Community Center Manager

LaAmistad’s mission is to prepare Latino students and families for success through academic and life enrichment programs.

Our Vision that Latino students and families achieve life-long self-sufficiency.

Our Core Values :

• Kindness : The ability to speak with love, listen with patience and act with compassion.
• Excellence : "Every touch, every time, no exceptions."
• Passion : "The energy and devotion that comes from focusing on what excites you, transforming work into a joyful pursuit."
• Teamwork : "Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."
• Perseverance : Grit, the raw endurance, hard work and tenacity that keeps you going despite obstacles.

LaAmistad Community Center Manager :

Working under the direction of the Associate Director, the Manager is responsible for administering and supervising our LCC location and providing educational classes, workshops and leadership for the students and staff members consistent with the mission and vision of LaAmistad.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Exhibit our core values
• Lead, manage, supervise and hold direct reports accountable. Facilitate the weekly team meeting effectively. Hire, fire, review, reward and recognize the team that works at the community center.

Evaluate direct reports through quarterly conversations and annual reviews providing constructive feedback and continuing education opportunities.

• Guide, manage and support daily operations of Community Center and identify and resolve operational issues as they arise
• Conduct regular visits for programmatic evaluations to ensure programs meet quality expectations and compliance measures
• Coordinate, manage, analyze, share, distribute, evaluate, select and review all community center opportunities, classes, workshops and offerings that best benefit the community
• Implement systematic procedures to assess program effectiveness and monitor and evaluate all data
• Work with partners, facilitators and staff to ensure appropriate impactful programming and seek feedback regularly
• Monitor and ensure adherence to budget
• Serves as a resource to students, parents and staff for the purpose of providing information and addressing questions and concerns in a timely manner
• Assists in preparing, teaching, and evaluating assigned instructional courses as needed
• Provide timely communication in English and Spanish and effectively respond to all inquiries, questions, and comments in a timely manner
• Building meaningful connections with community with diverse backgrounds taking a family centered coaching approach using active listening techniques and questioning strategies
• Utilize volunteers providing training oversight and coaching to enable them to teach and support classes
• Each role with LaAmistad contributes to a strong team. To support the team, you will likely be required to walk quickly across varying distances on our campuses, lift and carry supplies and other materials, push heavy rolling carts, and climb multiple flights of stairs as well as have adequate hearing and vision to successfully navigate the requirements of the position.
• Other duties as needed

QUALIFICATIONS :

• Bachelor’s degree (master’s degree preferred) in social work, social sciences, education, or a related field
• Bilingual with near-native Spanish fluency
• Experience in working with schools and / or families and children; particularly within the Latinx community
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Spanish;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Strong leadership, management and organizational skills;
• Strong administrative skills;
• Familiarity with adult education and public school systems;
• Able to work independently, meet deadlines, work under stress, be resourceful and function as an effective team member;
• Valid Georgia driver’s license, proof of vehicle liability insurance and pass a criminal background check.
• Desire to serve students and families in need with a demonstrated passion for service and working with children.
• Demonstrated relationship-building and communication skills with a variety of audiences
• Demonstrated competence in staff selection, training, supervision and evaluation
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to act effectively under stress
• Ability to motivate, encourage, and work with staff to ensure outstanding performance as well as good morale
• MUST have prior administrative or supervisory experience
• Minimum of five years of experience in education or related field of which at least three years must be of successful teaching or leading
• Other combinations of applicable education, training, and experience which provide the knowledge, abilities and skills necessary to perform effectively in the position may be considered
• Proficiency in MS Office applications

COMPETENCIES :

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies :

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Gathers and analyzes information skillfully; Develops alternative solutions;

Works well in group problem solving situations; Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification;

Responds well to questions; Demonstrates group presentation skills; Participates in meetings.

• Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively.
• Teamwork - Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; Able to build morale and group commitment to goals and objectives.
• Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; Supports the organization's goals and values;

Benefits the organization through outside activities.

• Motivation - Sets and achieves challenging goals; Demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles.
• Planning / Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently; Plans for additional resources.
• Professionalism - Approaches others in a tactful manner; Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position;

Accepts responsibility for own actions; Follows through on commitments.

Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; Manages competing demands; Changes approach or method to best fit the situation;

Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

Sponsorship is not available for this position.

Hiring Location :

LaAmistad Community Center

120 Northwood Drive

Sandy Springs, GA 30342

Benefits :

• After 60 days of employment, LaAmistad will provide you benefits that include individual life insurance (one time your annual salary up to $50,000) and short and long-term disability income insurance.
• Major medical and hospitalization, dental and vision insurance (LaAmistad pays 85%).
• Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts are also available to our employees through pre-tax payroll deductions.
• Simple IRA through Fidelity Investments. LaAmistad offers a matching contribution equal to your contributions up to a limit of 3% of your annual salary.
• Ten (10) days of paid time off (PTO) annually (Up to 5 days of unused PTO may be rolled over each year)
• Employee Referral Bonus
• In addition to PTO, LaAmistad currently observes paid holidays :
• New Year’s Day
• Martin Luther King Day
• Memorial Day
• Juneteenth Independence Day
• Labor Day
• Indigenous People’s Day (second Monday in October, starting in 2025)
• Thanksgiving and the day after
• Christmas Day through December 31
27 days ago