Lexington, MA

Position Title: Program Director

Organization: Waypoint Adventure

Location: Lexington, MA

Organization Overview: Since 2010 Waypoint Adventure has provided access to adventure education opportunities for youth and adults with disabilities in the Greater Boston area. Adventures like hiking, cycling, rock climbing, ropes courses, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, and kayaking create the setting for real challenges to be faced, a welcoming community to be fostered, and growth to occur. Individuals are supported while taking real risks and leave seeing themselves differently and imagining new possibilities.

Position Overview: The Program Director is a newly created senior leadership position reporting to Waypoint’s Executive Director. This position will oversee the growth of their adaptive adventure education programs and experienced program team to support their goal of sustainably increasing the number of their programs in 2024 and beyond. This is a co-leadership role, partnering with Waypoint’s Education Director. Their Education Director brings experience and focus on disability knowledge and adaptive programming. The Program Director will bring experience in adventure skills and risk management to help guide and manage their program growth. The successful candidate will be, first and foremost, an accomplished and experienced manager who is motivated by building team members’ potential, getting them the supports they need to run great outdoor adventure programs for the disability community, as well as developing new systems and processes to effectively run Waypoint programs in a period of growth and expansion. They will also firmly believe that the power of adventure-learning experiences creates positive change in individuals and groups.

Duties: 

• With Education Director, effectively manage and co-lead the program team.
  • Oversee team hiring, orientation and training.
  • Provide 1:1 coaching, assessment, and ongoing feedback to contribute to a positive and strong team culture of optimism, challenge, and support.
  • Co-manage the program calendar, scheduling, and staffing.
  • Lead or co-lead 2-4 programs a month.
• With Education Director and team input, develop and oversee program goals, types, and curriculum.
• Oversee and manage all systems involving equipment, transportation, and site management to run effective and efficient programs.
• Manage training, policies, and practices for safe and effective field course delivery. Coordinate with Education Director on risk management policies in how they relate to disability.
• Implement adventure skills training and progressions that increases program team’s capabilities, confidence, and experience.
• Oversee and implement assessment, recording, and reporting on program outcomes.
• Work in collaboration with the Director of Development to identify potential partners and cultivate meaningful and mission-aligned relationships.
• Oversee and manage budget for programs and staff training.
• Develop practices for strong co-leadership responsibilities.
• Participate on Waypoint’s leadership team, advising and addressing strategy and organization-wide issues.

Minimum/Preferred Qualifications: See application below for full list.

Start/End Dates: March/April 2024

Salary/Pay:  $70-80,000

Application Deadline: January 31, 2024

How to Apply: Please use the online application to view the full job description as well as how to apply.