​For more than a decade, CAMBA has partnered with NYC Department of Education Transfer High Schools on the Learning to Work (LTW initiative). LTWs are designed to re-engage over-age, under-credited students at public transfer high schools and Young Adult Borough Centers (YABCs) in New York City. These students typically face numerous barriers to success, including homelessness, court-involvement, teen parenthood, trauma and poverty. At the schools where we work, 80 - 90% of the student population is eligible for free or reduced lunch. Youth in these programs are particularly underserved and our resources are stretched to provide as much support as possible. LTW provides academic counseling, social -emotional support, family engagement, attendance outreach and career-readiness activities, including paid internships, to prepare youth for success. LTW is not a stand-alone program.  It is an integral part of culture within each school.  

CAMBA is seeking a Program Manager to manage a portfolio of LTW’s in Brooklyn + Manhattan. The Program Manager directly supervises the CAMBA LTW Onsite Director and provides strategic guidance to each CAMBA site-based team. In addition, the Program Manager engages with Transfer High School principals and other administrators to ensure that CAMBA is effectively supporting overall school goals.  

Responsibilities

• Organizing programs and activities in accordance with the mission and goals of CAMBA
• Developing new programs to support the strategic direction of the overall Learning to Work Program
• Creating and managing long-term goals including staff retention and program strategies
• Developing a budget and operating plan for the program
• Managing a team with a diverse array of talents and responsibilities
• Ensuring goals are met in areas including attention improvement, internship spending, DOE partnership and team member performance
• Meeting with stakeholders to make communication easy and transparent regarding project issues and decisions on services

Requirements

• 4+ years of supervisory experience, including managing multiple programs
• Extensive knowledge of LTWs and Transfer High Schools
• Excellent Knowledge of performance evaluation and change management principles
• Excellent communication, organizational, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• High energy, self-starter with the ability to be innovative
• Commitment to continuous quality improvement
• Master’s Degree, LCSW preferred