Summer Supervisor, Philadelphia Youth Network

Posted by Philadelphia Youth Network on March 9, 2015

About PYN: The Philadelphia Youth Network (PYN) is an intermediary organization dedicated to connecting systems and leveraging resources to equip young people for academic achievement, economic opportunity and personal success. To achieve this mission, we manage and support large-scale, cross-sector initiatives to develop targeted programs that allow early access to educational and employment services for underserved youth in the region.

Our 15 years of experience designing, nurturing and sustaining cross-sector approaches demonstrate its unique, valuable role in improving education and employment outcomes. To that end, we organize our work around four core functions:

• Convening and leading cross sector partnerships and initiatives that enhance opportunities available to Philadelphia youth
• Connecting the necessary resources, systems and investments to ensure citywide coordination of youth serving initiatives
• Measuring impact and evaluating progress by collecting and analyzing data, promoting continuous improvement
• Sustaining impact by influencing policy, building public awareness and maximizing the impact of youth serving systems through collective effort

About the Program Services Division: The Program Services Division (PSD) designs, manages and replicates evidence-based college and career pathways for youth. As a conduit for local, regional and national best practices, the PSD ensures that programs achieve operational efficiency and remain in compliance with funding mandates and are comprehensively evaluated to demonstrate the impact of the investment and services on youth in Philadelphia. Additionally, the PSD provides access to opportunities for professional learning and development for leadership and staff of youth-serving organizations. In partnership with stakeholders who invest in the youth workforce development system and sub-contractors who directly serve the youth, PSD manages the resources of over $15 million for services to nearly 10,000 youth annually.

Position Description: The Summer Supervisor is part of a seasonal team designed to support the implementation of WorkReady Philadelphia’s summer system. The Summer Supervisor is the lead coordinator for WorkReady Summer programming, working closely with PYN full-time staff to support day-to-day summer program implementation for upwards of 8,000 young people between April and August.

Essential Functions:

Staff Supervision

• Provide support to full-time staff
• Support on-boarding and training of seasonal specialist teams
• Provide day to day supervision of seasonal specialist team
• Coordinates activities and timelines of seasonal specialist team

Relationships

• Develop and maintain relationships with stakeholders

Operations

• Point person for summer adherence to PYN’s Administrative and Compliance Policies, Process and Procedures (PPP) for eligibility
• Schedule meetings with Compliance and Operations Director to discuss any challenges reported
• Point person for summer troubleshooting
• File accountability

Data Governance

• Point person regarding data quality issues regarding youth information data is validated with supporting documentation; Name, Date of Birth, SSN, and Address, City, State, Zip

Reporting

• Coordinates the design and use of various reports and communication strategies across departments
• Provide updates on status of worksites and job, number of youth enrolled, number of youth to be enrolled against slot levels, number of youth placed, number of youth to be placed against slot levels, etc.

Overall

• Enter information into necessary database(s)
• Other duties as assigned by Compliance and Operations Director

Education, Experience & Skills Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree preferred, some post-secondary education required
• Experience convening, leading and supervising diverse teams
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects in a high paced environment which includes being highly self-motivated and disciplined; able to take ownership and drive projects through to completion
• Demonstrated success collaborating with other educational, social, workforce, or governmental systems
• Ability to design and implement systems necessary to gather, maintain, and analyze statistical data and generate reports
• Ability to provide excellent customer service
• Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
• Must be highly flexible and adaptable
• Strong organizational, analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Skill in the use of personal computers, related software applications and ability to integrate technology into operations
• Familiarity with PYN initiatives is preferred, but not required
• Ability to work evenings and weekends is preferred
• Successful completion of a child abuse clearance and criminal background check (requirement for PYN employees)

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