Director, Family and Women Resources Center

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in social work, counseling, public health or related field.
• At least 3+ years' experience in program management, fiscal management, administration and staff supervision (in a community based social services agency).
• Knowledge of current theories and best practices relating to social work (e.g. harm reduction, stages of change and trauma-informed care). Knowledge of the principles and techniques for supporting individuals and families through challenging situations to achieve stability and/or desired behavioral changes.
• Possess an understanding of the client's community, social determinants of health, and psycho-social and economic issues that may be impacting client's condition and outcomes.
• Ability to prioritize tasks, multi-task, meet deadlines, make decisions based on risk analysis, maintain confidentiality
• Exceptional verbal communication skills, including the ability to deal with sensitive, emotionally charged situations with tact and diplomacy; the ability to present on program materials and relevant social issues to a broad range of audiences.
• Proficiency in spelling, grammar and writing is needed.
• Proficiency using MS Office suite, and experience with database management.
• Strong people manager with apparent leadership development skills.
• Strong analytical and project management skills. Ability to evaluate programs and interpret outcomes and make recommendations based on the information/data on hand.

Additional Information

About Glide GLIDE is a nationally recognized center for social justice, dedicated to fighting systemic injustices, creating pathways out of poverty and crisis, and transforming lives. Through its integrated comprehensive services, advocacy initiatives, and inclusive community, GLIDE empowers individuals, families, and children to achieve stability and to thrive. GLIDE is on the forefront of addressing some of society's most pressing issues, including poverty, housing and homelessness, and racial and social justice. GLIDE's mission is to create a radically inclusive, just, and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization. Position Summary The Family and Women Resource Director oversees daily operations of the Family Resource Center, Women's Center, and implements holistic strategy and programming to enable coordinated care for these service populations. The FWRC Director will provide leadership, management oversight, and direction for staff providing direct services to these populations, develop new and/or expand existing community partnerships to augment service delivery, and implement coordinated care with other internal GLIDE programs to ensure families and women entering GLIDE's ecosystem are appropriately connected to the Family Resource Center or Women's Center for enhance care coordination. This position is responsible for programmatic contract compliance with government and private funding sources such as performance management, data collection, fiscal reporting and spending, budget management, performance reporting, and audits. The FWRC Director is a member of GLIDE's leadership team and is expected to work collaborative across programs and operations to share resources, collaborate on shared goals, and devise solutions for inter-departmental challenges for effective program operations and client service delivery. The FWRC Director must be willing able to periodically work non-traditional hours (early evenings, holidays, weekends). Work Environment GLIDE's buildings are located in the Tenderloin neighborhood. GLIDE maintains an "open door" policy to the community and its clients, who frequently enter and leave the building.

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