Program Director for Family Shelter & Transitional Housing, Lucy's Hearth

FSRI is always looking for candidates that want to make a positive impact on the community we serve in! Position Summary : Responsible for providing leadership and vision for Lucy’s Hearth emergency family shelter and transitional housing program focused on culturally attuned best practice in family homelessness prevention and mitigation.

High level position overseeing the development, implementation, efficient and effective operation of the Lucy’s Hearth continuum of 24 / 7 / 365 emergency shelter, transitional self-sufficiency units, and donation center.

Directs further expansion of Lucy’s Hearth through community partnerships, new funding opportunities, and adoption of emerging best practices in the field.

Qualifications : Bachelor’s Degree or higher required Supervisory experience required Experience working within the Rhode Island housing system required Must have excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills Ability to work independently and as a member of a team required Possession of valid drivers’ license, reliable transportation and proof of current automobile insurance required Must be agreeable to flexible scheduling to meet resident needs FSRI values staff with bilingual language capacity and familiarity with the local community served.

FSRI includes pay incentives for bilingual staff. Bilingual skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay. Don’t meet every single requirement?

Here at FSRI, we’re dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. If you’re excited about one of our career opportunities, but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification, we encourage you to apply anyways.

You may be the perfect fit for this or another opportunity! We offer our employees a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits.

Only together can we continue to grow and make a difference in our communities. Join our FAMILY today! About Us : Dynamic and innovative, Family Service of RI (FSRI) is a statewide organization with a 130 year track record of success in improving the health and well-being of children and families all across our state.

We are passionate about our mission to advance equity, opportunity and hope across ALL communities we succeed by lifting others.

FSRI’s diverse and inclusive teams working across Health, Healing, Home and Hope pillars, are experts in their fields every day designing and delivering cutting edge strategies to save and improve lives.

We provide services statewide, and currently operate in 3 locations in Providence; and in 4 locations in East Providence, Smithfield and North Smithfield.

Family Service of Rhode Island provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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