Reach & Rise® Program Director

About the position

Under the direction of the V/P of Outreach, the Reach and Rise Director is responsible for the oversight and ongoing development and implementation of the Y’s National Reach and Rise Mentoring Program at the YMCA of East Tennessee. The Reach and Rise Director is a Mental Health Professional and will establish the R&R Program Model by recruiting, training, and matching volunteers, as well as being responsible for managing risk. Will ensure uniformity of training curriculum, data collection, outcome objectives, and ongoing clinical support. Will comply with all OJJDP (Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) grant requirements. In addition, every position in the YMCA of East Tennessee is responsible for upholding the Judeo-Christian principles that are central to our mission by modeling behaviors that exemplify the Y’s core values - caring, honesty, respect and responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Effectively manages and ensures compliance with all aspects of active grants and partnership agreements with the Y USA, OJJDP, and YMCA of San Francisco.
• Ensure all program goals and objectives are met for association and clearly document outcomes and data per program protocols.
• Provide accurate, timely completion and submission of all mentor/mentee related records and documents.
• Conduct comprehensive assessments and implement the mentee growth plans, utilizing various intervention methods and techniques.
• Comply with the legal standards for mandated reporting.
• Work with all Y partners to ensure positive and consistent relationship.
• Attend regular meetings with volunteers, families, and with staff from schools and/or community based organizations.
• Provide input as to how the mentoring program can better reflect the cultural diversity of the children and families in the geographical area.
• Participate in safety, risk management and quality improvement activities and conduct program evaluation and applied research to assure safe and effective services.
• Attend all required training as required by the YMCA of the USA, OJJDP, and the YMCA of San Francisco.
• Follow all Y policies, rules, regulations and procedures, including emergency and safety procedures. Complete incident and accident reports as necessary.

Requirements

• Must be able to pass background check to include DOJ finger printing (recheck every 2 years).
• Must be able to travel to all program activity sites.
• Proven ability to work with people from a variety of different ethnic, socioeconomic, educational, religious, sexual, and generational backgrounds.
• Position requires a Master’s Degree in Social Work or Counseling.
• Experience working with the target population as well as implementing and delivering a program by following specific program model, curriculum and guidelines.
• Strong organizational and communication skills.
• Familiarity and experience working in or with community-based agencies and working in a 'practitioner-research' collaborative study.
• Ability to lead and motivate others.
• Needs to have initiative, be creative and flexible.
• Must be able to respond to safety and emergency situations.

Nice-to-haves

• Supervisory experience preferred.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employment employer.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.