Program Manager – Impact

Please apply here with cover letter and resume: https://center-for-children-youth-justice.breezy.hr/p/bf6405808a19

About CCYJ

The Center for Children & Youth Justice, founded in 2006 by Justice Bobbe J. Bridge (ret.), is committed to reforming Washington's juvenile justice and child welfare systems. CCYJ leads communities, our state, and the nation to empower children and youth, stabilize families, and strengthen communities through meaningful and lasting reform. CCYJ identifies gaps in the system, researches, develops innovative and creative solutions and ensures that policymakers integrate these system improvements into practices and procedures. CCYJ's results are realized into state law, adopted as standing protocols by the courts, schools, and other partners, and they are developed into new interventions for at-risk, abused, and/or neglected children and their families. CCYJ has succeeded in driving positive systems change for more than a decade. Our passionate staff is deeply committed to the youth for whom we advocate.

Program Manager - Impact

We are deeply committed to the youth for whom we advocate for. CCYJ is seeking a Program Manager to use a race equity and anti-racist lens to organize and manage aspects of CCYJ's programming. This position manages the Washington State Becca Task Force, a voluntary statewide entity that works to support and educate the community, schools, and courts on best practices and ways to engage youth and families in crisis; and CCYJ's Leadership, Intervention & Change (LINC) program which coordinates services for young people impacted by group/gang violence and addresses the needs of youth in crisis. LINC's coordinated approach is based on strategies of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Comprehensive Gang Model.

Essential Functions

• Manages efforts to ensure that adequate state and local funding, accountability mechanisms, and efficient and effective policies and processes for carrying out the intent and goals of the Becca Laws are in place.
• Develops and maintains in-depth knowledge of local, state, and national laws, policies, research, and best practices to meet the needs and to ensure the success of youth and families in crisis, including youth and families with truancy, At-Risk-Youth (ARY), and Child in Need of Services (CHINS) petitions (Washington State's "Becca Laws").
• Develops and maintains in-depth knowledge of the Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Comprehensive Gang Model (CGM) and other best practices in violence prevention, intervention, and re-entry.
• Stays current on local, state, and federal laws and legislative proposals related to Washington's youth criminal legal system.
• Develops and maintains knowledge of state and local legislative processes.
• Plans, coordinates, and implements annual conferences for program partners and professional groups, including young people, caregivers, judges, attorneys, court and detention staff, probation counselors, social workers, elected officials, legislative staff, law enforcement officers, service providers, and other stakeholders on relevant topic areas.
• Responsible for planning, coordinating, and conducting meetings, training, and listening sessions.
• Manages the creation and delivery of webinars on program-related topics, including handouts to supplement webinars.
• Provides staffing, plans, and facilitates monthly steering committee, coalition, task force meetings, and training, including but not limited to developing annual program work plans and training/technical assistance plans; preparing or assembling meeting materials including agendas, minutes, handouts, and scheduling speakers; producing monthly newsletters; managing listservs/communication channels.

Experience, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 5+ years demonstrated increasingly responsible experience in public health, public affairs, social work, criminal/juvenile justice systems, court administration, law, youth development, violence prevention, or other fields relevant to the position's requirements.
• An equivalent combination of education and work experience in law, public health, public affairs, public policy, social work, criminal justice systems, court administration, education, or other relevant fields may meet this requirement.
• Project management, public policy development, reform, and legislative experience are highly desirable.
• Knowledge and credibility in the fields of juvenile justice, child welfare, homelessness, community engagement, education, and/or positive youth development.
• Deep understanding of the concepts of institutional and structural racism and bias and their impact on BIPOC communities.
• Ability to navigate diverse and multidisciplinary spaces with cross-sector partnerships, including the ability to adapt presentation and communication styles to engage and serve diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to or willingness to learn, develop, and participate in, the facilitation of training to and dialogues with diverse audiences, specifically racially, ethnically, geographically, and socioeconomically diverse communities with differing points of view.
• Demonstrated experience in, or willingness to learn, group facilitation techniques, collaborative team-based work, and leadership skills.
• Demonstrated track record in developing, communicating, implementing, and adapting a strategy in a constantly changing environment.
• Ability to listen to others and communicate honestly, responsibly, and professionally, in writing, verbally, and electronically.
• Lived experience in child welfare, homelessness, and/or youth criminal legal system(s) desired.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to impeccability and integrity.
• Strong technology skills with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Zoom.
• Possess a growth mindset: the willingness to be coached and to develop to increase effectiveness, collaboration, and produce results.
• High functioning sense of humor, humility, and emotional intelligence.

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive salary commensurate with skills and experience. The starting salary range is $60,000-$75,000. CCYJ offers a benefits package that includes Medical/Vision/Dental, Ancillary Benefits, Optional Employer Sponsored 401K, Transportation Allowance, Paid Time Off, Sick Leave, Holiday Pay, and Floating Holiday Pay.

CCYJ's Culture

We are committed to a diverse, fully self-expressed workforce representing the communities we serve.

We are committed to examining our internal structures, policies, and culture, identifying and eliminating those aspects that promulgate racism

Together we are transparent, accountable, respectful, and self-aware to foster belonging and a sense of community.

We operate with an innovative and leading-edge mindset.

We are purpose-driven and laser-sharp in the fulfillment of our mission.

Our staff embraces a growth mindset; our development is essential to expand and grow our impact on children and youth in WA.

We produce results, not reasons.

We (believe) anything is possible.

We believe everyone has something to contribute.

We believe everything happens out of your relationship with other people.

We are grounded in the premise that great ideas can come from anyone at any time.

We believe people up to big things are going to make big mistakes. We own them, learn from them, and move on.

We believe transparency is essential to a highly functioning organization.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We value a diverse workforce.