Description

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Support in the development and refinement of exploratory learning for youth experiencing homelessness, focusing on trauma-informed and harm-reduction best practices.

• Provide staff-centered supervision for a team of union line staff, including weekly one-on-ones, regular team meetings, job coaching, and professional development opportunities.

• Help plan and hold special art-focused and educational events for youth at Larkin Street Youth Service’s housing sites and community centers.

• Collaborate with internal departments, including Larkin Street Academy’s workforce and arts programs, and Larkin Street housing sites located throughout San Francisco.

• Develop partnerships with external industries to increase youth involvement within different career industries related to The Learning Center and Arts exploratory areas.

• Create and manage a program calendar of events and activities for all Arts and Learning Center programming.

• Monitor data entry submission for all team members, ensuring periodic and timely entry.

• Write monthly State of Union reports documenting successes in program operations.

• Manage budget with unrestricted funding sources, completing monthly expense reports and assisting with annual budget development.

• Support and maintain the day-to-day operations and flow of the Larkin Street Academy milieu.

• Attend regular agency meetings, including program, department, leadership, and all-staff.

• Collaborate and coordinate with other staff and programs in support of clients experiencing special challenges.

• Responsible for screening candidates, interviewing and onboarding Learning Center staff, and assisting with interviewing for other Larkin Street Youth Services positions.

• Share in on-call manager rotation with other Larkin Street Youth Services Program Management, assisting in after-hours issues within Larkin Street housing sites.

• Perform tasks and responsibilities in a complete and timely manner, complying with agency policies and standards and conforming to the requirements of this job description.

• Support staff in curriculum development for workshops and cohorts geared to support youth in resource navigation, computer literacy, mindfulness, and advising 101 as well as Arts programs.

• Support staff with artistic programming, partnerships, and networking across San Francisco.

• Exploring expansion of external partnerships and following through with partnership agreements.

OTHER DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Candidates applying for this position will possess:

• Flexibility with a team player mentality.

• Fine attention to detail.

• Creativity and ability to execute complex ideas.

• Ability to work with minimal to moderate supervision.

• An extreme focus on good judgment with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

• Ability to maintain a professional demeanor with great interpersonal and communication skills.

• Ability to multi-task with the capability to learn quickly and integrate efficiently.

• Other responsibilities as assigned.

EDUCATION:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Arts or a related field. May consider experience in lieu of education.

BACKGROUND & EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum three years of experience in educational/workforce development, and/or supported vocational services required.

• Maintain professional standards of performance, demeanor, and appearance at all times.

• Maintain a creative, team-building, cooperative approach to job performance and seek to bring a constructive, problem-solving orientation to all tasks.

• Maintain an awareness of the agency’s mission and work to promote the positive individual and social change goals it embodies.

• Exercise discretion and professional judgment at all times keeping with the responsibilities carried personally and by the agency for the care and welfare of staff and the youth whom we serve.

• Actively strive to upgrade professional skills through engaging in appropriate professional training and experience.

• Maintaining the strictest confidentiality.

• Ability to work with a diverse staff and excel in a multicultural environment.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.

• At least one year of management and supervisory experience is preferred.

• One year of previous experience working with homeless, at-risk, and runaway youth preferred.

• Expertise in a variety of art fields

PERKS & BENEFITS:

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability

• Vacation Time: Starting at 3 weeks, increasing to 5 weeks by year five

• Sick Time • Paid Holidays

• Paid Sabbatical after 5 and 10 years of service

• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer matching

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