Out of School Time (OST) Program Manager - Vacancy ID: 233061

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Responsible for the recruitment, training, supervising, and evaluation of part time, seasonal, volunteer, and contracted/vended staff to support program areas.
• Direct supervisor of the OST Program Specialist.
• Direct oversight and management of Biweekly payroll processing.
• Implementation of program expectations to ensure the delivery of high quality programming at all sites. 
• Creating and providing resources to support staff and participants.
• Engaging families, district administration, teachers, and the community for support of the out-of-school time programs through communication and collaboration.
• Oversee daily program operations (enrichment opportunities and physical fitness).
• Conduct site visits and reviews.
• Evaluation and assessment of program quality as well as continuously working towards improvements.
• Responsible for leadership and management of the planning, organizing, scheduling, coordinating, and implementing of day to day schedules and activities for camps.
• Provide program evaluations and reports through regular personal observation, employee, and participant feedback.
• Maintains inventory, orders and distributes recreation supplies and equipment needed for program areas.
• Supports and staffs district related care programs as needed.
• Prepares and monitors a budget for each of the designated programs in the assigned area. All financial reports to be current, accurate and consistently reliable maximizing service cost recovery.
• Establishes and maintains a customer focused service approach for recreation programming.
• Displays innovative and creative ideas and methods for the service delivery of all Out of School Time programs.
• Assists with the facilitation of promotion and marketing of OST programs to increase public awareness, support and participation.
• Develops alternative resource methods related to the program area (grants, sponsorships, etc.).
• Contributes to the overall department team goals through active engagement and leadership.
• Provides ongoing coaching, mentoring and recognition to all staff in OST programs.

Education/Experience Requirements: Successful candidates must possess a bachelor’s degree in recreation, education, child development or a related field and have at least 2 years’ experience managing an out-of-school time program. Candidates must also be able to demonstrate an ability to work closely with school staff. 

Terms of Employment:

• Exempt
• Full Time
• 12-month position

Physical Requirements:

• Frequent standing, walking, and sitting; occasional stooping, kneeling, or crouching.
• Ability to lift and move up to 25 pounds.
• Occasional exposure to outdoor weather conditions.

Work Environment:

• Typical office and/or school environment
• Primarily indoors, with occasional outdoor supervision
• May include exposure to varying weather conditions during outdoor activities.

Equal Opportunity: 

It is the policy of the District that persons seeking employment with the District shall not be discriminated against in employment by reason of their age, race, creed, color, religion, handicap or disability, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sex, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, arrest record, conviction record, military service, membership in the National Guard, state defense or reserves, political affiliation, use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer's premises during non-working hours, declining to attend a meeting or to participate in any communication about religious matters or political matters, the authorized use of family or medical leave or worker's compensation benefits, genetic information, physical, mental, emotional or learning disability, or any other factor protected by local, state or federal law in all employment practices including terms, conditions and privileges of employment. 

Reasonable accommodations shall be made for qualified individuals with a disability, unless such accommodations would impose an undue hardship on the District. Requests for accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act or under the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act must be submitted to the Human Resources Department.