Life Skill Director Job Description
Life skills directors oversee programs offered by non-profit and social service agencies, such as Girl Scouts USA and Boy & Girls Clubs of America, that focus on teaching practical skills, such as money management, job interviewing and cooking.
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Program Development
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A life skills director designs all life skills programs for the organization, assessing the needs of the community and procuring vendors and resources, including educators, to meet those needs.
Program Marketing
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In effort to increase program participation, a life skills director actively networks throughout the community, interacting with those in the school systems and local businesses.
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Department Management
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As this is a management level position, life skills directors must recruit, train and oversee both paid and volunteer staff as dictated by the needs of the business. These individuals also manage the department budget.
Education
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While formal post-secondary educational training is not required to become a life skills director, those who possess a degree are typically preferred by employers.
Salary
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Salary survey compiler Indeed.com reported that in 2010, the average life skills director employed in the United States earns $74,000 per year.
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