Prevention Services Program Manger

Job Description

Job Description

PARENT SUPPORT AND PREVENTION PROGRAM MANAGER  

Job Category:  Family Programs

Job Status:  Full-time, exempt position 

Reports to: Vice President of Prevention Programs

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, guidance, and vision are helping stabilize families and ensure children can remain safely at home without formal entry to foster care?

 

As a Prevention Program Manager, you'll do more than oversee a program—you'll lead a team dedicated to empowering and assisting families as they build parenting skills, confidence, and connections needed to thrive. By supporting staff, strengthening community partnerships, and ensuring high-quality services, you'll play a vital role in changing the trajectory of countless children and youth by keeping families together.

 

If you're looking for a career where you can see the difference you make in the lives of families every day, we'd love to meet you.

Why Join FosterAdopt Connect?

• Lead a passionate team committed to preventing family crises before they happen.
• Shape and strengthen a program that creates lasting, positive outcomes for families.
• Work for an innovative organization that values creativity, inclusion, and professional growth.
• Help families build stability, confidence, and hope.
• Join a mission that changes lives—one child, one parent, and one family at a time.

Prevention Manager

The Prevention Program Manager provides leadership and oversight for the program, ensuring high-quality services are delivered. This role supervises and coaches staff to provide supportive services, parenting education, advocacy, and resource connection to promote child well-being and prevent children from entering formal foster care whenever safely possible.

 

This isn't just a position—it's an opportunity to help families succeed, keep children safe, and create stronger futures for generations to come.

 

Qualifications & Preferred Skills  

• Bachelor’s Degree required (Master’s Degree preferred) in social work, psychology, public administration, or a related human services field and two (2+) years of experience working in non-profit social service agencies with management experience (2+ years preferred).

• Experience working with marginalized communities with an understanding of the barriers that impact underserved communities. Quickly establish rapport and build trust.

• Collaborate and advocate for positive outcomes, using interpersonal skills in multi-disciplinary, diverse and dynamic professional teams.

• Strong verbal communication skills and demonstrated ability to write clearly and effectively with a proven track record in setting priorities and proposing new ways of creating efficiencies.

• Adaptable and proactive self-starter who effectively multitasks while maintaining strong attention to detail and organization to consistently meet objectives and deadlines.

• Core understanding of program development, implementation, and evaluation. 

• Demonstrate a high level of emotional intelligence through leadership, team management, and strong interpersonal skills; adapt communication and work style to effectively engage diverse cultures, individuals, and organizations.

• Model ethical and professional behavior at all times.

• Maintain flexibility in work schedule, including availability for evenings and weekends as needed. 
• Travel required within surrounding counties with or without accommodation. 

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. 

 

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