Description

Sanneh Foundation Mission

The mission of Sanneh is to Empower Youth, Improve Lives, and Unite Communities. 

The Sanneh Foundation – Dreamline Program

Dreamline: Helping Young People Define a Path to Their Dreams

Dreamline Program Vision

Sanneh  imagines a world where young people feel empowered to choose their destiny and can access the resources they need to take their best actions and make the right choices to propel them toward a success-filled life as a citizen of their community.

Dreamline Goals

Dreamline partners with K-12th grade schools to strengthen a student’s learning environment and support three core dimensions of a student’s development: social, emotional, and cognitive. This helps young people define their own path to success by helping them to (1) engage with their peers, school, and community; (2) improve their emotional well-being; (3) discover academic success and graduate from high school; and (4) prepare for life after high school.

Coaches are expected to work with students in the following ways: 

• Goal 1: Build trusted relationships with children, youth, parents, school staff, and community members.
• Goal 2:  Empower children and youth through social emotional learning (SEL).
• Goal 3: Work together with children, youth, parents, school staff, and community members as advocates and partners in student learning and wellbeing.

Dreamline is grounded in the theory that students who develop powerful, developmental relationships with trusted adults begin to develop positive attitudes toward school, themselves, and their future. In partnership with K-12th grade schools, Dreamline coaches intentionally engage underserved students through the Search Institute’s Developmental Relationships framework to create deep and meaningful connections.

Position Description

The Dreamline Director is typically experienced in management with a background in youth development work. The Dreamline Director has the ability to develop strong partnerships with school districts, community partners, and stakeholders. A key aspect of this position is to move toward fulfillment of Sanneh’s mission: to empower youth, improve lives, and unite communities in accordance with Sanneh’s strategic plan. The Dreamline Director develops community partnerships to more effectively serve youth in and outside of school, creates a comprehensive training curriculum that targets components of the five aspects of Developmental Relationships, and works with staff to develop the skills to mentor diverse youth and develop their social emotional and cognitive skills. The Dreamline Director manages the Dreamline team and provides regular professional training, intervention strategies, and performance evaluations. The Dreamline Director assures the highest quality of program delivery within partner schools. The Dreamline Director ensures program staff follow data collection protocols, are on target toward meeting program outcomes, and support students in achieving goals. This position also works closely with Sanneh leadership to provide regular reports on team successes, develop marketing insights, apply for program grants, hire staff, and organize events, and support fundraising efforts.

Role and Responsibilities

Manage Dreamline Team

• Work with Regional Managers in hiring, orienting, and assigning new staff.
• Provide support and guidance to all Dreamline teams to ensure excellence in service delivery to students.
• Organize and lead monthly meetings with the Dreamline team to strategize problem-solving and targeted interventions.
• Work with Regional Managers to plan and execute regional training, development, and performance evaluations throughout the school year. 
• Manage development and implementation of improvements to increase capacity and/or quality
• Collaborate with Regional Managers to develop and update staff training curriculum 
• Ensure the Dreamline team is using the best practices in student development, academic support and applying youth-centered approaches while mentoring students.
• Assist team in using data to inform interventions/strategies to support student development.

Provide Administrative and Program Budget Support

• Develop and manage program budget, including monthly expenditure reporting
• Manage evaluation and reporting on progress towards funder requirements
• Manage on-going data collection, analysis and reporting on progress towards program outcomes 
• Develop and deliver presentations and reports to stakeholders

Ensure Data Collection, Student Outcomes, and Continuous Program Improvement 

• Ensure that the Dreamline team tracks and submits reports accurately and by the due date.
• Work with the Regional Manager in conducting performance evaluations and creating evaluation standards.
• Assist Regional Manager in keeping accurate program records and evaluating program outcomes, making changes as needed based on evaluation data.  

Develop and Maintain High Quality Relationships with Community 

• Maintain strong relationships with school and district administration via routine communications
• Manage and evaluate partnership opportunities with community organizations
• Work with Marketing team in the creation of engaging marketing materials
• Assist in development of grant narratives
• Plan and manage sport clinics and summer camps at partner sites 
• Ensure that Regional Managers and other Dreamline staff participate in assigned meetings with teachers, school officials, and community partners.
• Offer support and guidance to ensure your team is able to resolve any conflicts, as needed.
• Ensure that Regional Managers communicate with school and district contacts regularly.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Minimum Requirement

• Ability to celebrate diversity in all its forms, including race, ethnicity, and culture, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, language, abilities/disabilities, socioeconomic status, geographic region, or other defining characteristics.
• Ability to pass a background check.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Training, work,  and/or lived experiences with culturally, ethnically, and socio-economically diverse populations
• Strong written and oral communication skills applicable to internal and external audiences.
• Ability to be flexible and work well under pressure in a fast-paced, multi-tasking, team environment.
• Strong computer and technological skills including Microsoft Suite and Google Suite.
• Experience managing, mentoring, and developing entry level staff. 
• Results-driven with a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in youth development, education, human services, social services, or other related field.
• 2 years minimum experience working in public/charter/private schools in underserved communities. 
• 5 years minimum experience in managing youth development programs and staff, including grants management and budget responsibility.
• Experience related to youth development staff training, curriculum development, and quality program assessments. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Education, Social Work, Youth Studies, or related field
• Experience with youth program evaluation tools preferred (ex. Youth Program Quality Assessment (YPQA), Holistic Student Assessment (HSA), and other youth development assessment tool training)
• Marketing experience

Apply

Please send a cover letter, résumé, and three professional references to the Dreamline Program office at, hr@thesannehfoundation.org. In the subject line, please indicate the job title.

When writing your cover letter please consider the following questions: 

1. Why do you want to serve as the Dreamline Director at the Sanneh Foundation?
2. What opportunities have you had working and collaborating in diverse, multicultural and inclusive settings?
3. Briefly discuss your teamwork and management skills in relation to the Dreamline Director position.

Physical Demands and other notice

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Must be able to lift up to ten pounds. Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information. VISION: See in the normal visual range with or without correction. HEARING: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction.

The above is intended to describe the general content and requirements for the performance of this job.  This position description is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements