Area Director

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Job Title: Area Director

Organization: Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah County & Southern Utah

Location: Utah County, UT

Position Type: Full-Time, Salary, Non-Exempt

Salary Range: $55,000 - $65,000 / year
About Us

At the Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah County & Southern Utah, our mission is to inspire and empower youth to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens. We provide safe, engaging, and high-quality afterschool and summer programming. If you are a visionary leader passionate about youth development, operational excellence, and mentoring the next generation of leaders, we want you on our team!
Position Overview

The Area Director provides strategic operational leadership for multiple afterschool and summer program sites. Serving as a crucial connector between organizational goals and site-level execution, you will supervise and coach Site Directors, foster a culture of collaboration, ensure the highest safety standards, and maintain strict compliance with grant and organizational metrics.
Key Responsibilities
Supervision & Leadership

• Coach & Mentor: Provide direct supervision, guidance, and consistent feedback to Site Directors/Coordinators, including monthly 1:1 coaching sessions.
• Team Alignment: Facilitate weekly staff meetings and bi-monthly Area Lead meetings to share best practices and maintain alignment across sites.
• Staffing Ratios: Monitor and maintain an optimal staffing ratio of 1:15 across all assigned program sites.

Collaboration & Community Partnerships

• Network Building: Establish structured opportunities for area leaders to connect, network, and collectively problem-solve.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a trusted partner, traveling to sites to interface directly with school administrators, site leadership, and community stakeholders.

Youth & Staff Safety

• Safety First: Champion safe, inclusive, and supportive environments, strictly enforcing BGCA safety standards and procedural observations.
• Corrective Action: Promptly address safety concerns, monitor monthly checklists, and implement corrective action plans with absolute professionalism.

Grant Compliance, Monitoring & Training

• Accountability: Track compliance metrics to ensure all grant deadlines and reporting requirements are met. Ensure personnel actions are completed within 24 hours.
• Continuous Improvement: Systematically observe program activities, document findings, and provide targeted training to enhance program quality and youth outcomes.

Our Core Values

We live our values every day, every time. We expect our Area Director to model and cultivate these principles:

• Integrity: Being authentic, honest, and transparent in everything we do.
• Collaboration: Working effectively across teams to celebrate shared success.
• Accountability: Holding each other to the highest standards and being impeccable stewards of resources.
• Respect: Honoring diversity, inclusion, gratitude, and alternative ways of thinking.
• Excellence: Innovating, rigorously measuring impact, and continuously improving.

Qualifications
Education & Experience:

• Required: Bachelor's degree in Education, Social Work, Youth Development, Nonprofit Management, or a related field.
• Preferred: Master's degree in a related field.
• Experience: 3-5 years of leadership experience, with a proven track record of supervising managers or directors (preferably within nonprofit or youth development environments).

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong coaching, facilitation, and internal conflict resolution skills.
• Deep understanding of grant compliance, data tracking systems, and safety standards.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building abilities.
• Proficiency in Google Suite and managing multiple program locations simultaneously.

Physical & Schedule Requirements:

• Ability to travel regularly between multiple local program sites.
• Ability to supervise both indoor and outdoor youth activities; occasionally lift up to 25 pounds.
• Flexibility to work evenings, summer schedules, or special events as needed.

Reports To

• VP of Operations

Why Join Us?

When you join the Boys & Girls Clubs, you aren't just taking a job-you are moving a mission forward. We offer a collaborative work environment, professional growth opportunities, and the chance to make a tangible, lasting impact on the youth of Utah County.

Ready to lead? Apply today to shape the future of our community!

DISCLAIMER: The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, nor to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and objectives required of employees assigned to this job.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a fingerprinted background check, reference check, and pre-employment screenings.

Boys & Girls Clubs are an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Utah County is committed to the spirit and letter of all federal, state, and local laws and regulations pertaining to equal opportunity. To this end, the Club does not discriminate against any individual with regard to race; color; sex; pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions; age; religion; national origin; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity; veteran status; or other protected status. No form of unlawful discrimination, including unlawful harassment, will be condoned. Reasonable accommodation can be made for interviews and service for those with a disability.