Director - CVOEO Family Shelter

Description

The Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) has exciting opportunities for you to make a meaningful impact in our community by joining our team at a new CVOEO Family Shelter in Chittenden County, Vermont. CVOEO’s Family Shelter will be a 24/7 shelter for 8 to 10 families with children experiencing homelessness. The Family Shelter will offer temporary shelter, housing advocacy and services with the goal of assisting families to find permanent housing. 

Working with the Executive Director, the Family Shelter Director is responsible for the overall management of the family shelter, all policies and procedures, programming, staff training, fund development in coordination with the CVOEO Philanthropy Team, personnel supervision, community relations, and financial management in conjunction with the CVOEO Finance Team and represents CVOEO within our communities. 

Please view our job description: Program Director 

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 2 years of experience in the human services area, i.e. Social Work, Counseling, Social Work Administration, child education. Five-seven years of experience in supervision of staff, fiscal management, grant writing and administration.  Strong supervisory, management and training skills are required.  A highly motivated and responsible individual with experience in trauma informed work and crisis intervention work and the ability to relate to a wide variety of people in a non-judgmental, positive and competent manner. 

When you come to work for CVOEO you’re getting so much more than a paycheck! We offer a great working environment and an excellent benefit package including medical, dental and vision insurance, paid holidays, generous paid time off, a retirement plan and discounted gym membership.

Interested in working with us? Please submit a cover letter and resume with your application. We are an inclusive organization that embraces all people. CVOEO is interested in candidates who can contribute to our organizational and community inclusion. Applicants are encouraged to include in their cover letter information about how they will further the goal of inclusion at the organizational and community level. Review of applications begins immediately and will continue until suitable applicants are found. We’re one of the Best Places to Work in Vermont! Join us to find out why!