MPI Associate Director of Community Safety & Transit Operations

About the role

Metropolitan Family Services (MFS) empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, MFS has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities.

Responsibilities

• Develops and coordinates monthly meetings with Senior CPRU Field Managers and Crisis Response staff within the assigned unit.
• Develops and maintains contacts with community groups relating to program needs.
• Works collaboratively with community agencies, organizations, and institutions.
• Works collaboratively with other program supervisors in the unit to carry out unit goals and looks for other opportunities for program development.
• Works effectively with diverse staff and service population.
• Manages deployment strategy for assigned region staff.
• Manages documentation for assigned region.
• Participates in strategic planning and debriefing meetings.
• Provides recommendations based on deployment mission outcomes.
• Trains staff, interns, Metropolitan Peace Initiatives partners, and external partners on the MPA street outreach best practice model and curriculum.
• Tracks caseload numbers and participant outcome data and provides timely reports to Director of Community Safety & Transit Operation, as requested.
• Collaborates with Metropolitan Peace Initiatives and external partners to provide targeted support services to participants.
• Provides emergency support to Metropolitan Peace Initiatives partners and participants in crisis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or significant experience working with high-risk, street-involved individuals, required.
• 4 + years of experience in Community Violence Intervention with increasing levels of responsibility, required.
• First hand knowledge of the community and knowledge of current street conflicts, required.
• Experience or training in crisis intervention, preferred.

Benefits

Metropolitan Family Services offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical coverage, dental coverage, vision coverage, contributions to HSA accounts, free Teladoc services, and a 401K plan with a 4% employer match. For more details, please click here.

Pay

The average starting salary for this position will fall in the range of $100,000 - $112,000 annually. Where candidates fall in this range will be based on skill and experience level.

Schedule

Travel/Driving for work required with a personally owned vehicle.