Director of Operations

Director of Operations – Project SERVE About Living Classrooms

Founded in Baltimore in 1985, Living Classrooms Foundation is a Baltimore – Washington, DC nonprofit that disrupts the cycle of poverty and helps our community become safer, stronger, and healthier by building skills for life. Living Classrooms inspires children, youth, and adults to achieve their potential through hands‑on education, workforce development, health and wellness, and violence prevention programming. Living Classrooms has developed a distinctive competency in experiential learning – learning by direct experience – or what we call “learning by doing.”

We utilize our environmental campuses, athletic fields, community centers, and historic ships as “living classrooms.” We work with one child, one teen, one adult, and one family at a time to identify existing barriers towards success and provide resources and opportunities to help each person reach their full potential, thus supporting stronger family units and more resilient communities.

While each of our program areas is distinct, in combination they create a powerful synergy. Our maritime heritage sites create opportunities for employment training. Our educational programs use our environmental and maritime resources as living learning laboratories. Our employability programs create stronger communities that are better prepared to exercise environmental stewardship.

The Operations Director for Project SERVE is responsible for overseeing the day‑to‑day field operations, staffing, logistics, and operational performance of the Project SERVE program. This role ensures the effective delivery of workforce development and community safety services for justice‑involved individuals through strong operational leadership, staff supervision, and cross‑departmental collaboration.

The Operations Director works closely with the Program Director of Case Management Services and the Workforce Development Administrator to align operational execution with participant outcomes, grant requirements, and organizational goals, while maintaining high standards of safety, accountability, and service quality.

• Oversee daily field operations including scheduling, logistics, equipment use, and worksite supervision.
• Ensure field operations align with Living Classrooms Foundation policies, standard operating procedures, and safety standards.
• Monitor and resolve operational challenges impacting service delivery, timelines, or participant engagement.
• Ensure field operations support program goals related to employment readiness, skill development, and community safety.
• Collaborate with program leadership to align field schedules with case management meetings, training sessions, and other programmatic requirements to ensure participant availability and compliance.
• Oversee procurement, inventory, and monitoring of equipment and tools to ensure adequate quantity, quality, and safety standards for staff and participants.

• Support grant compliance responsibilities in collaboration with the Program Director of Case Management Services and under the oversight of the Workforce Development Administrator.
• Track operational outputs, credentials earned, and worksite completion metrics for grant reporting and internal performance monitoring.
• Participate in audits, monitoring visits, and corrective action planning as needed in coordination with departmental leadership.
• Support operational budget planning and expense tracking in collaboration with the Workforce Development Administrator.
• Submit purchase requests, check requests, and expense documentation to the Workforce Development Administrator for review and approval.
• Identify cost‑saving opportunities and operational efficiencies while maintaining program quality and safety.

• Supervise and support field staff, crew leaders, and operations personnel.
• Conduct regular supervision meetings, performance evaluations, and professional development planning.
• Provide coaching and corrective feedback to ensure accountability, productivity, and adherence to…