By The Hand helps children have abundant life. The culture of By The Hand is Christ-centered, people-focused and results oriented. While loving and nurturing, By The Hand has a strong results-orientation, a very structured program and a growth mindset that believes with hard work we can all continue to learn and grow.

By The Hand is a not for profit, religious organization. Individuals employed at By The Hand are working in ministerial roles and perform all or some of the following responsibilities: sharing the Gospel, teaching chapel, leading Bible studies, discipling students and modeling behavior that is consistent with Christ’s teaching.

Overview of Position

Reporting to the Vice President of K-6th Grade and is a member of the E.O.S Programming Team, the Site Director is responsible for leading and managing the day-to-day programming and operations of a specific By The Hand Club location through developing and managing their staff. This position requires a self-motivated and focused leader with a desire to serve youth in under-served neighborhoods.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position supervises the Site Administrator Enrollment Specialist (SAES), K-6th grade Co-Hort Liaisons/Team Leaders, Front Door Coordinators.

Duties/Responsibilities

Performs in a way that is consistent with the vision, mission, and culture of By The Hand and commits to excellence in every aspect of the overall operation.
Models cultural values of By The Hand Club For Kids in day-to-day behavior.
Follows all policies as outlined in the operational guide, including maintaining brand standards and ensuring 100% adherence to the Child Protection Policy.
Participates in employee growth plans including a regular personal development plan meeting.
Creates a culture in which people are encouraged and held accountable for their spiritual growth.
Interviews potential hires and provides a structured onboarding process.
Develops and manages staff, and conducts weekly check-in meetings.
Meets overall targets for achievement with an emphasis on academic progress, attendance, and retention for all students.
Ensures staff are utilizing the Student Behavior Policy when students need redirection.
Responsible for submitting monthly expense reports and monitoring the financial statements to stay on budget.
Builds and maintains positive relationships with principals/administrators at partner schools.
Reviews, tracks, and approves staff paid time off (PTO) and hours worked via ADP.
Maintains enrollment at full capacity throughout the entire year.
Plans training and development for their staff.
Holds team leaders accountable for attendance, enrollment, programming, and home/school visit metrics.
Maintains consistency among the staff’s programming practices, classroom effectiveness, and expectations for student success.
Manages site programming schedule and monitors staff compliance.
Effectuates all safety protocols at the site. Makes certain that all Child Protection Policies, Emergency Procedures, and Disciplinary standards are being followed.
Ensures that all personnel within the site exemplify the cultural values of By The Hand.
Provides support during normal programming hours to staff, handles discipline issues as needed, and ensures facility/classrooms/team leaders are prepared.
Communicates with the Director of Facilities for building repairs, housekeeping and safety needs or concerns.
Works to ensure all volunteers feel welcome and are utilized fully.
Oversees community partnerships and attends neighborhood meetings.
Works with staff and leadership to monitor and enforce policies and procedures to further the BTH religious purpose and religious freedom.
Performs all other duties as required and assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities

Personal and saving relationship with Jesus Christ, evidenced by a lifestyle that demonstrates the Word of God and displays a commitment to regular fellowship with other members in a Bible believing church.
This position requires a Christ-like servant leader who has a sense of calling and who models Biblical principles.
Exemplifies By The Hand core values.
Passion and commitment for urban student transformation, confidence to lead in a challenging situation and belief that all children can learn.
Outstanding problem-solving skills with an orientation toward results, action, impact and influence.
Ability to work both as a team player and independently.
Proven ability to work under tight deadlines and multi-task well.
Outstanding time management and communication skills.
Adheres to our Employee Standards of Living.
Has completed an evangelism course and is trained and prepared to share the gospel with others.

Education and Experience

A bachelor’s degree in a related field, i.e., education, ministry, social work, psychology, counseling, or business.
Five plus years of professional work experience.
Three plus years of experience managing others.
Spiritual maturity and the experience discipling others.
Experience working with youth and/or families in an urban context is preferred.
Experience using Google Suite products, Google Drive and communication apps.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, photocopies and filing cabinets. This job is not a virtual job, but it requires in-person attendance as agreed upon by your immediate supervisor.

Physical Demands

The employee is regularly required to speak and listen. This role may require you to move equipment between rooms and/or locations and lift up to 50 pounds. Periodically has to travel to other organizational sites for meetings and training. This job is not a virtual job, but it requires in-person attendance as agreed upon by your immediate supervisor.

Disclaimer

The duties and responsibilities described are not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform. The employee may be required to perform additional functions as necessitated by business demands. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice. Employment with By The Hand Club For Kids is at will, and the employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodation.

By The Hand Club For Kids is an equal opportunity employee. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, sex, age, national origin, veteran or disability status. As a ministry, By The Hand is permitted and reserves the right to prefer employees or prospective employees on the basis of religion in our screening and selection process. By The Hand is also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified candidates with a disability, absent undue hardship. An employee or applicant who believes he or she has a disability and may require an accommodation must contact the Human Resources Department at hr@bythehand.org or call 773-854-4176.

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