Training and Systems Manager

Direct Report: Director of Operation and Strategy

Full-time; Exempt

Salary: $69,680

Benefits: Blue Cross Medical/Dental/Vision, 403(b) retirement plan, Holidays, 4 weeks Paid Time Off, 10 weeks paid Parental leave
Basic Function: Provide supervision, program planning, training, and for team and coordinate relationships with community and system partners to provide fee-for-service capacity building services.

Alternatives Overview

Our mission is to inspire young people to create a just future through practices that heal individuals, restore communities, and transform systems. Since 1971, Alternatives has modeled innovative alternatives to the status quo in Chicago's youth services field. Our school and community-based therapy, prevention and leadership development programs support young people to individually and collectively address causes of substance abuse, grief and trauma while building social-emotional, career and social change skills. In addition to working directly with young people, we train, coach and advocate for youth-serving institutions like Chicago Public Schools to be restorative and trauma-informed.

Position Overview

The Training and Systems Manager oversees all operations of capacity building programming including staff supervision, program planning, training, and coordinating relationships with community and system partners to provide fee-for-service capacity building services.

Responsibilities:
Perform the following from a racial, gender, sexuality, and ability equity lens:

• Coordinate and oversee the development, implementation, and ongoing evaluation of capacity building and training activities in collaboration with the RJ and BH managers
• Recruit, hire, train, supervise, support, develop, monitor, and evaluate team assigned
• Ensure compliance of all relevant contracts and grants, including effective performance documentation and timely completion of all necessary reports.
• Ensure training of frontline staff to provide external trainings and capacity-building
• Identify, apply to, and report progress for funders in collaboration with development team.
• Collaborate with director to strategize development of systems and training department, achieve set goals of fee-for-service revenue for training and capacity-building services to expand within and out of the Chicago region, etc.
• Coordinate development and maintenance of key community relationships, serving as principal contact, and ensure written linkages are established with all partners.
• Serve as a member of the leadership team and other working groups as assigned
• Assist the Director of Programs and the Director of Finance to monitor programs and budget
• Actively participate in all applicable staff and team meetings, professional development trainings and supervision meetings.
• Represent Alternatives at relevant forums and events as assigned.
• Participate in Alternatives’ fundraising initiatives.
• Complete in a timely fashion these and all other tasks, including individual annual goals, and other duties as assigned by the Director of Behavioral Health.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of BA / BS degree
• Demonstrated success evaluating services and successfully operationalizing innovative programs
• Proficient in using technology as management reporting tool
• Strong project management skills working with multifaceted and complex programs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Experience in team management, empowering them to elevate their levels of responsibility and professional development
• Consistently learning and working within the following frameworks: Anti-oppression, Positive Youth Development, Trauma-informed and Balanced and Restorative Justice.
• Skilled at working with young people at high risk for juvenile justice and child welfare system involvement
• Experience in public speaking and/or training with both youth and adult audiences
• Demonstrated administrative skills, including proficiency in MS Office software.
• Interest in and commitment to working with schools and community based organizations
• Skilled at working with young people at high risk for juvenile justice and child welfare system involvement
• The COVID vaccine is mandatory for all employees to the full extent permissible under applicable law

Please send a copy of your Resume and Cover Letter

Applicants from the communities we serve are strongly encouraged to apply.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $69,680.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Application Question(s):

• How many years of experience do you have with project management?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Work Location: Multiple Locations

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