Director of Integrated Health Services, SquashSmarts

Posted by SquashSmarts on July 15, 2025

SquashSmarts is an award winning out-of-school-time urban youth enrichment program utilizing the sport of squash and academic tutoring. Since 2001, SquashSmarts has been providing high quality, high impact programs to girls and boys from the School District of Philadelphia’s most under resourced public schools. With headquarters in North Philadelphia’s Lenfest Center and West Philadelphia’s Arlen Specter US Squash Center, SquashSmarts mission is to improve the lives of underserved youth from Philadelphia public schools by providing intensive, long-term academic tutoring and squash instruction, while imparting high standards of personal integrity, health and fitness, and service to the community.” SquashSmarts is a 501c3 not-for-profit charitable organization and an equal opportunity employer. SquashSmarts is a founding member of the Squash & Education Alliance and the Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative. For more information, please visit our website.

Position Description:

Ideal candidates are bright, creative, patient, motivated, articulate, compassionate and well-training professionals excited to work in a team environment to make a direct impact on young people’s lives through their focused efforts in three primary areas:

1. Direct Student Support: provide daily positive behavioral services and education to middle and high school student-athletes across three tiers of mental health and wellness (below); engage families, school partners and external agencies to create a comprehensive year-round plan to support children; track/monitor services and progress; and develop and navigate a network of local referral resources at appropriate agencies to assist students and families
2. Employee Training & Education: develop and deliver an employee education and training program to improve knowledge and awareness of best practices and methods to existing and future program staff in order to increase organizational identification, reach, impact and effectiveness in the above direct service areas.
3. New Initiatives: serve as an organizational spokesperson to the community, external partners and funders; plan, design and implement new community programs in coordination with the Community team to foster mental health and wellness in the surrounding neighborhoods; promote and execute planned service events (grief, teen, etc.); and disseminate resources on topics of interest to families in our community.

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