Southern California

This is FT, temp. Coordinates all aspects of the Short-Term Housing Programs for chronically homeless persons with mental illnesses and substance addictions, including the managing of day-to-day activities, monitoring schedules, attending and conducting meetings, assisting with the budgetary process, preparing reports, monitoring services, enforcing policies and procedures, providing guidance and support, and promoting professional growth and development. Oversees case reviews.

We are looking to hire a part or full time temporary Program Manager to oversee staff and a program that serves at risk youth.  The can be part or full time, 20 – 40 hours/ week.  Masters is preferred, BA required.

Required:

-4 years’ experience in similar a management role. Strong experience in administration, coordination, program development, quality assurance, and case management supervision. Demonstrate a track record in meeting program quality/productivity standards. Excellent management skills, utilizing best practices in achieving staff engagement and quality outputs.
-Ability to travel between and work from various LA County area locations. This position is based in Inglewood, with travel to other offices in South LA, Hawthorne and Pacoima, as well as partner sites in Compton, downtown LA, etc.
-Expertise in typical/atypical child development and trauma-informed practice, with working knowledge of Evidence Based Practices (EBP) for adolescent behavior challenges.
-Experience working with adolescents and high risk populations, including crisis management.
-Experience/commitment to Motivational Interviewing and client-centered strengths-based practices.

This critical leadership position manages and ensures overall program operations and quality of the program, which is leading innovation that is transforming youth justice in LA and the state, with a commitment to both youth development and servicing victims of youth crime, while impacting systemic change to end the school to prison pipeline.