Director of Homeless Education Collaborative at People Serving People

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

05 May, 26

Salary

109827.0

Posted On

04 Feb, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Leadership, Education, Homelessness, Trauma-Informed Care, Grant Management, Project Management, Public Speaking, Collaboration, Community Engagement, Policy Advocacy, Data-Driven Decision Making, Cultural Competence, Equity, Networking, Problem Solving, Adaptability

Industry

Non-profit Organizations

Description

Description About us: People Serving People is the largest and most comprehensive emergency shelter for families experiencing homelessness in Minnesota and a dedicated leader in homeless prevention. If you want to help transform communities and see families thrive, then People Serving People is the place for you. What do we need: This is a statewide role supporting communities throughout Minnesota. We welcome applicants from across the state, including those outside the Twin Cities metro area. While the position is largely remote, regular travel within Minnesota is required, along with periodic in-person work at our downtown Minneapolis location. Estimated work location mix: 70% remote and virtual 20% in-person work across Minnesota 10% in-person work at a PSP site in Minneapolis We strongly encourage candidates with lived experience of homelessness to apply. The Director of the Homeless Education Collaborative (HEC) leads statewide efforts to improve education outcomes for students experiencing homelessness in accordance with People Serving People’s mission, vision, and values through coalition building, data-driven decision making, capacity building, and centering the voices of those most impacted. The Director is an entrepreneurial and community leader with strong ties to the field of education and family/youth homelessness and a desire to advance equity and promote systems change. They contribute vision, inform strategy, and lead planning and implementation of programming that is culturally and trauma responsive, student-centered, strengths-based, and informed by a deep understanding of historical trauma as it relates to African American, American Indian, and Latin American communities. The Director of HEC represents People Serving People in a variety of collaboratives and coalitions to advance the field of education for children experiencing homelessness. Responsibilities: Responsible for People Serving People’s Homeless Education Collaborative initiative. Leads the MN Association for the Education of Homeless Children & Youth (MAEHCY) operations, including strategic efforts to expand and improve the support and training of homeless liaisons across the state. Partners with MN Department of Education (MDE) Homeless team and associated state departments working on efforts to improve education outcomes for students experiencing homelessness. Partners with stakeholders to create and successfully implement annual workplans to aid program transformation and continuous improvement. Including, but not limited to: - Hosting regional listening sessions. - Creating and facilitating an advisory committee of caregivers and students with lived experience of homelessness. - Collaborating with Continuums of Care, community partners, and advocates locally and nationally. Prospects for state, local, and other governmental funding opportunities, maximizes revenue capture, and completes required funding paperwork in a timely and accurate manner. Works directly with the Development Department to align education program development with funding development and provides accurate program information for grant submissions. Continually researches and shares learnings about culturally relevant, local and national sector trends, systems and policies around student homelessness. Stays current on homeless education outcomes at a policy, state and county, and programmatic level and consistently seeks ways to increase revenue and improve access to education. Represents People Serving People as a public face for the organization’s systems-level education work, which includes participation in presentations and/or presenting on areas of expertise and the program, participating on panels, intentional networking and relationship building with organizations and practitioners in the field, and participating on related working groups, committees, and/or boards outside of the organization. Participates in public policy and systems change issue identification and engages in coalitions and other spaces to advance policy around student homelessness education outcomes and access for families experiencing homelessness. Develops and maintains (both directly and indirectly) partnerships with community leaders, community organizations, governmental agencies, and others that can provide support to or enhance People Serving People’s educational programming efforts. Serves as a member of People Serving People’s Senior Leadership Team and participates in Board of Directors meetings as needed. Performs other duties as assigned by the Chief Program Officer. Pay and Benefits: $91,522.00 to $109,827.00 Annually Full-Time, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with flexibility depending on job duties. Medical, dental, and vision insurance available. Company-paid life and disability insurance. 401(k) with employer contribution at 6 months. 