Solid Ground believes poverty is solvable. Our communities are stronger when we support stability and break down the barriers to overcoming poverty. Solid Ground does both. We combine direct services with advocacy to meet basic needs, nurture success, and spread change. Through our programs, people gain stability and build skills that equip them to move forward in their lives. Through advocacy, we work toward ending racism and other oppressions embedded in our institutions, policies, and culture that hold people back from succeeding. We bring the voices of people experiencing poverty into the political process, furthering social justice and supporting our entire community to reach its potential. • Demonstrate the initiative to learn and enhance skills that promote anti-racism, cultural competency and an understanding of oppression and its impact. • Participate in intentional learning efforts, including events relating to understanding and dismantling institutional racism and building cultural competency and encourage staff to fully engage in those activities. Job Summary: The Family and Children's Program Manager is responsible for developing and managing the day-to-day operation of services for the 73 units of non-time limited family housing. The manager will also provide on-site supervision and direction for the Children's Program, which serves approximately 200 children with a trauma-informed care approach. The program manager also oversees a 10-unit Family Shelter Program housed off-site. The program manager will work/coordinate with outside service providers, operations staff, and other Solid Ground staff located at Sand Point and serves as the community liaison for resident concerns. The program manager supports program case managers and performs case manager duties in their absence. Interested candidates must complete an online application with cover letter and resume. **Essential Responsibilities, Duties and Tasks: 50% Program Supervision: Ensures that programs are sound, and services are aligned to achieve the organization's mission and strategies around One Solid Ground. Creatively seeks new ideas and solutions that position the program to take advantage of new funding and partnership opportunities. Develops systems, policies, and procedures, including appropriate service models. Sand Point Family and Children's Program Manager I March 2024 Provides supervision and leadership to supervisory staff and case management staff under her/his supervision. Promotes an atmosphere of respect; work to create ways/opportunities for clients to be more invested in their community including, support groups, monthly community meetings, resident council. Hire, train, and supervise staff. Provide leadership, oversight and support to facilitate day-to-day operations and delivery of services within the program. Analyze the needs of children and develop and direct the implementation of new initiatives and programs with a focus on health and safety. Provide oversight and coordination of volunteer services. 20% Budget Management: Prepare annual budgets and negotiate fund source contracts Brettler Family Housing, The Children's Program, and the Family Shelter Program. Monitor regularly to ensure expenses are within budgetary guidelines. Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual expenditure and statistical reports required by various funding sources and monitor the data collected to ensure contract compliance. 10% Program Development: Develop annual work plan using the Agency Strategic Plan as a guide, with a focus on program assessment and quality. Conduct monthly audits of client files and databases for each case manager to monitor quality of progra