Manager of Violence Prevention Village

About the Role

BUILD, Inc. (Broader Urban Involvement and Leadership Development) is a nationally respected gang intervention, violence prevention, and youth development organization based on Chicago's West Side. Since 1969, BUILD has worked to save lives and mentor young people who live in the city's most challenged neighborhoods.

This position is dedicated to the Violence Prevention Villages (VPV) project, which aims to provide positive, proactive and preventive upstream support and services to youth Pre-K–8 and their households. BUILD partners with schools to improve behavioral, social/emotional and school outcomes for students, and engages the nonprofit ecosystem to support household wellbeing and stability.

The Manager of Violence Prevention Village is a school-based position that manages the implementation of services and support to an entire Pre-K–8 school and all members of households associated with students in that school. This position coordinates staff who provide BUILD's in-school and after-school community intervention and support programming, home-based assessment and services, as well as referrals and emergency assistance. The Manager coordinates resources and engages with school leadership, staff and parents to ensure BUILD provides positive, proactive and preventive upstream supports and services. The Manager ensures quality programming operates across sites and is responsible for the evaluation and tracking of program data. The Manager is responsible for ensuring their school site(s) understand the state of VPV implementation, that the school community supports and engages in effective implementation, and all resources are coordinated to maximize benefits to and impacts created for youth and members of their households. The VPV Manager reports directly to the Director of Prevention.

Responsibilities

• Manage two sites and provide oversight and management of all VPV staff in assigned site(s)
• Provide direct leadership and supervision to all VPV staff in assigned site(s)
• Support the team to develop and implement effective, responsive and data-driven prevention and intervention program services for all interested youth and household members
• Coordinate services to maximize impact while minimizing overlap
• Ensure BUILD's VPV services are welcome and understood by all members of the school community, including parents
• Work collaboratively with school administration, partner organizations, parents and school councils to provide BUILD programs and services, including coordinating space and resources sharing with school leadership and staff
• Leverage BUILD's program area managers and directors to support training and development of program staff so they can appropriately engage with the at-risk population
• Work collaboratively with program staff to plan program activities
• Stay current with new trends, program content and delivery methods locally and nationally related to in and after school prevention and intervention programming
• Participate in civic engagement activities that advance the mission of BUILD, Inc.
• Responsible for updates of progress, changes and challenges in programming and making commendations for the needs of the program
• Support team coordination and integration, building a positive, supportive and upstream-focused culture
• Work collaboratively with program staff to recruit and retain youth participants at each site
• Ensure proper attendance, data collection and record retention are maintained in approved agency databases
• Manage the ongoing collection of data (baseline, year-end academic, interpersonal, and pro-social behaviors)
• Manage data and statistics to ensure grant compliance
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Highly organized to set priorities, develop a work schedule, and monitor progress towards goals
• Ability to build positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally to achieve the goals of the organization
• Strong organizational and supervisory skills required, as well as effective resource management (material and staff)
• Proven background working collaboratively with groups of diverse backgrounds and experience
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including select weekends and events
• Ability to apply strategic and creative thinking, while being persistent, motivated, and energetic, along with the ability to work in a detail-oriented fashion
• Strong written and interpersonal communication skills

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social work, youth development or related field required
• Minimum of 5 years of management and supervisory experience in a youth or social services program
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in positive youth development
• Experience with youth and/or public program facilitation and management required
• Ability to pass a criminal record and child abuse/neglect registry check
• Valid driver's license, access to reliable transportation, and willingness to travel locally
• Proficient in Windows and Excel required
• Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds
• Must be able to physically interact with children and youths
• Prolonged periods of sitting, standing and climbing stairs

Pay

$60,000–$62,000

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