Community Connections YouThrive Program Manager

Fosteradopt; Independence (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

FosterAdopt Connect is seeking a CCYT Program Manager to lead the Community Connections YouThrive program for youth ages 17-26 involved with foster care. You will supervise CCYT Specialists, guide program development, and ensure high-quality, youth-centered services.

The role requires lived experience, a relevant degree, and strong nonprofit leadership. Travel is necessary; you’ll collaborate across agencies to improve outcomes and expand support networks.

Qualifications

• Lived experience in foster care, kinship care, homelessness, or related systems.
• Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, public administration, or related field.
• 2+ years in non-profit social services with management experience preferred.
• Experience working with underserved communities; ability to build trust quickly.
• Travel required with or without accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight for the CCYT program to ensure youth-centered services.
• Supervise and coach CCYT Specialists and monitor program performance and outcomes.
• Foster strong partnerships with community organizations and stakeholders.
• Support staff growth, program development, and high-quality service delivery.

Skills

Lived experience

Leadership

Non-profit management

Multitasking

Community engagement

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree preferred

Job description

Make Your Work Matter Every Day

Are you ready to stop coming to work just to do a job?

What if you could come to work knowing that your leadership, guidance, and vision are helping young adults successfully transition from foster care to independent adulthood?

As the Community Connections YouThrive (CCYT) Program Manager, you'll do more than oversee a program—you'll lead a team dedicated to empowering young adults as they build the skills, confidence, and connections needed to thrive. By supporting staff, strengthening community partnerships, and ensuring high-quality services, you'll play a vital role in changing the trajectory of countless young lives.

At FosterAdopt Connect, we're building something bigger than ourselves. Every day, our team works alongside children, youth, and families navigating the challenges of the child welfare system. For more than 25 years, we've been leading innovative, family-centered solutions across Kansas and Missouri, helping create brighter futures for children and stronger communities for everyone. We believe meaningful work should also be inspiring work. That's why we've built a culture that is collaborative, supportive, diverse, and mission-driven. Here, your ideas matter, your growth is encouraged, and your impact is visible.

If you're looking for a career where you can inspire others, strengthen a dedicated team, and see the difference your leadership makes every day, we'd love to meet you.

Why Join FosterAdopt Connect?

• Lead a passionate team committed to helping young adults build stability, confidence, and hope.
• Shape and strengthen a program that creates lasting, positive outcomes for youth transitioning from foster care.
• Work for an innovative organization that values collaboration, inclusion, and professional growth.
• Join a mission that changes lives—one child, one parent, and one family at a time.

Community Connection Youthrive (CCYT) Program Manager

The Community Connections YouThrive (CCYT) Program Manager provides leadership and oversight for the program, ensuring high-quality, youth-centered services for young adults, ages 17-26, who are currently or formerly involved in the foster care system. This role supervises and coaches CCYT Specialists, support program development, monitors performance and outcomes, and fosters strong partnerships with community organization and stakeholders. CCYT is a peer-to-peer model and as such, staff must have personally experienced any of the following during their childhood/adolescence: foster care, kinship or relative care, homelessness, or mandated family centered services. This lived experience helps Specialists to build trust, credibility, and meaningful connections with the youth we serve.

This isn't just a position—it's an opportunity to help young adults face a brighter future.

Qualifications & Preferred Skills

• Personal lived experience during childhood or adolescence in any of the following: foster care, informal kinship care, homelessness, and/or mandatory family centered systems of care services in the home.
• Bachelor’s Degree required (Master’s Degree preferred) in social work, psychology, public administration, or a related human services field and two (2+) years of experience working in non-profit social service agencies with management experience (2+ years preferred).
• Experience working with marginalized communities with an understanding of the barriers that impact underserved communities. Quickestablish rapport and build trust.
• Adaptable and proactive self-starter who effectively multitasks while maintaining strong attention to detail and organization to meet all objectives and deadlines.
• Travel required with or without accommodation.

FosterAdopt Connect does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its programs or services. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and member.