40 days of PTO per year. Reduced cost parking or metro pass. Cellphone reimbursement. Reduced childcare rates. Financial wellness benefit. The chance to make a real difference in the community. Requirements BA/BS/MA in Education, Social Services 5 years of leadership experience at the intersection of education and homelessness Computer Skills: High competence with Microsoft Office applications required. Experience using virtual platforms to host meetings and trainings. Other Qualifications: 5 years’ experience in the sector of education and homelessness. Knowledge of trauma-informed care principles and the impact of trauma on children who have experienced poverty and homelessness or are highly mobile. Familiarity with grants and experience seeking and using grants to fund priorities. Experience harvesting, evaluating, and implementing best practices within/across programs. Project management experience. Project management certification is highly desired but not essential. Able to pass motor vehicle records check and maintain a driver’s license. Able to complete overdose response training within one year. Familiar with the historical and present-day consequences of systemic racism and willing to apply an equity lens in decision-making. Training, public speaking, and/or facilitation experience and tools are highly desired. Public policy or systems change experience, orientation, or interest. Excellent judgment and creative problem-solving skills, including negotiation and conflict resolution. Experience leading and/or managing change, particularly in direct service settings. Competencies: Student Homelessness – Deeply rooted in the field of education with an intimate and continuously nurtured knowledge of student homelessness; strong ties to student homelessness collaboratives and organizations, and ability to leverage those to strengthen the program. Building Collaborative Relationships – The ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen partnerships with others inside or outside the organization who can provide information, assistance, and support. Entrepreneurial Orientation – The ability to look for and seize beneficial service opportunities; willingness to take calculated risks to achieve organizational goals; develops, sponsors, or supports the introduction of new and improved methods, services, products, procedures, or technologies. Program Management – Manages programs in a productive manner and continuously improves services to promote the best possible outcomes; anticipates and satisfies the needs of the programs’ external and/or internal customers; synthesizes complex or diverse information; collects and researches data; uses intuition and experience to complement data. Operational Excellence – Promotes effective and efficient program operations; identifies and solves operational challenges that jeopardize program outcomes; builds and continuously improves systems and frameworks to promote effective program operations; models accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality. Strategic Thinking – Able to analyze the environmental/sector trends, existing and potential partners (internal and external), and strengths and weaknesses of student homelessness efforts. Interpersonal Skills – Maintains confidentiality; listens actively without interrupting others; models openness to others' ideas and tries new things; establishes rapport and interacts effectively with a wide variety of people, including staff, guests, and service providers; effectively de-escalates high-stress situations while addressing the needs of the guest. Communication – Listens and seeks clarification; responds well to questions; speaks adaptively, clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; writes clearly and informatively; reads and interprets written information. Ethics – Treats people with respect; Inspires and maintains the trust of others; Works with integrity and ethically; Upholds organizational values. Boundaries – Maintains professional boundaries with all stakeholders. Attentive to power dynamics and imbalances and avoids situations that could cause distress, harm, or compromise effectiveness. Authentic Engagement – Engages authentically and works constructively with people from a wide variety of backgrounds, including those from marginalized and oppressed communities. Centers stakeholder voice. Trauma Responsiveness – Learns trauma responsive principles and applies them when working with staff, guests, volunteers and other stakeholders, and when refining the program. Equity – Adopts an equity lens when exploring policy and operational impacts and evaluating alternatives; thinks critically about outcomes on marginalized and oppressed communities and works to mitigate disparities; particularly knowledgeable of disparities impacting Black, Indigenous, and Latin American children and families and those who have experienced homelessness. Cultural Humility – Reflects on and explores own cultural identities, beliefs, norms, and biases, and how those intersect with others; explores and adapts as needed to those from other cultural contexts. Planning & Project Management – Effectively prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently; completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; leads and contributes to departmental, organization, and interagency projects; uses project management frameworks to complete projects successfully. Teamwork – Balances team and individual responsibilities; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; supports everyone's efforts to succeed; shares expertise with others. Adaptability – Adapts to changes in the work environment; effectively manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation; deals effectively with changes, delays, or unexpected events. Growth Orientation – Assesses own areas of excellence and growth opportunities; pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others; uses feedback to strengthen performance and grow. Dependability – Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan. Stress Management – Maintains self-control and takes a balanced approach to stressful conditions.

Responsibilities

The Director of the Homeless Education Collaborative leads statewide efforts to improve education outcomes for students experiencing homelessness. This includes coalition building, data-driven decision making, and representing People Serving People in various collaboratives and coalitions.