Job Description
Position Title: Law Site Manager
Reports To: Law and Reentry Programs Manager
Location: Santa Clara County
Status: full-time, non-exempt
About Fresh Lifelines for Youth
Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) is an award-winning nonprofit working to break the cycle of juvenile violence, crime, and incarceration. In twenty years of this work, FLY has supported tens of thousands of young people impacted by the justice system. FLY is at a critical juncture in our evolution: adding to a long history of success providing impactful intervention and prevention programs for young people, we understand that the pipeline-to-prison is a series of systems, structures and practices that suppress the ability of young people of color and other marginalized young people to thrive. We’ve set an audacious goal to do something about it: by 2030, through partnering with young people, communities, and systems, FLY will contribute to the fight for equity and justice by taking concrete steps to dismantle California’s pipeline to prison, equip 30,000 juvenile-justice and at-risk youth to transform their lives, and strengthen services for marginalized youth in California and beyond. More info at: www.flyprogram.org.
Program Summary:
The Law Program teaches young people about their rights and responsibilities under the law, while building community with FLY staff and volunteers. Classes are held in locked facilities, schools, and the community. Facilitators provide three months of group mentoring, a field trip to a local university, a mock court trial, and a program graduation ceremony.
Position Summary:
This position oversees and manages all Law Program community and school sites; manages volunteer recruitment and training, and contributes to Law Program workshop facilitation. The Site Manager Reports to the Law Program Manager and supervises the Law Program Coordinator and the Law Program Evaluation Specialist.
Position Responsibilities:
· Assist Law Program growth in expansion areas and maintain existing stakeholder relationships (includes: establishing new sites, building and maintaining relationships with site contacts, understanding communities)
· Facilitate site debrief sessions with school stakeholders to understand the school’s satisfaction with the program and implement areas of growth for upcoming semester
· Manage Law Program sites in a specific service area, including conducting site visits; coordinating site logistics to best fit volunteer and school/facility needs
· Facilitate FLY’s Law Program at sites as needed, including at high-need sites, within juvenile facilities, or with less experienced volunteers
· Manage event planning and implementation, specifically Volunteer Training Workshops, Law Office Hours, Law Program Recognition Ceremonies, Law Program field trips, and Volunteer Appreciation Events
· Manage volunteer recruitment efforts, including coordinating and delivering recruitment presentations at local universities and in the community; preparing all presentation support/recruitment materials and logistics; hosting booths at career fairs and campus events to talk to students; conducting Law Program volunteer interviews and screenings; and supporting background check process for all volunteers
· Manage volunteer training including assigning responsibilities to other Law Program staff for volunteer training workshops; leading the workshops in collaboration with other Law Program staff; and conducting ongoing coaching and feedback sessions with Law Program volunteers
· Provide support and effective crisis management for volunteers and youth before, during, and after program time
· Monitor youth attendance and complete action plan if attendance is not at satisfactory level
· Assist Law Program Manager with contractual obligation on an as needed basis
· Collaborate across counties with other Site Managers to make programmatic updates as necessary
· Conduct Law Team meetings
Applicant Strengths & Experience
The ideal candidate will have a deep commitment to social, racial, and economic justice with experience in facilitation and project management and a passion for collaborating with young people to improve our community
· Bachelor’s Degree preferred in a related field
· Minimum of 1 year experience with volunteer management
· Minimum of 1 year experience working with system impacted youth
· Facilitation/Teaching experience preferred
· Fluency in a Spanish preferred but not required
· Minimum of 1 year team supervision experience
· Demonstrates openness to change and new perspectives; can exist in ambiguity and adjust to change
Position Competencies
· External Relationship Building: Invests in and builds strong, trusted, and ongoing relationships with external partners.
· Communication: Uses effective written and verbal communication with staff, teams, and communities served; demonstrates empathy, self-awareness, and listening skills.
· Cultural Responsivity: Demonstrates the values of diversity and inclusion; fosters environments that facilitate more diverse and inclusive spaces.
Our Commitment To Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion
At FLY, we embrace a diversity of identities, beliefs, thoughts, and experiences. We commit to creating an organizational culture of equity and inclusion to serve our youth and communities better. FLY is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive for an inclusive culture and a staff team that reflects diversity. Applicants for all job openings will be considered without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex/gender, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status or any other consideration made unlawful under any federal, state or local laws. We strongly encourage women; people of color, people who identify as part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities; people with experience in the juvenile justice or criminal justice systems; and people with disabilities to apply. Fresh Lifelines for Youth is committed to offering reasonable accommodations to job applicants with disabilities. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at (408) 263-2630 or compliance@flyprogram.org
COVID-19 Vaccination
At FLY, we are committed to the safety of our employees, clients, and all others who enter our workplace. While COVID-19 poses a threat to the health and well-being of all individuals, vaccinations can significantly reduce that threat and help protect our workplace as well as our community. As such, FLY would like to make clear that the COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment.
However, FLY does allow staff to apply for exemptions based on medical history or sincerely held religious beliefs or practices. However, this must be approved through FLY’s compliance department. If approved, employee’s will be subject to weekly COVID-19 testing and must wear masks/PPE at all times.
Additionally, FLY will allow accommodations for unvaccinated employees to perform their essential job functions so long as it does not impose either a direct threat to the health and safety of the workplace and employees; or an undue hardship on the organization.
If either of the two conditions above are not met, and the employee cannot receive the vaccine, employment may be terminated.
If you have additional questions, please contact us at (408) 263-2630 or email compliance@flyprogram.org