Law Program Site Manager, San Mateo County

Positively Partners • Redwood City, CA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) is an award-winning nonprofit partnering with youth to unlock their potential, disrupt the pipeline to prison, and advance justice. The Law Program Site Manager oversees and manages Law Program community and school sites, volunteer recruitment and training, and contributes to workshop facilitation. The position reports to the Law and Reentry Program Manager, San Mateo County, and supervises the Law Program Coordinator and Law Program Evaluation Specialist. It is based in Redwood City, California, and is up to 50% hybrid, with a mix of in-person and remote work. This is a full-time, non-exempt position paying $29.69 per hour, with a generous benefits package.

The role manages day-to-day site operations and program outcomes; builds and maintains stakeholder relationships; recruits, trains, and supports volunteer facilitators; and oversees youth recruitment, community outreach, and program events. The Site Manager also supervises and develops staff, facilitates law-related education workshops, and regularly drives to program sites and other work-related destinations, including transporting youth and program materials as needed.

FLY is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer. COVID-19 vaccination is a condition of employment, with exemptions available subject to approval through FLY’s compliance department. The hiring process includes an application, two to three interviews, a meeting with FLY youth, and work product completed in advance of the final-round interview; no cover letter is required.

Requirements

• Deep commitment to equity, social justice, racial justice, and economic justice.
• Confidence in performance and project management to deliver effective program implementation and high-quality youth services.
• Familiarity with local community-based organizations.
• Proven ability to engage, motivate, and inspire others to action.
• Passion for recruiting and managing community volunteers for youth programs and systems change work.
• Belief in FLY’s vision and mission and alignment with its values: accountable, dedicated, respectful, equitable and just, loving, innovative, hopeful, and youth-centered.
• Valid driver’s license and access to a reliable, properly registered, and insured vehicle suitable for transporting youth and program materials.
• Ability to meet FLY’s core competencies: cultural responsivity, high quality, collaboration, communication, problem solving, and adaptability.
• Ability to demonstrate FLY’s leadership competencies: emotional intelligence, change management, strategic decision-making, developing and motivating others, external relationship building, and project management.
• COVID-19 vaccination, unless an exemption based on medical history or sincerely held religious beliefs or practices is approved through FLY’s compliance department.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day Law Program school, facility, and community sites and meet site-related deliverables and outcomes, including recruitment, referrals, youth attendance, schedules, site contacts, and program calendars.
• Support Law Program expansion and maintain stakeholder relationships, including establishing new sites in collaboration with the Programs Manager.
• Conduct site visits, provide feedback to facilitators and staff, and coordinate site logistics to meet volunteer and site needs.
• Facilitate FLY’s law-related education curriculum at a minimum of one to two sites per semester and engage youth in FLY programs.
• Compile relevant data and complete grant reports about program successes and challenges in collaboration with the Programs Manager, as needed.
• Broaden the volunteer recruitment base, review and adjust recruitment plans, and lead staff in delivering recruitment presentations at colleges and in the community.
• Build relationships with professors, college departments, and community organizations to generate volunteer applications.
• Schedule and conduct applicant interviews each semester and screen, select, and notify applicants in collaboration with the programs team.
• Design, update, and implement volunteer training curriculum, including agendas, training content, and session assignments.
• Guide staff in preparing and delivering volunteer training; coordinate guest speakers, presenters, youth panelists, facilitators, and training logistics.
• Ensure volunteers have the tools needed to facilitate workshops and provide feedback to support their development.
• Ensure the Law Program Coordinator processes volunteer clearances within 48 hours of volunteer interviews.
• Maintain relationships with school, community, and system providers to obtain youth referrals; oversee referral collection and recruitment, including communicating with guardians as needed.
• Oversee planning and logistics for volunteer training, program field trips, recognition ceremonies, and volunteer appreciation events.
• Represent FLY and the Law Program in formal and informal settings and seek opportunities to provide community law-related education workshops.
• Lead staff meetings before events and debrief meetings afterward, and coordinate outside resource people and guest speakers.
• Supervise, coach, and evaluate up to two direct reports, including the Law Program Evaluation Specialist and, if assigned, another program practitioner.
• Develop staff training plans and trainings with the Programs Manager and Talent Team; conduct annual and 90-day performance reviews and professional development planning with direct reports.
• Participate in and support organization-wide staff development and training efforts as needed.
• Regularly drive to program sites, schools, courts, community locations, and other work-related destinations; safely transport youth and program materials as required.
• Maintain a valid driver’s license and access to a reliable, properly registered, and insured vehicle; comply with organizational driving, safety, insurance, and youth transportation requirements.
• Complete authorized business travel; mileage and related expenses are reimbursed in accordance with organizational policy and California law.

Benefits

• Generous benefits package
• Authorized business mileage and related expenses reimbursed in accordance with organizational policy and California law
• Reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed