Chief Program Officer

Chief Program Officer

Co-Chief Executive Officer

Monday-Friday (9:00am-5:30pm) [Some nights and weekends required]

Venice, CA, Access Center, Hybrid

Full-Time, 40 hrs/wk, Exempt

Yes [if yes, please reference driving policy]

$160,000 Annually

Safe Place for Youth (SPY) is the leading service provider for youth experiencing or at-risk of homelessness in West Los Angeles. Founded in 2011, our agency offers trauma-informed, low barrier programs that support young people in exiting the streets and achieving stability. Our robust continuum of care includes street outreach, drop-in services, health and wellness programming, case management, education and employment services, and housing programs.

SPY is a unique social impact agency that values community collaboration, and a deep commitment to the wellbeing of youth. If you have the skills, passion, and collaborative spirit, join our growing team.

The Chief Program Officer position provides the leadership, vision, and strategy necessary to develop, implement, and oversee the organization’s programming. In collaboration and consultation with the Co-Chief Executive Officers and Executive Team, the CPO will serve as a steward for the organization with primary responsibility to ensure that SPY is meeting its strategic planning and funder objectives in programs, and providing high quality care to youth.

• In coordination with the Co-Chief Executive Officer and executive team, will provide high level strategy and oversight to the delivery of services and organizational programming
• Guide and ensure that the program and service delivery culture is in line with SPY’s mission
• Ensure timely hiring, onboarding and regular training of program staff, and motivate and support team members
• Oversee the coordination, integration, and delivery of all programs, contracts and related services; promoting collaborative relationships between program areas and ensuring that the expectations of funders, partners, constituents, clients, and other stakeholders are consistently met
• Participate in the strategic growth of the organization, identifying mission aligned opportunities to increase Safe Place for Youth’s impact
• Engage with Safe Place for Youth’s Board of Directors, facilitating committees, participating in meetings, producing reports and conducting presentations
• Participate in fund development activities and donor engagement
• Participate in the budget development process and maintain a high level of fiscal responsibility by working closely with the finance department to budget and monitor programmatic operations to ensure sound fiscal and system management and funding maximization
• Partner with the grants and contracts team to submit applications and reports, and to ensure that staff are appropriately allocated and grants are maximized
• Ensure all programs are in compliance with all performance outcomes and contractual requirements, and meeting their KPIs
• Participate as part of the Performance and Quality Improvement team and ensure continuous quality improvement of programs
• Be impact driven; use data and continued research and analysis to inform program design and ensure relevancy and effective service delivery
• Provide effective leadership and guidance to staff that embodies a collaborative and innovative culture, and professionally develop supervises
• Ensure safety measures are embedded in all programs, and that potential risks are managed
• Ensure staff are effectively providing crisis intervention, de-escalation, completion of required mandated reporting, and provide additional support as needed
• Participate in speaking engagements, the dissemination of Safe Place for Youth’s work…