Residential Program Manager
About The Position
The Residential Program Manager will lead day-to-day program execution, coordinate with instructional and facilities teams, uphold residential standards, and maintain the culture, accountability, and cohesion essential to preparing participants for industrial solar fieldwork. This individual plays a critical role in participant success and overall program impact by ensuring a safe, structured, and supportive environment that prepares participants for the realities of industrial solar fieldwork through consistent oversight, community-building and effective program coordination. This position will be onsite in our Oglelsby location for the duration of each cohort.
Requirements
- 3+ years of experience in residential program management, workforce development, social services, education, correctional reentry, or related fields.
- Strong ability to build rapport and maintain professional boundaries with adult learners from diverse backgrounds.
- Experience managing residential or group-living environments (e.g., campus housing, job corps, workforce camps, transitional housing, etc.).
- Exceptional communication, de-escalation, and conflict resolution skills.
- Ability to maintain structure, accountability, and safety while fostering an encouraging environment.
- Comfortable working in a setting that includes physical labor training and industrial construction culture.
- Experience working with system impacted or equity eligible populations.
Responsibilities
- Manage daily residential operations during training cohorts, ensuring a safe, clean, respectful, and well-functioning environment.
- Oversee participant orientation, check-in, schedules, house rules, residential expectations, and housing-related records.
- Coordinate facility maintenance, safety checks, and residential needs with appropriate support teams.
- Build a positive cohort culture focused on teamwork, accountability, professionalism, and career readiness.
- Serve as a primary resource and mentor for participants, providing one-on-one coaching, conflict resolution, behavior redirection, and non-clinical support.
- Partner with Evolve Foundation staff to integrate life skills, financial coaching, barrier-removal resources, and alumni support into the participant experience.
- Coordinate with instructors and operational teams to support technical training, scheduling, attendance, transportation, logistics, and communication throughout each cohort.
- Support and enforce safety protocols, residential policies, behavioral expectations, and incident reporting requirements.
- Partner with trainers and subject matter experts to evaluate curriculum, capture lessons learned, and continuously improve training content and delivery.
- Serve as the central point of continuity across cohorts, ensuring best practices, program improvements, and participant feedback are carried forward.
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid health and dental coverage for employees
- HSA contributions to support your medical expenses
- Company-paid life insurance and disability coverage
- 401(k) with competitive company match
- Performance-based incentives
- Paid weekly with competitive wages
- PTO
- six paid holidays
- education reimbursement
- Exclusive employee discounts through Working Advantage
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
