PSA Compliance Manager

Urban Strategies; Gainesville (FL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An organization supporting vulnerable children in Gainesville, Florida, seeks a Prevention of Sexual Abuse Compliance Manager. The role involves ensuring compliance with standards and regulations in the care of unaccompanied children. Responsibilities include developing effective policies, managing safety trainings, and maintaining records for audits. Candidates should possess a bachelor's degree in relevant fields, experience in child welfare, and strong leadership skills. Bilingual skills in English and Spanish are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant fields and 1-year experience with child welfare standards.
• Bilingual (English and Spanish) preferred.
• Driver’s License necessary.

Responsibilities

• Manage compliance with Interim Final Rule on preventing sexual abuse.
• Develop policies that ensure a safe environment for children.
• Compile data and create reports for audits.

Skills

Sexual Abuse Prevention

Leadership

Teamwork

Office 0365

Education

Bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences, human services, or social service fields

Job description

URBAN STRATEGIES – REFUGIO UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN

FIVE DAYS PER WEEK, 40 HOURS PER WEEK; 12 MONTHS PER YEAR

Reports To

CENTER DIRECTOR, REFUGIO

Organizational Overview

Urban Strategies exists to equip, resource, and connect faith- and community-based organizations that are engaged in community transformation to help families reach their fullest potential. We work with trusted faith- and community-based organizations and focus on the Latino community to engage and come alongside the whole family. Our vision is that all children and families reach their full potential.

Our work is informed by our three core values: Authentic Relationships, Servant Leadership, and Intentional Compassion.

• Authentic Relationships are foundational to our work and move beyond a transactional nature to truly know people. They serve as opportunities for mutual development and growth and are based on the belief that all people have inherent dignity and worth.
• Servant Leadership is rooted in an other-centric mindset that informs the way one leads and builds up individuals, families, and communities.
• Intentional Compassion describes a deliberate commitment to understand, formulate strategic responses, and activate others to reach their full potential.

Our organization is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Our team works across the United States and Puerto Rico with direct service centers located in California, Arizona, Texas, Florida, New York, and Puerto Rico.

Program Overview

The Refugio Unaccompanied Children Shelter and Foster Care Program is a 24‑hour program that serves young persons in immigration custody who are awaiting release to their sponsors.

Position Overview

The Prevention of Sexual Abuse (PSA) Compliance Manager is responsible for managing the implementation and ongoing compliance with the Interim Final Rule (IFR) on preventing, detecting, and responding to sexual abuse and sexual harassment. This manager will actively promote a culture of safety, proactive risk management, program excellence, and on‑going regulatory readiness; and lead quality improvement activities.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing the implementation and ongoing compliance with the Interim Final Rule (IFR) standards on preventing, detecting, and responding to sexual abuse and sexual harassment.
• Work closely with site director and PO team to create written policies and procedures that provide a safe, structured, and productive environment that meet federal and state guidelines.
• Ensure that all members of the team are actively functioning in accordance with the standards.
• Liaise with ORR’s PSA Coordinator, the designated FFS, and the designated PO to implement the IFR within 6 months of shelter facility opening and ensure compliance with all the standards thereafter.
• Serve as the point of contact for ORR’s PSA Coordinator regarding matters related to the IFR standards and disseminate all information to site director and PO team.
• Respond to all ORR and PSA Coordinator requests.
• Be accountable for compliance issues at the UC Care Provider facility.
• Compile Data and Create Reports as necessary.
• Create and Provide effective communication for staff and children on PSA safety guidelines, i.e.: trainings, webinars and written notices.
• Maintain all records for audit purposes.
• Upon request, this role may be required to travel with UAC, 14 and under, to locations in the United States.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Demands

Ability to see at normal distance, hear normal conversations and sounds and use hands, use fingers to fill out required forms, and speak.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions as long as the staff disability does not create an undue risk of injury to any children.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education and Experience: Bachelor’s degree in behavioral sciences, human services, or social service fields and at least 1-year experience working with child welfare standards, best practices, and compliance issues.
• Technical: Sexual Abuse Prevention, Safety;
• Organizational: Leadership, Teamwork, Community Approach
• Skills: Office 0365
• Other: Driver’s License

Preferred: Bilingual (English and Spanish)

Special Considerations

• Criminal Background check
• National Sex Offenders Check
• TB Test
• The PSA Compliance Manager position requires ORR pre‑hire approval

Employment is conditional pending satisfactory results of all required tests and background checks mentioned above. Periodic physical examinations and TB clearances will be required if hired.