Position: Director of Work Readiness Services
Reports To: Deputy Director
Supervises: Recruitment/Intake Coordinator, Work Readiness Teachers, GED Coordinator, and Computer Instructor
Since 1984, The HOPE Program has helped homeless and poverty stricken adult New Yorkers to find and keep jobs. The HOPE Program is an outcomes focused organization whose mission is: “to empower individuals living in poverty to achieve economic self-sufficiency and to inform practices and policy by sharing our research and solutions.”
Minimum Qualifications:
• A Senior Management position which requires a Masters degree in social work, psychology or education and a minimum of six years’ progressive experience supervising professional staff in a vocational rehabilitation setting working with economically disadvantaged adults who deal with issues such as addiction, homelessness, domestic violence, or criminal involvement
• Skilled supervisor with demonstrated ability to manage people and outcomes with equal ease and aplomb
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Experience in workforce development
Responsibilities:
• As a key member of the senior management team, participate in all high-level strategy and decision-making activities
• Oversee all educational initiatives, supervising the Work Readiness Teachers, Recruitment/Intake Coordinator, GED Coordinator, and Computer Instructor
• For all direct reports, provide the necessary training and support so that the clients are well-served and all documentation and client information is completed in a timely manner
• Manage the Training Department budget
• Participate in meetings with staff, funders, and special events
Salary/Benefits: Depending upon experience. HOPE provides a full package of benefits including: healthcare and dental insurance; retirement plan; competitive vacation (plus 1/2 day Fridays during summer which is equal to 7.5 additional vacation days); personal and bonus days; and 12 paid holidays.
Interested Candidates: Email cover letter and resume to dwr@thehopeprogram.org Resumes unaccompanied by a cover letter will not be reviewed. No telephone calls, please.
In 2008 and 2009, HOPE received Charity Navigator’s Four-star rating. HOPE holds the “Best in America” seal of approval from the Local Independent Charities of America, meets all of the standards of the Better Business Bureau, is the winner of the JPMorgan Chase Foundation Award for “Best Practices in Workforce Development”, the Robin Hood Hero Award, the 2006 Goldman Sachs Capacity Partner award, is one of The Economist Group’s “US Charities”, and is GE/NBC Women’s Network’s nonprofit partner.
- Location: downtown Brooklyn
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