Assistant Program Director

The Assistant Program Director (APD) is a senior leadership role on Kid Power’s Elementary Programs Team, working across High Impact Tutoring (HIT) and Out-of-School Time (OST) programming. This role leads school partnership management and continuous improvement, supervises senior staff members, and shares leadership for strong daily operations, team coordination and progress towards program goals. The APD sets priorities, creates action plans, supports implementation, coordinates across functions and identifies solutions when challenges arise. Who we are: At Kid Power, youth ignite their confidence and build the skills to thrive academically, strengthen their social-emotional wellness, and advocate for themselves and their communities. Founded in 2002, Kid Power is a trusted community nonprofit that values collaboration, community building, and youth leadership. With an annual budget of $2.2 million, we serve over 500 youth daily and reach more than 1,000 youth annually through our evidence-based programs grounded in social emotional wellness, academic confidence, and civic engagement. This position is part of Kid Power’s strategic growth to expand our Washington, DC programming into Montgomery County, MD. Who you are : You are a strong communicator, people manager, and continuous improvement leader who is excited to use data and evaluation to strengthen programming and instruction. You are proactive, organized, and able to manage complex work across multiple programs, school partners, and internal team members. You bring previous supervision experience and know how to support staff development through clear expectations, coaching, feedback, and accountability. You are comfortable building relationships in education settings and working closely with school partners to understand needs, solve problems, and strengthen implementation. You regularly review data, identify trends, ask strong questions, and help the team turn information into action. You value partnership and trust, and you build both through clear communication, consistent follow-through, and a student-centered approach to problem-solving. Key Responsibilities Program Leadership and Team Coordination Share accountability for strong daily program operations, team coordination, and progress toward annual goals across HIT and OST. Translate program strategy and goals into clear priorities, action plans, owners, timelines, and measures of success. Maintain a whole-program view; identify risks, dependencies, and recurring barriers, and coordinate timely solutions across functions. Co-lead operations, partner-pulse, program-health, and improvement meetings; document decisions and hold owners accountable for follow-through. School Partnership Management Serve as the main point of contact for school partners across HIT and OST. Build and maintain strong relationships with school administrators, liaisons, teachers, and other school-based staff. Establish predictable communication rhythms, including weekly updates, monthly check-ins, and quarterly data or program reviews as appropriate to each partnership. Coordinate school-based schedules, classroom and space needs, implementation logistics, data-sharing needs, feedback requests and partner action items.. Independently problem-solve routine partner concerns and collaborate with the other APD or Director of Elementary Programs when concerns require escalation. Track partner feedback, follow-up items, and emerging trends across sites. Ensure school partners experience Kid Power as one coordinated Elementary Programs Team across HIT and OST. Senior Staff Supervision & Team Development Supervise three senior staff members, providing regular check-ins, coaching, accountability, feedback, support and performance management. Establish clear outcomes and priorities, manage action plans, track progress, and complete responsibilities aligned with program goals. Monitor workload and progress, remove barriers, and support professional development and growth. Model clear, engaging, direct, and accountable leadership. Data, Evaluation and Continuous Improvement Own data and evaluation systems for both HIT and OST, ensuring program data is accurate, timely, organized, and used to support continuous improvement. Manage and monitor key program data, including attendance, dosage, enrollment/participation, student progress, instructional implementation, lesson completion, surveys, family engagement, incident trends, and program quality indicators. Lead survey planning, administration, collection, organization, and analysis for students, families, staff, teachers, and school partners. Regularly review data, partner feedback, family/staff feedback, and site observations to identify trends, strengths, gaps, and recommended action steps. Prepare clear data summaries and program health updates for internal team meetings, school partner check-ins, grant reporting, and stakeholder communication. Turn data and feedback into continuous improvement plans with clear owners, timelines, follow-up steps, and accountability structures. On-Site and Program Support Conduct regular site visits to observe implementation, strengthen partner relationships, gather feedback, and support improvement. Address site needs, partner concerns, coverage challenges, program launch, events, and program closeout as needed including urgent needs and crisis management. Collaborate with the other APD when site concerns involve frontline staff performance, behavior management, coverage, or daily operations. Represent Kid Power professionally in partner meetings, school-based events, site visits, and external conversations. Qualifications Bachelor’s degree required; degree in education, nonprofit management, youth development, or a related field preferred. At least four years of progressively responsible experience in youth development, K-12 education, out-of-school time, school partnerships, or nonprofit program management. Previous management and supervision experience required (2+ years preferred), including coaching staff, setting priorities, managing performance, and supporting direct reports. Strong partner engagement and relationship management experience, with the ability to build trust and communicate across multiple stakeholder groups. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate clearly with school partners, staff, families, and internal teams. Experience using case record management software. Experience using Salesforce is a plus. Ability to use data, feedback, and observations to identify trends, solve problems, and support continuous program improvement. Ability to work flexible hours (after-school and occasional weekends) Ability to travel between school sites and team meetings in Washington, DC. Spanish language skills a plus Benefits & Compensation: Full-Time, $68,000 - 72,000 Generous vacation benefits provided 11 accrued vacation days in year one, 16 days in year two, and 21 days in year four 7 Sick days per year Flexible holiday schedule including organization closure during DCPS winter break. Health and Dental insurance Retirement plan Professional development opportunities aligned with personal and organizational goals Kid Power, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building a diverse team and strongly encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply. Applications accepted through August 5. Anticipated start: early September 2026.