Director - Good Shepherd Community Center

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Strategy and Planning
  • Participate in weekly Program Managers meetings
  • Develop and regularly update strategy for the Center to become and remain a vibrant community resource for those in need
  • Develop annual goals and plans for implementation of the strategy, with associated reporting metrics
  • Identify and develop innovative ways for the Center to better serve the poor
  • Monitor, and adjust as necessary, programmatic strategy of the Center to ensure it remains similarly aligned with the Missions’ programmatic strategy in Selma
  • Develop, maintain, and report on annual GSCC budgets
• Management
  • Scheduling
    • Create and maintain all program schedules for the Community Center, coordinating as appropriate with Missions’ Program Managers in Selma, to ensure program inputs from Selma are aligned with Selma schedules
    • Ensure that Missions programs receive priority in facility scheduling
    • Troubleshoot and resolve any scheduling conflicts
  • Infrastructure
    • Work with buildings and maintenance to ensure the upkeep of the building and all associated grounds and equipment
    • Ensure security of the building and personnel

• • Policies and Procedures
    • Develop and enforce policies and procedures for individual and outside use of the Center including but not limited to registration, behavior, and discipline
    • Develop and oversee policies and procedures for partnerships between outside organizations and the Center
  • Performance
    • Develop and maintain performance indicators for the Center relative to its goals and the purposes of the Missions
    • Ensure that program registration system, VisitU, used at the Bullock Center is implemented at the Community Center with data integrity
    • Identify and maintain a subset of those performance indicators to be included in the Apricot system
    • Regularly provide performance analytics to the Senior Management team
    • Provide a formal quarterly and annual report to the President/CEO on Center use and program content and quality
• Programs
  • Work with the Chief Program Officer, Associate Chief Program Officer, and Program Managers to ensure that all program use of the Center is efficient and high quality
  • Assist with program implementation anywhere needed, including in food shop
  • Serve as mentor and role model to youth
  • Develop and implement plans for program participation growth
  • Continual presence in the building during program hours
• Community Relations
  • Build the presence and recognition of Edmundite Missions broadly in the areas served by the Community Center
  • Recruit, vet, and train volunteers
  • Serve as external face of the Center, maintaining and strengthening local relationships
  • Identify and pursue opportunities for community partnerships that align with Center goals and strategy, and Missions programming
  • Create, structure, and Chair a Community Advisory Committee

Supervisory Duties

• Nutrition Associate, Program Assistant, teachers, coaches, instructors and volunteers

KEY CANDIDATE CHARACTERISTICS

• Unassailable personal integrity and moral reputation
• Appreciation and respect for the Catholic Church and its teachings
• Understanding of and commitment to the concepts of “ministry” to the disadvantaged
• Team-oriented philosophy of work and management

KEY SKILLS AND PREREQUISITES

• Mastery of all Microsoft Office applications
• Familiarity with registration databases
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills
• Flexibility; ability to work periodic evenings or weekends as needed
• Minimum 5 years experience in equivalent community center or other community facility program and management role
• BA preferred

Email resume to missionsdirector@edmunditemissions.org or apply in person at 1002 Minter Ave, Selma, Alabama.