Team Lead, K-12 Programmning

SALARY: CAD 89000.00 YEARLY
- PUBLISHED: MARCH 8, 2025
- EXPIRY: MARCH 28, 2025
- HYBRID
- CALGARY, ALBERTA
- FULL TIME
- PERMANENT
- SOCIAL SERVICES

**Summary**:
Brown Bagging for Calgary's Kids (BB4CK) is seeking a dynamic and strategic individual to join our team as the K-12 programming Team Lead. In this role, you will provide leadership and guidance to our dedicated K-12 team, overseeing in-school and summer programming. Your work will directly contribute to addressing food insecurity for Calgary's kids, ensuring our programs remain dignified, impactful, and aligned with our mission.

**Description**:
**Join Us in Making a Difference**

Are you passionate about leading teams and making a positive impact in your community?

Do you thrive on building meaningful relationships, fostering impactful programming, and inspiring collaborative action?

**About Us**

For over 30 years, Brown Bagging for Calgary's Kids (BB4CK) has been dedicated to ensuring every child in our city has access to the food they need to thrive. Together with our BB4CK community— volunteers, parents, school staff, and donors— we connect kids to nutritious meals through school lunches and summer camps and by supporting families with grocery cards. We are committed to providing low-barrier, dignified access to food, ensuring every child feels cared for and supported by their community.

Our vision: A future where communities ensure no kids go hungry.

Our mission: Connect and inspire people to take meaningful action to feed and care for kids.

**Position Overview**

The K-12 Programming Team Lead oversees and ensures the effective delivery of Brown Bagging for Calgary's Kids (BB4CK) in-school and summer programs. This role provides leadership to a large team of staff and volunteers, ensuring alignment to strategic goals while delivering data-driven, dignified programming to support Calgary's growing food insecurity needs, as aligned with our vision and mission.

The K-12 Programming Team Lead contributes to the strategic direction, culture, and foundation at BB4CK while also building and supporting strong external relationships with schools and community partners to enhance program impact and sustainability.

**Key Responsibilities of the Volunteer Engagement Specialist**:
***Whole Organization**
- Take ownership of your personal and professional health and well-being to ensure you can effectively perform in this role.
- Actively support and contribute to BB4CK's vision and mission.
- Complete assigned tasks efficiently while upholding BB4CK's values and culture. Perform additional duties as needed to support the success of the team.

**Leadership & Team Management**
- Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and mission-driven work environment while leading a large team that reflects BB4CK's values of trust, people, and action. This is accomplished by providing coaching and support to direct team members while also contributing to this organizationally with cross-team collaboration and engagement.
- Contribute to the overall direction and high-level decision-making across the organization by fostering collaboration, driving strategic initiatives, and ensuring alignment with our mission and impact.

**Program Oversight & Coordination**
- Align K-12 programs with the organization's strategic goals alongside the Director of Programming and work to continually support the K-12 team in developing, improving, and maximizing the various programs.
- Develop and implement strategies for growth, efficiency, and impact measurement within the program.
- Develop and oversee the K-12 operational budget, ensuring resources are used effectively while supporting individuals and teams in thoughtful financial planning.
- Oversee and manage health and safety practices for all in-school programming, ensuring operational compliance by meeting or exceeding Alberta Health Services (AHS) standards, organizational policies, and other regulatory requirements. Collaborate with the Director of Programming to build and maintain strategic relationships with schools, volunteers, and community partners, ensuring alignment with program needs to position BB4CK for impact and support the team in managing key relationships.

**Relationship Management & Community Engagement**
- Work closely with the Family Engagement and Evaluation team to ensure that programming is data-driven and centred around the kids we serve. Continuously review and evaluate feedback from families, kids, schools, volunteers and others.
- Participate in community events, school meetings, and networking opportunities as needed to support relationship-building and program visibility
- Collaborate with educators, administrators, and external stakeholders to expand program reach and effectiveness.

**Data Tracking & Reporting**
- Ensure the K-12 team maintains accurate records of program participation, school engagement, and volunteer contributions.
- Monitor key metrics and prepare reports to support strategi