Director, Program – Employment and Education

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Covenant House International

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Charity • Non-profit • Social Impact

Covenant House International is a nonprofit organization that provides shelter, love, and support to young people experiencing homelessness. Since its inception in 1972, it has opened its doors to over 1. 5 million youth, offering services that include crisis care, long-term support, and educational assistance. With a focus on the most vulnerable populations, including survivors of human trafficking and LGBTQ+ youth, Covenant House aims to empower young individuals to achieve stability and independence through its comprehensive programs.

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1972

🤲 Charity

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

📋 Description

• Lead the strategic development, implementation, and oversight of employment and educational programming that helps youth experiencing homelessness across the Americas access meaningful employment, career pathways, and academic advancement • Report to the VP, Program and ensure alignment with Covenant House’s Journey Home roadmap and organizational standards including equity, dignity, and youth voice • Collaborate closely with Covenant House site leaders and foster strong partnerships across sectors to expand opportunities for young people • Collaborate with CHI’s Program team to support the development and rollout of standards, guidelines and best practices around site-based employment and education programs • Identify, build, and support site implementation of career pathway programs that reflect employment trends by site location and support occupational pathways for youth • Support site education and employment leads in identifying and connecting to local skilling partners and employers, training providers, schools, post-secondary institutions, and workforce systems • Take a leading role in identifying and nurturing employment partners at the national and local level and lead existing national employer partners (Accenture, Delta, Cisco) • Provide hands-on support with local implementation of employment and training programs, credentialing, pre-apprenticeships, internships, and specialized training opportunities • Support the development and management of national and local strategies for Adult Basic Education and GED/HED attainment, literacy, numeracy, and ESL • Collaborate with CHI’s Research, Evaluation and Learning team to enhance data collection protocols, reporting, and evaluation methods • Assist in creating collateral materials including video presentations and support the piloting and implementation of life skills curricula • Collaborate on development and fundraising efforts, including grant proposals, reports, and publications

🎯 Requirements

• Experience in workforce development and education fields and in developing content and related resource packages • Exceptional project management, organizational and interpersonal skills • Highly developed communication skills, both verbal and written • Strong technical skills; experience with MS365 and SharePoint • Ability to work both independently and collaboratively, with a curious and collaborative mindset • Experience working in a multi-cultural environment and working with people from a variety of backgrounds with a customer service orientation • Bachelor’s degree in social work, public health, nonprofit administration, or a related field • 5 years of program leadership experience in social service administration, preferably in youth homeless services • Experience with Job Corps, Youth Build, Npower, YearUp, TRIO or similar programs (preferred examples listed) • Familiarity with Smartsheet and Canva (preferred) • Spanish fluency (written and oral) (preferred) • Ability to travel once per year to New York City in January for annual in-person traditions • Potential for up to 30% travel as needed within the US and Canada

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully Remote • Opportunities for staff to grow and thrive • Reasonable accommodation for disabilities (e.g., ASL interpreter, different interview format, physical accessibility needs)