Director of Family Enrichment Center

Rising Ground, Inc.•New York, NY

9h•Hybrid

About The Position

Family Enrichment Centers (FECs) are welcoming, family- centered spaces that are co-designed with parents, caregivers, and community members. They focus on strengthening families, promoting child and family safety and well-being, and preventing factors associated with child abuse and neglect. FECs aim to achieve these outcomes through peer-to-peer, relationship-based, and community-driven support and decision-making. The Director of the Family Enrichment Center is responsible for providing on-site leadership that ensures the FEC operates as a safe, welcoming, and community-driven space aligned with ACS FEC Model Standards. The Director leads daily operations, staff supervision, and continuous quality improvement while fostering an inclusive, reflective, and equity-centered team culture. They build strong partnerships with community members and institutions, manage program resources and budgets, and ensure contractual and reporting requirements are met.

Requirements

Minimum qualifications include 1 of the following: A Master’s Degree AND five (5) years of professional experience A Bachelor’s Degree AND seven (7) years of professional experience A High School Diploma AND at least eleven (11) years of professional experience
Knowledge of, lived experience in, and commitment to the Brooklyn community
Outstanding community organizing, collaboration, and advocacy skills.
Knowledge of one or more of the FEC frameworks (Equity, Co-design, Appreciative Inquiry, Family Protective Factors) or other frameworks/approaches with similar components.
Authorized to work in the U.S.
Ability to work in-person in New York City (NY) for at least 4 days or more per week.
Ability to travel to other Rising Ground sites (if required)
Must have ability to work weekends as needed
Ability to travel within the community for outreach and partnering (extended length of time)

Responsibilities

Ensure daily operations support a consistently staffed, safe, clean, organized, and welcoming FEC environment.
Develop and maintain a strong understanding of the FEC Model, Standards and promote adherence across all areas of implementation.
Provide leadership, supervision, and coaching to staff, including reflective practice and alignment with model-required training (e.g., Appreciative Inquiry, Cafés, Protective Factors).
Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture built on equity, shared leadership, and mutual accountability among staff, Advisory Council members, and FEC participants.
Build and sustain partnerships with community members, civic leaders, public institutions, and community-based organizations to strengthen FEC visibility, resources, and reach.
Oversee budget development and management in partnership with the Supervisor and Provider fiscal team.
Lead hiring, onboarding, and professional development of staff.
Maintain consistent communication and partnership with the ACS FEC Program Management team to review progress, discuss implementation challenges, and ensure all contractual and programmatic responsibilities are met.
Lead internal continuous learning and quality improvement efforts, including timely completion of ACS-required reports (e.g., Offering Logs, narrative reports), use of data and community feedback to guide improvement, and collaborative goal setting with ACS, the Advisory Council, and community members.
Promote an environment where community voice drives FEC activities and decision-making, ensuring Offerings and other FEC components reflect community strengths, needs, and aspirations.