Director of Programs

About Cafe Momentum Atlanta

Cafe Momentum is a nonprofit restaurant and professional training facility in the heart of Atlanta, GA. The program offers a 12-month paid post-release internship for young men and women coming out of juvenile detention. Interns rotate through all aspects of the restaurant while focusing on the development of social and life skills with a comprehensive case management team. Our team works to transform young lives by equipping our community's most at-risk youth with life skills, education, and employment opportunities to help them reach their full potential.

About the Role

The Director of Programs ensures the engagement of social services and community resources for interns in the Cafe Momentum program in an effort to acquire basic needs and stabilization. This person supervises the individualization of the ecosystem of support so that it fits the specific needs of each intern. This position supervises the program team, oversees intern progress through the Tiers of Success, ensures interns receive required job and life skills training, and ensures all interns are enrolled in school or a credit recovery, home school, or working GED program. This position reports to the Executive Director.

Key Responsibilities

- Assess program objectives and implement necessary revisions to ensure program growth and success
- Supervise and manage the implementation, tracking, and progress reporting of interns through program objectives, documented in a data tracking system
- Supervise case managers, ensuring active engagement of the client case load
- Work closely with the Restaurant General Manager to ensure consistent support and alignment with intern strategies
- Manage overall process for post-program externship partners
- Strengthen community partner relationships to promote external resources and internal program development (housing, food, legal partners)
- Provide regular reporting to the Chief Program Officer
- Contribute feedback in weekly intern updates/reviews and team meetings
- Supervise the overall educational component of the program, including Cafe Momentum homeschool program, intern enrollment, and tracking
- Manage the provision of mental health services to interns

Qualifications & Key Attributes

- Master's or Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Education, Behavioral Science, Criminology, Counseling, Law, Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Business Administration, or a related field
- 5+ years of management experience in Social Work or a related field
- 3+ years of nonprofit executive leadership preferred
- LCSW preferred
- Working knowledge of the unique needs of youth affected by the criminal justice system
- Experience working with youth and sensitivity to cultural backgrounds
- High tolerance for working in a possibly emotionally demanding/stressful work environment
- Proactive self-starter with ability to work well in a team environment
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to establish working relationships with community partners
- Dependable transportation, current driver's license, and auto liability insurance
- Must complete background check screening
- Microsoft Office proficient; Apricot Database experience preferred

Compensation & Benefits

- Full-time, approximately 40 hours per week (some nights and weekends required)
- Salary: $75,000 - $85,000
- Subsidized health insurance; available dental and vision coverage
- Paid holidays and generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Discounted meals at the restaurant