Program Director, RAPP

ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW

Urban Resource Institute (URI) is a dynamic innovative and well-respected organization founded in 1980 that transforms the lives of domestic violence survivors and homeless families through safe shelter and comprehensive services; delivers prevention and intervention programs that break cycles of violence and poverty; and actively works for sustainable systemic is the oldest licensed provider of domestic violence (DV) shelter and services in New York State and is the largest provider in the United States of DV shelter services as well as a leading provider of shelter and services for homeless families.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Program DirectorRAPP provides leadership to a team of approximately 14 supervisees in the RAPP program and manages a budget of $1.5M within the Justice includeENDGBV-funded Relationship Abuse Prevention Program (RAPP) which now includes both Early a school-based program that focuses on serving middle and high school students throughout NYC to reduce experiences of violence and prevent further harm over a Director RAPPprovides mission-focused leadership that is steeped in the values of diversity equity and inclusion trauma informed care and client-centered service dedicated to supportingachievingandmaintainingthe agencys commitment to excellence.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• People Leadership and Partnerships
• Provide inclusive leadership and management to direct reports/team members.
• Lead the buildout of the new RAPP hubs in 4 boroughscreation ofa new community-based model and summer program within the two years of starting including but not limited to developing trauma informed and anti-oppressive curriculum for middle and high school youth and a leadership/peerleaderacademy.
• Lead and supporta positivework culture transformation fostering inclusivity collaboration and trauma-informed practices across the program.
• Honor historic roots ofprogramwhilesolicitingnew practices and interventions in multiple fields of practice.
• Provide supportinidentifyingspaces to hosttheRAPP hubs andinbuilding partnerships with local community organizations and at least 35 middle and high schools throughout the Hub site on a regular basis.
• Partner withEvaluation & Social Impact (ESI)to develop content and delivery fortrainingsfocused on clinical topicsand restorative & transformative justice.
• Cultivate leadership and professional development forsuperviseesand their respective teams including promoting career pathways and promotions within URI mentorship and internship opportunities and training targets incorporated into individual staffing goals andobjectives.
• Represent URIs RAPP in community gatherings funder meetings speaking events press and media opportunities and other external events.
• Ensure URIs RAPPisconsistently informed by community participation bysoliciting capturing analyzing and incorporating feedback by individuals with lived experience and diverse stakeholders.
• Provide clinical supervision and guidance to all members of the RAPP team through individual and group supervision.

Program and Fiscal Management

• Develop and achieve annual program level goals in alignment with identifiedKPIs logic models as well as funder deliverables and in support of the mission and agency-wide strategic plan.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant federal state and local regulations as well as agency and program policies and compliancewithmeeting performance measures based on organizational and funder targets.
• Collaborate with the Finance team tofacilitatecompliance with contract guidelinessubmitrequests for modifications for approval in advance asneededand to increase overall contract performance.
• Partner with Finance leadership to develop and manage annual operating budgets andprovidefiscal oversight including allocations andfinancial managementbest practices.

Data & Equity Analysis

• Train and ensure that RAPP staff are entering all datainto theappropriate systemsaccurately andin a timely manner.
• Partner closely with the Director of Impact to work with teams to track their outcomes and impact.
• Evaluate data to ensure that teams are serving clients from an equity standpoint.
• Work proactively to create new data tracking methods that show the important work and success of the programs.
• Provide key informationregardingdata toAVP Senior Team Development Team and Government Affairs as needed.
• Collaborate withESIto develop Apricotdatabasetomore accurately track the teams dataandKPIs.

SPECIFICATIONS FOR EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES

• Mastersinsocial work counseling psychologywith active license in New York Stateorrelated fieldrequired.
• LCSW preferred.

REQUIREDSKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• 3 years experienceinprogram leadership clinical supervision experience with accountability programming and youthexpertise.
• Passion for URIs missionvisionand core values with the ability to communicate this passion to others.
• Experience providing transformational and inclusive leadership with an investment in team via leadership and professional development activities.
• Experience integrating trauma-informed care within programming and team development.
• Strong commitment to equity and social justice including a focus on self-awareness and engagement of continuous learning around issues of diversityequityand inclusion;high levelof Emotional Intelligence (EQ).
• Experience building and leading diverse teams across multiple sites including individualsimpactedby homelessness poverty and/or trauma.
• Strong project management skills and experience especially in projects requiring significant resources and cross-functional involvement.
• Exceptional interpersonal and flexible communications skills and the ability to develop positive and productive relationships with a dispersed and diverse team.

SPECIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• Requiresregular traveltoprogram siteslocatedin fourboroughs and Westchester.
• The work environment varies given work location butgenerally isbright and medium in environmental noise medium in work-pace and high in work volume and diversity of initiatives/tasks.
• The work schedule includes three days working in the office or across URI program sites and two days working from home; flexibility isrequiredto meet on-site demands throughout the week.
• Will berequiredto read printed and handwritten materials.
• Will berequiredto manipulate the computer mouse and keyboard.
• Will berequiredto read information on computer screen.
• Will berequiredto use computer keyboard and mouse.

At URI we are committed to cultivating an inclusive work environment. We actively seek a diverse candidate pool and encourage candidates of all backgrounds and abilities to apply. At URI we offer equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race religion color age sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity genetic disposition neurodiversity disability veteran status or any other protected category under federal state and local law.

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