Director of Young Adult Housing

Job Description

Job Description

Make Your Work Matter Every Day

Are you ready to stop coming to work just to do a job?

What if you could come to work knowing that your leadership could help young adults find stability, build independence, and create a path toward a bright future? As the Director of Young Adult Housing, you’ll lead programs supporting older youth and young adults experiencing housing instability or transitioning from foster care. You’ll strengthen teams and community partnerships while helping young adults build stability and independence.

At FosterAdopt Connect, we're building something bigger than ourselves. Every day, our team works alongside children, youth, and families navigating the challenges of the child welfare system. For more than 25 years, we've been leading innovative, family-centered solutions across Kansas and Missouri, helping create brighter futures for children and stronger communities for everyone. We believe meaningful work should also be inspiring work. That's why we've built a culture that is collaborative, supportive, diverse, and mission-driven. Here, your ideas matter, your growth is encouraged, and your impact is visible.

If you're looking for a career where you can lead teams, strengthen programs, and help young adults build stability and independence, we'd love to meet you.

Why Join FosterAdopt Connect?

• Be part of a passionate team committed to helping young adults build stability, confidence, and hope.
• Lead and support a team providing meaningful services to young adults achieving housing stability, self-sufficiency, and independence.
• Work for an innovative organization that values creativity, inclusion, and professional growth.
• Join a mission that changes lives—one child, one parent, and one family at a time.

Director of Young Adult Housing 

The Director of  Young Adult Housing provides leadership, strategic direction, and oversight for youth drop-in centers, housing programs and social enterprise programs within FosterAdopt Connect’s Connect Café. This position leads teams and programs serving older youth and young adults who are currently or formerly involved in foster care and/or experiencing housing instability.

The Director works to ensure high-quality services, strong program outcomes, and compliance with applicable funding requirements while developing community and housing partnerships and expanding opportunities for safe, affordable housing. This position also develops expertise in HUD funding, supports sustainable funding efforts, and helps connect young adults with employment, education, transportation, financial resources, and other community supports.

This isn't just a leadership position—it's an opportunity to strengthen housing programs and help young adults build stable, independent futures.

Qualifications & Preferred Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, human services, nonprofit management, or a related field required with a minimum of three (3) years supervisory experience in the housing industry.
• Minimum of three years of experience in housing, child welfare, homelessness prevention, young adult services, or a related field.
• Knowledge and expertise in federal HUD funding streams and processes.
• Strong leadership ability, interpersonal skills and team management with the ability to train and develop staff.
• Travel required with or without accommodation.

Compensation and Benefits   

• Compensation commensurate with experience. 

• Comprehensive benefits package including: 

• Highly-competitive health plan. 

• Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) with generous employer contribution. 

• Life insurance and long-term disability provided at no cost to employee.  

• Voluntary life and short-term disability options available. 

• 403(b) retirement plan with up to a 6% employer match. 

• Flexible Spending Account with medical expense and dependent care options. 

• Employee Assistance Program. 

• Generous paid time off and holidays. 

FosterAdopt Connect does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its programs or services. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and members.