YOUTH PROGRAM MANAGER

Founded in 1978, Family Violence Law Center (FVLC) helps diverse communities in Alameda County heal from domestic violence and sexual assault, advocating for justice and healthy relationships. We provide survivor-centered legal and crisis intervention services, offer prevention education for youth and other community members, and engage in policy work to create systemic change.

Overview:

The Youth Program Manager’s primary role is to manage the implementation of the Oakland Department of Violence Prevention’s pilot School-Site Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) Project. The VIP Teams will coordinate with Community School Managers and join school sites’ Coordination of Services Teams (COST) and Safety Teams, launched in 2021 to support OUSD’s safety planning as they remove police from their schools. VIP Teams will complement, not replace, other services that are a part of the school site’s COST and Safety Teams, such as mental health clinicians, restorative justice facilitators, and nurses provided by OUSD and other community partners. VIP Teams actively participate with OUSD and community partners in the planning and design for successful implementation and integration into the school-site culture. VIP Teams will also coordinate and communicate with DVP staff overseeing city-wide violence intervention efforts. VIP teams will connect youth and their families with other service providers in the DVP Network.

The Youth Program Manager will support a team of Gender-Based Violence Specialists to provide outreach, triage, and case management for youth experiencing sexual assault, dating violence, and sexual exploitation. The Youth Program Manager, in partnership with the Senior GBV Specialist, will provide trainings about gender-based violence to school personnel.

FVLC also conducts a Relationship Abuse Prevention Program, or RAPP, to provide youth with survivor-centered, developmentally appropriate violence prevention and intervention educational programming with the goal of developing youth ages 14-24 as leaders and peer educators. RAPP currently is overseen by a Temporary Youth Education Programs Manager, but if this changes, the Youth Program Manager may assume responsibility for oversight of this program.

This position will be supervised by the Executive Director.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

· Supervise GBV Educators including mentoring, training, and on-site support.

· Provide GBV Educators with support to identify and interrupt dating violence, sexual assault, and sexual exploitation and address the impacts of gendered-violence.

· Design and provide trainings on GBV for school personnel.

· Actively participate with OUSD and community partners in the implementation of this pilot.

· Coordinate and communicate with DVP staff overseeing city-wide violence intervention efforts.

· Attend and actively participate in regularly scheduled team meetings.

· Attend and actively participate in trainings organized by the DVP.

· Maintain data on client contacts, case information, program assessment and training needs. · Contribute to the growth and development of the youth team and FVLC, through participating in data collection aimed at better understanding client needs and improving the program in response to those needs.

· Represent FVLC in the community at collaborative meetings, resource fairs, workshops/trainings, etc.

· Actively participate as a member of FVLC’s management team.

This position is not limited to the duties described above. Duties and responsibilities may be changed, expanded, reduced, or deleted to meet the business needs of FVLC.

Minimum Responsibilities

· Bachelor’s Degree in social work, psychology, or a related field OR at least two years of related experience providing case management or client advocacy services.

· At least three years of supervisory experience, including experience managing teams

· At least three years of previous experience with providing case management for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and/or sexually exploited survivors.

· Experience working with youth.

· Ability to relate well with people from diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds.

· Ability to work independently and with a team.

· Valid California driver’s license and insured vehicle.

· Criminal background check (provided upon hire).

· Certified () as follows:

o 40 Hour Domestic Violence Advocate State Certification

o Sexual Assault Counselor Certification

o Human Trafficking Case Worker Certification

o De-escalation and crisis response techniques

Preferred Qualities

· Experience working in a school setting

· Previous training and/or experience with Motivational Interviewing, the Recovery Model, Strengths-Based Case Management, and/or cultural competency skills

· Demonstrated presentation skills and comfort speaking in front of groups.

· Familiarity with social service agencies in Alameda County.

· Bilingual in Spanish, Vietnamese, Cantonese and/or Mandarin.

CLASSIFICATION: Non-exempt, full time. Salary starting at $86,888, depending on experience. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to jobsATfvlc.org.

NON-DISCRIMINATION: Family Violence Law Center is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. No aspect of employment will be influenced in any matter by race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression (including individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, or non-gender conforming), physical disability (including HIV or AIDS), medical condition, perceived physical disability or veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by statute. Applicants belonging to any, or more than one, of these groups are urged to apply. FVLC maintains a policy of non-discrimination with respect to employees and applicants for employment in compliance with all applicable laws.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be regularly required to walk; sit; drive; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and talk or hear. The employee may be occasionally required to stand; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Consistent with our obligations under state and federal laws, reasonable accommodations will made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions except when such accommodation would cause Family Violence Law Center an undue hardship

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment may include settings of the court room, community places, and/or office environments. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Consistent with our obligations under state and federal laws, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions except when such accommodation would cause Family Violence Law Center an undue hardship.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $86,888.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person