Benefits:

403(b) Match

Competitive salary

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Paid time off

Training & development

Vision insurance

OVERVIEW:

The Director of Social Emotional Wellness plays a critical leadership role in fostering the mental, emotional, and social well-being of youth across all Boys & Girls Clubs of the Coastal Plain sites. This role will guide the implementation of evidence-based practices and programs that develop essential social-emotional skills in youth, support staff capacity through professional development, and build Club-wide systems and environments that promote wellness and emotional safety. The Director will oversee and integrate programs such as SMART Moves: Emotional Wellness and Second Step, ensuring they are delivered with fidelity and measurable impact.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Build Youth Capacity

Lead and implement targeted social-emotional learning (SEL) programs, including SMART Moves: Emotional Wellness and Second Step.

Integrate SEL strategies across five core program areas, reinforcing youth skills through both structured and informal experiences.

Promote development of youth competencies such as self-efficacy, perseverance, goal setting, impulse control, empathy, and problem-solving.

Ensure activities are sequenced, engaging, and explicitly focused on developing core SEL skills.

Build Staff Capacity

Design and deliver professional development that prepares staff to implement SEL strategies with consistency and intentionality.

Provide coaching, tools, and resources that help staff model and reinforce social-emotional learning in their daily interactions with youth.

Facilitate planning and practice opportunities for staff to embed SEL practices across diverse program settings.

Build Club Capacity

Lead efforts to establish supportive, consistent environments that enable SEL skill-building through clear structure, expectations, and emotional safety.

Develop and implement systems for collecting, analyzing, and using data to assess program effectiveness and inform continuous improvement.

Align SEL initiatives with organizational planning and Club Experience goals to support long-term, sustainable impact.

Evaluation & Continuous Improvement

Monitor program fidelity and outcomes to ensure consistent delivery of evidence-based practices.

Collaborate with leadership to identify key performance indicators and report on progress toward youth development and wellness goals.

Use data to refine approaches, increase youth impact, and scale best practices across Clubs.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree in psychology, social work, education, youth development, or a related field

LPC, LMHC, LCSW or LMFT licensure required.

Minimum of 3 years of progressively responsible experience in youth development, education, or mental health settings.

Demonstrated expertise in implementing or leading SEL or mental health initiatives.

Familiarity with evidence-based programs such as Second Step, SMART Moves, or similar models.

Ability to travel between Club locations as needed.

Must be at least 21 years of age.

Must possess a high school diploma or GED equivalent.

Must complete BSAC training (company-paid) within three (3) months of employment

Must submit three (3) professional references.

CPR certification within 90 days of employment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Master’s degree in psychology, social work, education, youth development, or a related field

Five (5) or more years of progressively responsible experience in youth development, education, or mental health settings.

Proven ability to develop and facilitate high-quality training and professional development.

Experience using data for program evaluation and continuous improvement.

Excellent interpersonal, coaching, and leadership skills; able to build trust and inspire staff and youth alike.

Strong organizational, project management, and written communication skills.

HEALTH AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Must successfully complete a drug screening, background check, fingerprinting, health examination and TB test prior to employment.

ENVIRONMENT AND WORKING CONDITIONS:

Daily contact with Club leaders, Club members, outside organizations and individuals to plan, coordinate and deliver programs. Normal internal office environment. Travel to special events and field trips required. Occasional weekend work required to accomplish objectives.

DISCLAIMER: This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.