PLUS Program Coordinator
About The Position
Project for Pride in Living (PPL) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering low-income individuals and families to become self-reliant through integrated services in housing, employment, and education. The LEAP (Learn. Earn. Achieve. Potential.) program, launched in 2016, is a nationally recognized youth development initiative dedicated to helping system-involved youth discover their strengths, achieve their goals, and build sustainable careers. The Plus Program has been a cornerstone of support for county-involved youth across Hennepin County for over a decade, helping young people achieve academic milestones, access postsecondary education and workforce training, and develop career pathways leading to family-sustaining wages. The Plus Program Manager leads the coordination and continuous enhancement of Hennepin County's Plus Program, driving impactful services for county-involved youth across multiple sites. This position fosters strong partnerships with schools, community organizations, county stakeholders, and program staff while overseeing enrollment, technical assistance, staff training, compliance, data analysis, reporting, and resource management.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Services, Education, Social Work, Psychology, Public Administration, or a related field required.
- Five or more years of experience working with youth ages 14-24 who face multiple barriers to educational and employment success
- Experience working within systems serving youth involved with foster care, juvenile justice, truancy intervention, housing instability, teen parenting, or related systems preferred
- Experience coordinating multi-partner initiatives and collaborating with schools, county agencies, and community organizations preferred
- Experience developing staff, facilitating trainings, providing technical assistance, and supporting professional growth preferred
- Experience utilizing data to evaluate outcomes and drive program improvement preferred
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree preferred
Responsibilities
- Ensure consistent, high-quality implementation of the Plus Program across 12 partner sites through coaching, consultation, monitoring, and technical assistance
- Conduct site visits, monitor program performance, identify risks, and support continuous quality improvement
- Build and maintain strong partnerships with county agencies, schools, community organizations, and other stakeholders
- Represent the Plus Program at partner and community meetings and promote program awareness, referrals, and collaboration
- Lead referral, enrollment, and intake processes for youth and families
- Support appropriate participant placement and coordinate transitions across partner sites
- Maintain community resource networks to connect participants with educational, employment, housing, mental health, transportation, and other support services
- Facilitate meetings, training, onboarding, coaching, and professional development for partner-site staff and case coordinators
- Promote best practices, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across program sites
- Monitor program outcomes, ensure data quality and compliance, and prepare reports for leadership, funders, and stakeholders
- Coordinate evaluation activities with external partners and support program planning and improvement initiatives
- Administer program support funds, track expenditures, and manage operational and administrative functions to support program success
Benefits
- Health & Dental Insurance
- Employer-paid Short- & Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance
- Paid Parental Leave
- HSA or FSA options
- Generous PTO & Paid Holidays
- 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
- Summer Half-Day Fridays (Memorial Day–Labor Day)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
