Senior Program Associate [Remote]

About Impact Justice

Impact Justice advances safety, justice, and opportunity through boundary-breaking work that honors and empowers people and is changing expectations about what we can accomplish together. We imagine, build, and scale innovations, leverage research and other knowledge to connect the desire for change with informed action, and work to shift the narrative so that decision-makers and the public understand what’s at stake and what’s possible.

About California Justice Leaders

California Justice Leaders is a first-of-its-kind, AmeriCorps program that began in 2019. CJL is designed to engage formerly incarcerated & system-impacted young adults who’ve successfully transitioned back into their communities after having had contact with the justice system. Members receive training and professional development to serve as re-entry navigators to youth and young adults who are currently in or have recently been released from California’s Division of Juvenile Justice and/or other county-based juvenile facilities.

Who You Are

You have an ethos of social justice, racial justice, community, and mutuality. You have an orientation and belief that criminal justice involvement should not be an impediment to employment, career, and personal growth opportunities. You have experience teaching, tutoring, or training vulnerable and marginalized populations. You are able to build rapport with individuals quickly and are comfortable collaborating closely with team members.

That said, we know there are great candidates who may not think they fit into what we’ve described above or who have important skills we haven’t thought of. If that is you, don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself! We welcome all applicants, including formerly incarcerated individuals, those with family members that have been incarcerated, and persons with direct criminal or juvenile legal system experience.

What You Will Do

The anticipated start date for this position is December 2026.

The Senior Program Associate will report to the Senior Program Manager and will be responsible for assisting with the training and overall functionality of the California Justice Leaders program. This includes providing 1:1 and group support and training to CJL Members across regions; developing collaborative training materials; and providing logistical and administrative support for virtual and in-person events. In collaboration with the Management team, the Senior Program Associate will also assist the CJL team in data collection, recruitment efforts, and conducting program outreach.

This position is located in Oakland, CA. Some local travel is required, in addition to some travel to our Los Angeles office and other counties that CJL operates in.

Your core responsibilities will be to:

• Provide in-depth, individualized support to Members in role responsibilities and skill development, utilizing a tiered coaching approach to adjust to the needs and experience level of the Member

• Provide regular feedback to CJL Managers on the member role responsibilities and overall training curriculum to support the progress of Member development and improve training content for future cohorts

• Oversee yearlong training plan inclusive of leading monthly training planning meetings, planning out training schedule and dates, refreshing content, developing follow up tasks, connecting with external facilitators, and providing feedback to Regional Managers on training content and delivery

• Conduct small group learning sessions with CJL Members

• Gather, manage, and report data related to CJL Member support

• Develop and maintain programmatic materials such as facilitator guides and professional development projects

• Support events through planning and logistics coordination. Types of events include but are not limited to:

  • Large-scale gatherings (both virtual and in-person)

  • CJL professional development trainings

  • Team meetings and retreats

  • Partnership cultivation

  • Research and evaluation projects

• Conduct outreach and recruitment presentations for CJL program, including stakeholder research and planning

• Provide administrative support for CJL team

• Other tasks as needed

Required Qualifications

You have…

• At least 5 years of relevant work experience including experience training or tutoring vulnerable populations

• Experience creating in-depth training materials and facilitator guides

• Experience facilitating or teaching to large groups

• Experience working with system and justice -impacted people and/or vulnerable populations

• Ability to work well independently and with a team

• Community, interpersonal and intrapersonal skills

• Highly developed time management skills and acute attention to detail

• Experience working with case management and or/data collection systems

• Ability to organize information for individual members and participants, monitor progress, and troubleshoot as needed

• Ability to work well with remote staff

• Continued access to a vehicle with a valid and current driver’s license

• Willingness to learn quickly

• Orientation and belief that criminal justice involvement should not be an impediment to employment, career, and personal growth opportunities.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social sciences

• AmeriCorps experience or familiarity with workforce development programs

• Identify as justice-involved or systems-impacted

Applying

Consistent with our compensation philosophy, our starting salaries are established to represent strong compensation in the marketplace and to maintain internal equity. The starting salary for this position is fixed at $75,927, with annual increases defined by the current collective bargaining agreement. This is a bargaining unit position with Impact Justice United, currently represented by OPEIU International. The benefits that come with working at Impact Justice include medical, dental, and FSA plans, significant vacation and wellness leave, and immediate vesting in our 401K with a generous match. This is a full-time, salaried position.

The candidate should be located in our Oakland CA office and will work under a hybrid schedule with at least two in-office days per week, plus additional days as required periodically for the role. All staff are in on one common day, currently Wednesday in the Oakland office.

We ARE NOT considering remote staff for this position.

If this all sounds like a good fit for you, please include your resume and a cover letter explaining why you are particularly interested in the role and why we should be particularly interested in you! Please note that applications without cover letters may be rejected.

We plan on making decisions on a rolling basis, so the earlier you apply the better.

Hiring Process

Elements of the Impact Justice hiring process may include phone screen interviews, candidate exercises (written or presentations), Zoom interviews, in-person interviews, and reference checks. Candidates are welcome to ask for alternative arrangements in the process if needed (for example, conducting an interview via phone rather than Zoom), Impact Justice will do our best to accommodate reasonable requests. Please communicate any alternative arrangements requested to the hiring manager.

Equal Opportunity Employment

Impact Justice provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants without regard to race/ethnicity, color, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, national origin, age, criminal history, or disability.