Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island (BBBSLI)

Manager of Youth Development

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island (BBBSLI)
Posted 10/20/2026full-timeWestbury • New York • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $67,000 per yearWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in youth program management, staff supervision, and community partnership building, with a strong focus on education and workforce development for youth. Proficient in grant management, program evaluation, and collaboration with diverse stakeholders.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Youth Program ManagementStaff SupervisionGrant ManagementCommunity Partnership BuildingEducation And Workforce Development

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Provide leadership and day-to-day oversight of BBBSLI’s Rise Up and Big Futures programs, special initiatives, and grant-funded programming
  • Supervise, coach, train, and provide performance feedback to program staff
  • Coordinate staff assignments, workplans, schedules, and program priorities
  • Audit case files and ensure accurate documentation and adherence to agency policies
  • Develop and maintain curricula, procedures, workflows, training materials, and program calendars
  • Assess program effectiveness using participation data, participant feedback, and outcomes
  • Oversee Rise Up programming for youth ages 7–13, including academic achievement, literacy, educational enrichment, early career exploration, and soft skills development
  • Supervise tutoring, educational workshops, career exploration activities, and youth engagement opportunities
  • Oversee the Beyond the Books Literacy Program
  • Support youth transitions into Big Futures
  • Lead Big Futures implementation, participant recruitment, readiness assessments, individualized success plans, and follow-up services
  • Oversee career pathways, employment readiness, financial literacy, life skills, postsecondary education, internships, and work-based learning activities
  • Coordinate technology and AI workforce readiness activities
  • Engage mentors, employers, colleges, training providers, and corporate partners
  • Track participant progress, service completion, referrals, and education and workforce outcomes
  • Oversee special programs and agency-approved initiatives from planning through evaluation
  • Translate grants into implementation workplans and maintain centralized grant tracking systems
  • Monitor grant deliverables, performance targets, deadlines, documentation, budgets, reporting, audits, and site visits
  • Prepare program data, narratives, and outcome summaries for grant reports
  • Recruit, orient, supervise, and assign work to program interns
  • Build relationships with schools, colleges, employers, workforce providers, volunteers, and community organizations
  • Represent programs in partner meetings and support board, donor, and community engagement
  • Collaborate with Program, Development, Finance, and Marketing teams
  • Attend staff meetings, planning sessions, trainings, and administrative meetings across BBBSLI locations
  • Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Master’s degree in social work and at least three years of related experience
  • LMSW and SIFI certification required for assigned social work intern supervision responsibilities
  • Demonstrated experience in youth program management, program development, staff supervision, and community partnership building
  • Knowledge of education, workforce development, career readiness, and postsecondary resources for youth and young adults
  • Strong organizational, interpersonal, written communication, and customer service skills
  • Ability to work effectively with diverse communities
  • Proficiency with Microsoft applications, databases, and program recordkeeping systems
  • Valid New York State driver’s license required
  • Ability to sit, stand, reach, talk, and hear frequently
  • Ability to walk, handle objects, and lift or move up to 35 pounds occasionally
  • Close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Hybrid, in-office/remote schedule
  • Remote work on Mondays and Fridays
  • Professional supervision, coaching, training, and performance feedback responsibilities
  • Regular travel between BBBSLI’s Westbury and Islandia offices

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Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills
Program DevelopmentCurriculum DevelopmentData AssessmentPerformance TrackingFinancial LiteracyCareer ReadinessInternship CoordinationDocumentation AuditingWork-Based Learning ActivitiesTechnology And AI Workforce Readiness
Soft Skills
Organizational SkillsInterpersonal SkillsWritten CommunicationCustomer Service Skills
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft ApplicationsDatabasesProgram Recordkeeping Systems
Certifications & Qualifications
Master’s Degree In Social WorkLMSW CertificationSIFI Certification
Industry Keywords
Youth EngagementEducational WorkshopsCareer ExplorationPostsecondary EducationVolunteer ManagementCommunity OrganizationsGrant Tracking Systems