Families Together Program Manager

Encompass Community Services; Seacliff (CA); On-site; USD 53,726 - 56,481; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

403(b) retirement plan

Vacation and sick days

Holistic health options like acupuncture and chiropractic care

Job summary

Encompass Community Services is seeking an experienced Manager to oversee the Families Together Program in Seacliff, California. This full-time position requires both administrative oversight and strong clinical experience with systems-involved families. You will monitor program contracts, support your team, and ensure quality service delivery.

The ideal candidate will possess a Master's degree or significant managerial experience, and demonstrate leadership, collaboration, and strong communication skills. Comprehensive benefits including health insurance and paid time off are offered.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field or 3 years’ program management experience.
• Strong leadership and multicultural responsiveness required.
• Experience with systems-involved families and knowledge of trauma and family systems necessary.

Responsibilities

• Monitor program activities and ensure delivery of quality services.
• Collaborate with funding partners and coordinate with team oversight.
• Support finance team with program budgets and complete performance reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Multicultural responsiveness

Computer literacy

Verbal and written communication

Education

Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work or related field

3+ years experience managing similar program

Job description

Job Location: Aptos, CA 95003

Salary Range: $39.00 - $41.00 per hour.

Families Together is an innovative therapeutic program that provides voluntary, strength-based, home visiting services throughout Santa Cruz County in an effort to increase safety, improve parent-child relationships, and support healthy child development.

Encompass Community Services is seeking an experienced Manager to oversee the Families Together Program. This position is full-time non-exempt, 32 hours per week. The ideal candidate has both administrative oversight experience as well as strong clinical experience with systems-involved families. The Manager of Families Together monitors contract, multiple budgets, and supports the team to meet contracted outcomes, performance and professional development goals, along with maintaining positive partner relationships, and serving as a strong leader in the Encompass Integrated Behavioral Health Youth & Family service area.

Responsibilities

• Monitor program activities, demonstrate effective leadership, and ensure delivery of quality services.
• Meet established revenue and program goals.
• Collaborate closely with funding partners, First 5, Santa Cruz County Human Services Department (Family and Children’s Services and CalWORKs), and County Behavioral Health.
• Coordinate closely with clinical supervisor and administrative manager about client services and team oversight.
• Support service area director and finance team with accurate development of program budgets and scopes of work; monitor program budgets.
• Complete annual and semi-annual funder reports.
• Interview, hire, and train new staff; complete annual performance reviews.

Qualifications

Required:

• Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work or closely related field; or at least 3 years’ experience successfully managing similarly-scope program.
• Strong leadership and multicultural responsiveness.
• Experience working with systems-involved families; working knowledge of attachment, trauma and family systems.
• Very strong computer literacy and writing skills.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Criminal Record Clearance, Physical Examination and TB test clearance prior to official hire.

Wages & Benefits

Salary range for this position is based on 32 hours per week: $39.00–$41.00 per hour.

We prioritize the well-being of our team as much as the community we serve. Our comprehensive health benefits reflect this commitment. We offer full-time employees medical and dental insurance plan that ensures peace of mind for themselves and their families. We go beyond traditional care by also offering our employees acupuncture and chiropractic, embracing a holistic approach to health that aligns with our values of care and compassion.

We also offer a 403(b) retirement plan, 17 vacation days, 12 sick days, and 14 additional paid holidays. These benefits are pro-rated for part-time positions.

About Us

At Encompass Community Services we provide our community with a wide range of services related to family & social well-being, behavioral health, housing and more. Every day through these services we work to make health, education and housing more equitable for all people in Santa Cruz County. For more than 50 years our work has touched generations by helping people have access to education, rebuild relationships, restore their health and regain dignity.