Beacon Director

Description Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco — George Washington Carver Elementary School San Francisco, CA | Full-time | In-person $82,000 – $85,000 / year | Benefits Eligible Why This Role Matters Since 1891, Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco (BGCSF) has provided high-quality, community-based youth development services to youth in San Francisco. Our mission is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.

We impact the lives of Club members, primarily ages 4 to 18, by focusing on academic success, healthy lifestyles, good character, community engagement, and job readiness with earning potential. We are nationally recognized for the high quality of our programs and comprehensive approach to serving youth. Whether you’re joining our administrative team, a Clubhouse team, a school-based team, or our Camp Mendocino team, you’ll be surrounded by enthusiastic, talented, and passionate colleagues who wake up every day ready to inspire young people to reach their full potential.

What You’ll Do The Beacon Director provides strategic leadership, operational oversight, and vision for the Beacon Community School schoolday push-in support program as well as the after-school enrichment program at George Washington Carver Elementary. The Beacon Club Director works in collaboration with school leadership, SFUSD, San Francisco Beacon Initiative, DCYF, families, and community partners to integrate academic, socio-emotional, and behavioral support services designed to address the achievement gap and foster student success.

This position supervises the Assistant Beacon Director and a team of Program Leaders to ensure quality program operation across the schoolday and afterschool program to serve Transitional Kindergarten (TK) - 5th grade youth. This position reports to the Director of School-Based Clubs. Direct Beacon Community School Operations & Alignment Provide vision and oversight for high quality TK-5th grade youth development, academic and social enrichment, family partnership, and behavioral health programming.

Partner with school site leadership to regularly assess student and community needs, align community resources, and utilize data to adjust programming. Develop and manage the annual operating budget, program contracts, and MOUs while maintaining full compliance with SFUSD ExCEL and San Francisco Beacon Initiative policies and requirements Work with Assistant Beacon Director to ensure completion of ExCEL Quality Action Plans, SFBI’s State of The Beacon, and DCYF YPQA process.

Coordinate with Assistant Beacon Director to ensure Club leadership presence at ExCEL Program Manager meetings, and Beacon Director meetings. Recruit, develop MOUs, and coordinate with community partners and resources to serve students and families. Staff Supervision & Capacity Building Recruit, hire, train, supervise, and evaluate full-time staff, part-time staff, contractors, consultants, and volunteers in partnership with BGCSF leadership and HR.

Create annual work plans, goals, foster ongoing professional development, and ensure team adherence to safety, punctuality, and high professional standards. Partnership, Community Engagement & Outcome Tracking Establish annual program goals, evaluation instruments, and participant outcome metrics for all age groups (TK-5th grade) in collaboration with the Director of School-Based Clubs and Vice President of Club Services.

Meet regularly with the BGCSF Citywide Program Services and Outcomes Measurement team members to identify collaborative opportunities and training support for direct reports. Meet regularly with the school Principal, Academic Liaison, and School Site Council to ensure after-school alignment with the regular school day. Oversee family outreach, marketing materials, program record-keeping, and additional funding/grant development opportunities.

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