Regional Director of Programs - Youth Empowerment

First Place for Youth; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 101,000 - 127,000; Full time

Job summary

First Place for Youth seeks a Regional Director of Programs in Oakland to oversee multi-site operations and program quality for foster-youth services. You will manage budgets, contracts, supervision, and HR to deliver strong outcomes across the My First Place program.

The role requires MA/MSW with licensure, 5+ years of program management and direct youth-service experience, and ability to travel regionally. Competitive benefits and collaborative culture are offered.

Qualifications

• MA or MSW required; LCSW or LMFT with two or more years of post-licensure experience preferred.
• 5 years of progressively responsible program management experience, preferably in a high-growth, youth-serving organization with five years of supervisory experience leading multi-level teams required.
• Direct service experience — at least five years working with youth facing systemic barriers, preferably youth currently or formerly in foster care.
• Demonstrated ability to lead across multiple sites and manage a geographically distributed team.
• Demonstrated success designing, evaluating, and operationalizing innovative program models.
• Working knowledge of community resources and referral networks that meet the needs of youth in the My First-Place program.
• Strong understanding of social service systems, with particular depth in the foster care system and services for young adults and young parents.
• Strong project management skills, with a record of leading complex, multifaceted projects to measurable results and program growth.
• Program budget management experience required.
• Strength in recruiting, hiring, coaching, developing, and performance management.

Responsibilities

• Leads projects and program implementation ensuring quality, productivity and services delivery standards.
• Resolves problems, completes audits, identifies trends and recommends, determines and implements system improvements.
• Achieves or exceeds operational objectives by contributing information and recommendations to strategies plans and reviews, preparing and completing actions, managing assigned projects.
• Leads and manages improvement and change efforts.
• Participates agency-wide workgroups and projects as assigned.
• Responsible for all aspects of program including physical plant, safety, compliances, service delivery, program enhancements, growth and reputation and stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Cross-site coordination

Education

MA or MSW

LCSW or LMFT license

Job description

First Place for Youth seeks a Regional Director of Programs in Oakland to oversee multi-site operations and program quality for foster-youth services. You will manage budgets, contracts, supervision, and HR to deliver strong outcomes across the My First Place program.

The role requires MA/MSW with licensure, 5+ years of program management and direct youth-service experience, and ability to travel regionally. Competitive benefits and collaborative culture are offered.