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Tenacity Inc., Summer Program Dir. Position Description July 2015 Page 1 of 5 Organization Title Location Type: Reports: Tenacity, Inc. Director of Tennis/Fitness Boston, Massachusetts Full Time Chief Operating Officer Compensation: Based on experience. OVERVIEW OF TENACITY: Founded in 1999, Tenacity’s mission is to improve the scholastic, character, and physical development of urban youth through a combination of academic instruction and tennis instruction/competition with a focus on life skills. Over the last ten years Tenacity has evolved from its original after-school model to become an active participant in school reform. Tenacity’s programs offer a Pathway to Post-Secondary Success and together serve 5500 youth annually. In 2012, Tenacity launched an Elementary School Program to extend the pathway by two years, starting in 4th grade. This program will help identify “right fit” youth as we extend our reach into the city’s middle and K-8 schools for Tenacity’s pathway programs, introducing college success as a goal while providing academic and tennis instruction. The Middle School Academy (MSA) is an intensive three year program consisting of academic, study/life skills and tennis enrichment. The MSA currently serves over 275 at-risk middle school students at five Boston Public School sites approximately 4 days/week for 3 hours/day, with program time equally split between academics and tennis. The pathway continues with the College Prep/Alumni Program which serves 280 high school students, graduates of the MSA providing academic support and mentorship, including a “Right-Fit” High School selection process, comprehensive college prep programming, to ensure success in high school and in post-secondary education. Our College Prep/Alumni Program extends its support to youth who have enrolled in college so that they successfully complete their education. The Summer Reading & Tennis Program serves 5000 youth ages 6-16, providing literacy, tennis and wellness programming in July and August, preventing summer reading level loss. Tenacity’s three school-year pathway programs work in concert to engage youth and their families year-round for nine or more years of their lives; literally changing the trajectory of their futures. Over its ten+ year history, Tenacity has maintained a 95% high school graduation rate among students who have completed the MSA, with 80% going on to higher education (compared to the overall Boston Public School graduation rate of 70% with 35% going on to higher education). Tenacity currently employs a full-time MSA staff of 19, with more than 200 seasonal employees and 250 volunteers, including 28 Tenacity Fellows. Tenacity’s current operating budget is over $4.8 million and is expected to grow to an operating budget of $7 million+ by 2019. Tenacity Inc., Summer Program Dir. Position Description July 2015 Page 2 of 5 POSITION: Director of Tennis/fitness The Tennis Director has two primary responsibilities: 1. Overseeing the tennis/fitness components for our school year pathway programs which includes: a. Organizing and overseeing our Elementary school Intro to Tennis and Tenacity program. b. Collaborating with the Middle School Academy Program Director to refine, improve and seamlessly integrate a progressive tennis/fitness program and curricula for our Middle School Academy program. c. Working with our College Prep/Post-Secondary Services Program Director to offer ongoing, regular, robust high school tennis/fitness experiences to our Middle School Academy graduates ensuring tennis opportunity continuity upon completion of their MSA years. Further, identifying and/or creating development opportunities for advanced/strong players to become either high school varsity tennis players or play competitive matches. 2. Manage the Summer Tennis and Reading Program. This includes hiring over 120 summer staff that provide free, enriching and enjoyable summer tennis, fitness and reading experiences to over 5,000 Boston city residents between the ages of 6 – 16 at over 25 parks in Boston and Worcester. PATHWAY PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES: o Develop Overall Strategic Direction o Working with COO, program directors and external experts to refine the overall strategy for Tennis/Fitness at Tenacity Develop overall program metrics with the COO and status report on bi-weekly basis. Program Implementation and Evaluation: Review and refine a tennis/fitness progressive development curricula for MSA 6th, 7th and 8th graders. Working with the MSA Director, review and revise Tenacity’s tennis/fitness MSA program strategies, structure, and curricula to ensure that it is a fully integrated component of our literacy and life skills curricula. Working with the College Prep Program Director to develop a high school tennis and fitness program that will attract a significant number of our program participants. Create or identify advanced tennis opportunities for strong players both in MSA and College Prep. Work with the MSA Director and Data analyst to develop and review metrics of impact of tennis/fitness on student achievement. Tenacity Inc., Summer Program Dir. Position Description July 2015 Page 3 of 5 o Oversee Tennis assistant in managing logistics, equipment inventory, team tennis and tennis events calendars. Staff and Volunteer Management: Work with the MSA Director to recruit, hire and retain strong MSA tennis/fitness coordinators. Provide a training plan for our MSA tennis/fitness staff and AmeriCorps members to ensure development of both their tennis and program execution skills. Provide regular and ongoing feedback to the MSA Program director on areas of tennis/fitness program and execution improvement for each site. o Observe sites on a regular basis to assess progress and provide immediate feedback. Create the training and development plans for tennis/fitness coordinators and AmeriCorps members based on the observation and feedback provided. Develop a cadre of p/t and volunteer tennis instructors to complement the fulltime staff. Work with the Site staff to provide them with ongoing feedback and development opportunities. Oversee tennis assistant in administering p/t tennis instructors time reporting, Facilities Collaborate with Operations staff in identifying and securing appropriate recreation space for programming Evaluate school space SUMMER TENNIS AND READING PROGRAM RESPONSIBILITIES o Working with Tennis Assistant and HR to recruit summer program staff and volunteers, exploring all available outreach strategies to ensure the highest competency and greatest diversity. o Provide overall supervision to a diverse team of Sector and Site Leaders, reading coordinators, senior and junior staff, as well as volunteers, work-study tutors, and other part-time instructors. o Working with MSA tennis and academic coordinators, oversee the development and execution of Summer tennis curricula and reading plans o Provide orientation training for summer staff in preparation for program. Tenacity Inc., Summer Program Dir. Position Description July 2015 Page 4 of 5 o Supervise, along with the tennis assistant, summer site preparation – tennis and fitness inventory, reading materials, first aid kits, documentation materials, banners, flyers, registration materials etc. o Work with Tennis Assistant and Operations to ensure summer database is ready for online registration, administration of rosters and attendance. o Work with Tennis Assistant to ensure timesheets and attendance rosters are accurate and delivered in a timely manner. o Manage the relationship with City of Boston. o Working with MSA director to identify potential new school year program students from summer participants. o Run the Mayor’s Cup Tournament. OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES o External Relations: o Develop/sustain and grow relationships with the city of Boston and tennis organizations. Fund raising/marketing Activities: Work with the CEO and VP of Advancement to organize and run occasional tennis events for funders. Identify, facilitate and coordinate tennis events for Tenacity students to participate in. Experience Level: Significant experience managing large youth sports programs. Personal Qualifications Passion for Tenacity’s mission Experience coaching and training youth 12 – 18. Expertise and experience working with youth of color Competitive College level tennis playing experience. o o NTRP level 4? a plus USPTR Certified Professional? a plus Experience training other coaches. Sense of Humor Multi-tasker Strong organizational skills Attention to detail Tenacity Inc., Summer Program Dir. Position Description July 2015 Page 5 of 5 Education: College degree required. Advanced degree in youth development or youth sports would be a definite plus. TO APPLY: Send a resume and cover letter to [email protected]. Please include “#101 – director of tennis/fitness” in the subject line of your email. Tenacity will not discriminate toward individuals on the basis of age, race, gender, color, national origin, religion, marital status, or sexual orientation. Tenacity seeks to nurture diversity among its many employees. When requested, Tenacity will make reasonable accommodations for individuals with a permanent or temporary disability.