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About the Role

El Puente is seeking a thoughtful, relationship-centered, and strategic Program Director to lead the El Puente Beacon Leadership Center at MS 50. This role is an opportunity to shape a vibrant community space where young people, families, and community members can learn, create, lead, and thrive. The Program Director will play a critical role in ensuring that the Beacon serves as a welcoming, engaging, and high-quality environment that reflects El Puente's mission, values, and commitment to social justice.

Responsibilities

Lead the overall vision, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Beacon program.
Develop and oversee structured, age-appropriate programming that aligns with El Puente's Mission, Membership Model, and 12 Principles.
Ensure programming supports youth development, leadership development, academic enrichment, wellness, arts education, and community engagement.
Create systems for measuring program outcomes, participation, and overall program quality.
Use data, feedback, and observation to continuously strengthen program effectiveness and member experience.
Provide leadership, supervision, coaching, and support to the Beacon Leadership Team.
Supervise and support Group Leaders, Activity Specialists, Facilitators, seasonal staff, and community partners.
Conduct regular supervision meetings, performance evaluations, professional development planning, and ongoing coaching.
Cultivate a positive, collaborative, and accountable team culture rooted in El Puente's values.
Support staff recruitment, onboarding, retention, and professional growth.
Support participant recruitment, enrollment, retention, and engagement efforts.
Ensure youth and families experience a welcoming, inclusive, and affirming program environment.
Strengthen relationships with members, caregivers, community partners, and stakeholders.
Support implementation of El Puente's Membership Model and leadership development framework.
Promote opportunities for youth voice, leadership, and community participation throughout programming.
Ensure compliance with all DYCD Beacon contractual requirements, reporting expectations, and performance standards.
Maintain compliance with all NYC Department of Health School-Aged Child Care (SACC) regulations and health and safety requirements.
Ensure appropriate staff-to-participant ratios, supervision practices, emergency preparedness procedures, and incident reporting protocols are maintained.
Monitor attendance, enrollment, program participation, and outcome tracking systems.
Serve as Administrator on Duty (AOD) as needed.
Oversee enrollment, attendance, and participant data collection and reporting.
Ensure timely completion of all required reports, documentation, and compliance records.
Collaborate with fiscal and administrative teams to manage program budgets and expenditures.
Monitor program resources and ensure responsible stewardship of funding and materials.
Support grant compliance and contract deliverables as required.
Collaborate closely with MS 50 leadership and the El Puente Community School team to align programming and support student success.
Maintain strong relationships with school personnel, community organizations, service providers, and external partners.
Represent El Puente in meetings, events, and community spaces as needed.
Work collaboratively across departments to support organizational goals and initiatives.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Education, Youth Development, Human Services, Social Work, Public Administration, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
At least three years of supervisory or management experience in youth development, education, after-school programming, community-based organizations, or related fields.
Strong relationship-building skills with youth, families, staff, school partners, and community stakeholders.
Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Experience overseeing program operations, compliance requirements, and administrative systems.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
A demonstrated connection to El Puente's mission and values, with a commitment to community-centered and justice-rooted work.

Skills

Youth development
Community leadership
Social justice
Program management
Staff management
Partnership development
Relationship-building
Organizational skills
Program operations
Compliance management
Administrative systems
Written communication
Verbal communication
Bilingual English/Spanish proficiency

Location

EPBeaCS - Brooklyn, NY 11211

Work Type

Full Time
In-person

Experience Level

At least three years of supervisory or management experience

Education Level

Bachelor's degree in Education, Youth Development, Human Services, Social Work, Public Administration, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience

Salary/Compensations

$65,000.00 - $65,000.00

Benefits

Healthcare
Retirement benefits with employer match
Paid time off

About the Company

Founded in 1982, El Puente is a youth-centered human rights organization rooted in Brooklyn, New York and Puerto Rico, using the arts, education, environmental justice, and community organizing as tools to inspire and nurture leadership for peace and justice.
For over four decades, El Puente has been building community-led movements grounded in self-determination, where young people, families, and communities are not only participants, but leaders shaping the future of their neighborhoods and beyond.
Through a holistic leadership and membership model, the organization creates spaces where culture, identity, civic engagement, and activism intersect.
El Puente’s work spans Youth Leadership Centers across Brooklyn, a nationally recognized public high school, environmental justice initiatives, and organizing efforts that place community voice at the center of change.
From local neighborhoods to global conversations, the organization continues to stand at the forefront of movements for equity, climate justice, and human rights.
At its core, El Puente is deeply relational, intergenerational, and community-rooted.
The work is dynamic and responsive, grounded in the lived experiences of the communities it serves.

Equal Opportunity

El Puente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace that reflects the communities it serves.
It provides equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected category under local, state, or federal law.
El Puente strongly encourages applications from women, people of color, DREAMers, immigrants, as well as members of LGBTQIA+ communities.