Director of Youth Programs

Director of Youth Programs

Full-Time | Hybrid (Remote and In-Person)

Reports to the Executive Director

At HiTOPS, we believe every young person deserves a place where they can be seen, supported, and empowered to thrive.

The Director of Youth Programs leads the organization's direct services for LGBTQ+ youth and their families, creating spaces where young people find connection, develop leadership skills, and build community. This role oversees our signature support groups, supervises graduate-level social work interns, develops youth leaders, and manages one of our nationally recognized programs, the Trans Youth Forum.

The Director of Youth Programs will join a small, collaborative leadership team where every staff member has meaningful responsibility and the opportunity to shape the future of the organization.

We're looking for someone who is…

• Passionate about supporting and empowering young people.
• An exceptional relationship builder who creates trust with youth, families, volunteers, interns, and community partners.
• Resourceful, organized, adaptable, and comfortable working in a small nonprofit environment where collaboration is essential.
• A thoughtful supervisor and mentor who enjoys helping emerging professionals grow.
• Committed to youth voice, positive sexual health, diversity, equity, inclusion, and creating affirming spaces for LGBTQ+ young people and their families.

Member Services

• Manage and facilitate three, weekly, hybrid peer support groups for LGBTQ+ youth, and one virtual peer support group for caregivers of trans and non-binary youth
• Manage and staff weekly Drop-In programming
• Maintain resource and provider database; respond to member resource and referral requests
• Maintain member files and ensure accurate documentation
• Manage data collection for Youth Programs

MSW Field Placement Supervision

• Interview, select, and manage MSW interns; provide field instruction and task supervision
• Manage intake process for prospective support group members
• Develop activity plans, complete attendance and observation notes for Support Groups
• Manage the coordination of special programs and events

Youth Leadership

• Recruit, select, and manage volunteer youth leaders for the Trans Youth Advisory Board (TYAB) and Young Adult Spot (YAS).
• Develop youth leaders’ skills and confidence in project management, public speaking, HiTOPS promotion, etc.

Trans Youth Forum

• Manage production for the Trans Youth Forum, including identifying and hiring talent, preparing youth leaders for interviews, video production, promotion, run-of-show, and community watch party coordination

Communications and Organizational Events

• Provide support for the planning and implementation of volunteer-led friend-raising events
• Provide program-relevant content for social media, website, and other promotional materials

Requirements:

Master’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or related degree required. Master of Social Work strongly preferred

• Minimum four years experience:
  • Working with youth and their families, experience with queer youth preferred
  • Group facilitation, preferably in a hybrid live/virtual format
  • Supervising graduate level interns
  • Volunteer coordination
  • Special projects/event planning and implementation
  • Collaborating with community partners
• Resourceful, energetic, organized, creative, flexible, collaborative
• Demonstrated commitment to diverse populations, the youth voice, positive sexual health, and queer youth

If you're excited by meaningful relationships, collaborative leadership, and the opportunity to build programs where young people feel they truly belong, we'd love to hear from you! Please complete the application by copying and pasting the link below in your browser: