Employment Training Program Manager
Since 1984, Larkin Street Youth Services has helped more than 75,000 young adults in San Francisco with outreach, shelter, housing, education, employment, healthcare, and other services. Today, Larkin Street Youth Services is the largest provider of housing and services to homeless youth in the Bay Area. We serve 1,500 youth annually, operating or partnering to provide more than 500 emergency shelter, transitional, supportive, and subsidy-based housing beds at several unique sites across San Francisco. Working at Larkin Street, no matter what department, means making a real difference in the lives of young people experiencing homelessness. Our team is skilled, diverse, and passionate. Our culture encourages achievement and professional development, as well as teamwork and self-care. Our focus is always on the young people at the heart of our mission and to nurture potential, promote dignity and support bold steps by all. For more information about us, visit www.larkinstreetyouth.org. WHAT YOU'LL DO: Reporting to the Associate Director of Employment, the primary role of the Employment Training Program Manager is to supervise the day-to-day operations of the Employment Training program, and the Youth Force paid internship program for Larkin Street clients, that teaches basic employability and life skills to help youth better secure and retain employment. This role supervises and coordinates a team of staff that provide support and guidance to LSA clients in the employment training process. The Employment Training Program Manager is responsible for coordinating the weekly schedule and assignments for all staff and interns, managing youth payment and program budget, ensuring appropriate documentation of all operations, helping to developing the curriculum for Employment Training Program as well as life skills classes, and modeling and monitoring of trauma-informed client centered care. This is a full-time position, eligible for full benefits. Your responsibilities: Oversee the implementation & Execution of the Employment Training Program. Oversee Youth Force internship program for Larkin Street Youth Services clients. Responsible for interviewing and hiring staff for the Youth Force program team, as well as supporting interviewing and hiring for other Workforce staff. Supervise record keeping for programs the role oversees, including intern employment documentation and timecards. Provide weekly supervision to ETP and Youth Force Staff. Facilitate regular Team meetings with staff. Attend meetings, manage communications, and collaboration at various Larkin Street program sites and external agencies to support Larkin Street clients, staff, and to facilitate coordinated care as directed by supervisor. Contribute to Larkin Street Youth program refinements in ways that meet employers’ needs and expectations. Create engagement and support plans for client participants with higher needs. Assist staff to developing curriculum for life-skills clas...