Position Title: Law Program Manager

Reports To: Director of Programs

Status: Exempt, Full Time

Location: Based in San Mateo County

About Fresh Lifelines for Youth

Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) is currently operating in Santa Clara, San Mateo and Alameda Counties. Working with juvenile justice youth and those at-risk of entering the system, FLY’s mission is to prevent juvenile crime and incarceration through legal education, leadership training and one-on-one mentoring. At FLY, we believe that all our children deserve a chance to become more than their past mistakes. However, many children who end up in the juvenile justice system often do not get that chance and they do not have the knowledge, skills or support they need to lead productive lives. They often believe that by the time they are 18, they will be in prison or dead. But, it doesn’t have to be this way.

FLY provides legal education, leadership development and mentoring to youth, builds a community who will support their healthy development and helps our juvenile justice systems be more effective and humane. As a result, FLY works collaboratively with all our system partners to actively engage in system reform efforts, and FLY is often asked to take a leadership role in local detention reform work. Together we inspire our at-risk youth and give them a chance to transform from juvenile delinquents into positive community leaders, creating a safer, healthier and happier community for us all.

For more information about Fresh Lifelines for Youth please go to: www.flyprogram.org.

Brief Description: The Law Program is a 12-week legal education course with experiential components that inspires youth to change their behavior and builds their skills and confidence to help make change possible.

Program Components:

12-week interactive CBT-based legal education curriculum, including weekly two hour sessions and key experiential components (e.g. role plays, juvenile system stakeholder visit, field trip, recognition ceremony) that provides:

Knowledge on legal and social consequences of juvenile crimes
Safety (physical/emotional) among adults and mixture of youth that allows for trying new behaviors and identities

Community for youth that supports positive actions and choices
Empathy for juvenile justice system and its stakeholders
Cognitive Dissonance that creates discord between present realities and future potential
Self-Efficacythat allows youth to see they have the potential that can be used in a positive way

Law Program Manager – Position Summary

The Law Program Manager oversees and manages the San Mateo Law Program. This position focuses on executing grant-mandated deliverables and the implementation of TOC through law-related education for 200 youth per year. This position also includes the recruitment, training and management of volunteers at multiple law-related education sites and facility sites across the county. This position supervises two other full-time staff, currently a Law Facilities Specialist and Law Program Coordinator.

Primary Responsibilities

Manage San Mateo County Law Program & Volunteer Facilitators
Supervise Direct Reports
Prepare Grant Reports and Program Audits
Enhance Program Policies and Procedures
Oversee Recruitment and Attendance of Youth From San Mateo County’s Probation Department
Oversee Event Planning
Manage Program Evaluation
Provide Community Outreach
Other duties as needed and assigned.

Qualification and Competency Requirements

Positional Competencies – required for our Program Managers

Program Management Experience and Education: BA required, ideally in a related field. At least three years demonstrated success providing leadership to staff in a nonprofit, government, educational or private sector organization. Track record of successful program management. Experience developing creative structures of support/accountability among peers and teams. Proven administrative skills. At least three years’ experience working with underserved and disadvantaged youth is preferred.
Relationship Building: Ability to initiate, develop and maintain trusting relationships in a short period of time with staff, youth, parents, those representing the juvenile justice system, other key external stakeholders, and FLY volunteers. Possess the passion to energetically promote FLY’s mission and Program components to attract, develop and retain youth and volunteer participation with FLY.
Communication and Facilitation Skills: Exceptional listening, verbal and written communication skills; timely and professional follow-through with phone calls and email correspondence; and the ability to effectively present information in a clear and concise manner to management, program staff and community partners.
Budget Management: Managing a comprehensive budget for all program and staffing needs, ensuring compliance with government and foundation grants and contracts.
Performance Management and Data Analysis: Experience understanding data and how it informs programmatic changes, impacts performance management, and allows FLY to track program effectiveness.

How to apply

Please submit your original cover letter and resume to jobs@flyprogram.org.