The Dale House Project seeks a Supportive Employment Coordinator to manage, assess, evaluate, communicate, recruit and further build the Employment Programming through community collaboration and the implementation of services.
The Dale House Project is a community for at-risk youth. Youth participate in our programming to prepare for independence as adults. Our community strives to be a safe and supportive environment where they can build skills, find sources of support, and discover a place where they belong. Youth often come from the foster care/child welfare system, the juvenile justice system, or from having experienced homelessness. All of the youth have experience with trauma, abuse, and neglect.
As the Supportive Employment Coordinator, you will train and manage a team of Independent Living Specialists and Discipleship staff to provide therapeutic interventions to support young people’s skills and habits, that lead to work readiness independence.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in related field, preferably in human services or 3-5 years of related work experience.
- One-year experience with youth: in juvenile justice or in human services. Must be over age 22.
- One-year experience managing a team.
- Basic knowledge and understanding of Google and Microsoft platforms.
- Ability to take initiative and work independently.
- Ability to learn how to take notes and document progress made in treatment.
- Demonstrates spiritual maturity, a clear commitment to Christian faith, and seeks to serve Jesus among people at the margins of society.
What You’ll be Doing:
You'll manage a team of people who are in an intentional community of caring, mutual support and Christian ministry and share in the overall vision and integration of DHP Employment services at the leadership level. You'll represent DHP programming opportunities for at-risk youth to community stakeholders and organizations or schools where potential youth needing our services exist. You are responsible for the implementation, training, and management of program assessment, individual evaluations, and process of service delivery improvements within your Supportive Employment team.
The ideal candidate will possess certain essential traits for success in this role:
- Team building: Successfully building and maintaining a cohesive team by understanding individual strengths and weaknesses, fostering open communication, and managing conflict effectively.
- Performance management: Setting clear expectations, providing regular feedback, conducting performance reviews, and identifying areas for development within your team.
- Delegation: Effectively assigning tasks based on individual capabilities and ensuring clear accountability for project completion
- Motivation: Inspiring and motivating team members to achieve high standards by recognizing accomplishments, celebrating successes, and providing opportunities for growth
- Coaching and mentoring: Providing guidance and support to team members to enhance their skills and career development
- Decision-making: Analyzing situations, gathering input from team members, and making timely decisions that align with organizational objectives.
- Authentic Faith: Has a heart for Jesus and seeks to live out their faith more deeply. Often, that means exploring whether personal sacrifices are necessary to walk by faith.
- Relational: Has a heart for other people. Is curious about other people and is always seeking to deepen relationships with others.
- Heart for Youth: Has compassion for youth who have faced difficulty in their lives. Seeks to make connections with people who have very different life experiences–juvenile justice, homelessness, involvement in foster care, etc.
- Task Oriented: Has, or can create, a system for keeping tasks from slipping through the cracks. Asks for help when needed.
- Adaptability / Flexibility: Every day at the Dale House is full of surprises, so this candidate can roll with new information, changing goals, and unexpected hiccups. Can juggle competing demands and prioritize based on new information. Can problem solve and troubleshoot to find other ways to get across the finish line.
Compensation:
This is a full-time position. Salary: $50-55K, with a full benefit package. Dale House covers the cost for health coverage (monthly premiums) at no expense to you. Other benefits come from Young Life, including: dental, vision, basic life insurance, and a match on 401(k) contributions up to 4%.
How to apply:**Please submit your resume and cover letter as PDF attachments to Dana Scarbrough at dana@dalehouse.org. For the email subject heading line type: Supportive Employment Coordinator, Your First Name, Your Last Name.
