Learning Pathways Manager

Description

About Treehouse:  

At Treehouse, we envision a world where every child who has experienced foster care has the opportunities and support they need to pursue their dreams and launch successfully into adulthood. And our team of staff who embody and deliver the heart and care of our work is our secret sauce. 

Treehouse seeks to hire passionate individuals who understand the power of young people, celebrate diverse voices and challenge themselves to do better for youth in foster care. We are committed to providing opportunities for staff to learn, grow and stay with the organization during an exciting time as we expand our services and reach statewide.

Benefit Summary: 

Treehouse values work-life balance and prioritizes the health and well-being of our staff. Benefits include medical, dental, vision and life insurance plans with 100% employer-paid premiums; a retirement plan with 3% employer match; and paid leave that includes 9 holidays, generous PTO and two weeks of staff appreciation days off.

• Generous PTO of 4 weeks 
• Healthcare Benefit plan options include 100% covered preventive care 
• 2  Weeks off (separate from PTO) for Staff Appreciation Weeks
• 403B Retirement Plan Matching 
• The company covers 100% of payroll taxes for state family medical leave
• Free convenient parking 
• Dog Friendly Office Space 

Summary:

The Learning Pathways Manager is a visionary leader with proven experience in bringing vision to fruition. They practice vulnerable leadership while building a courageous culture. The Learning Pathways Manager will partner with the Young Adult Services Director and Young Adult Services Manager to design an inclusive, supportive and innovative new department that focuses on persistence in post-secondary spaces for young adults who have experienced foster care. This position will build a team of coaches to support post-secondary participants. The manager and coaches will build authentic, affirming relationships in which each participant's cultural roots, lived experience, and future dreams are nurtured and supported. The Learning Pathways Manager will work in partnership with various shareholders, design from best practice research, center equity and center youth voice. Young Adult Services is a division that provides transition-age youth who have experienced foster care with coaching supports to identify and achieve goals and is currently in a period of tremendous growth and development. As we move into our next iteration, the successful candidate must be willing to lead, tolerate ambiguity, disrupt systems of oppression, challenge to innovate, power share, and choose accountability over comfort. Centering lived expertise is core to everything we do, so professional or personal experience with the child welfare system is desired. 

Essential Functions:   

Staff Development and Supervision:

• Oversee team of coaches providing direct service to youth ages 18-25 with lived experience in Foster care. 

• Responsible for providing an anti-racist lens for supervision and recruitment. Set values of social justice and youth-adult partnership. 

• Lead team in consistent, accountable implementation of the post-secondary program model, practices, policies, and procedures.

Program Planning and Implementation:

· Participate in co-designing post-secondary programmatic arrays 

· Identify, select, and implement or create a post-secondary coaching model specifically designed for young adults who have experienced foster care. 

· Partner with the Tribal Engagement team to intentionally and thoughtfully build post-secondary pathways from culturally relevant and responsive practices on to address the experiences and needs of indigenous young adults.

· Provide post-secondary direct service to young adults.

Program Management:

· Participate in developing program budget, monitor budget monthly, and be accountable for operating program within annual budget guidelines.

· Ensure data is collected and reviewed through multiple lenses to disrupt inequities and look for programmatic growth opportunities. 

· Lead monthly program analysis, discussion, and reporting- working collaboratively with partners to continually improve data systems and reporting.

· Participate in developing, implementing, and modeling best practices, program policies, and procedures.

Community Partnerships, Representation, and Outreach:

· Identify and procure program needs that support intended outcomes.

· Identify post-secondary supports in the organization and/or community, building durable internal and external partnerships.

· Partner with Treehouse Graduation Success leadership and Educational Advocates to build a strong post-secondary, young adult-centered transition process for young adults transitioning from high school to post-secondary spaces.

· Partner with Young Adult Services Coaches providing case consult, post-secondary support for clients, and post-secondary service array offers. 

· Other duties as assigned 

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:  

Demonstrated experience may include or can be a combination of lived expertise, educational experience, work experience, volunteer experience, and non-traditional experiences. Centering the lived experience is core to everything we do, so experience with the child welfare system – professionally or personally, is desired. 

Required

· Two (2) years of post-high school education advocacy.

• Three (3) years supervision experience or equivalency 
• High level of integrity, trustworthiness, flexibility, compassion, humor, creativity, and bravery necessary to      address the practicalities of a growing anti-racist program and organization.
• Knowledge of educational and community resources available for housing, basic needs, education, vocational training, and work attainment.
• Demonstrated ability to build working relationships with individuals of various ages, cultures, socioeconomic      backgrounds, and abilities.
• Ability and aptitude with Microsoft Office Suite and other technology necessary for successful day-to-day      functioning in a business environment. 
• Deep commitment to racial equity and social justice and ability to effectively engage in candid conversations about diversity, equity, inclusion and justice.  
• Ability to thrive working remotely and independently outside of a business office while maintaining relationships with coworkers and managers.
• Demonstrated ability to build working relationships with individuals of various ages, cultures, socioeconomic backgrounds and abilities 
• Ability and aptitude with Microsoft O365 and other technology necessary for successful day-to-day functioning in business environment.
• Clear nationwide criminal background check and driving record background check. 

This position pays $62,130, exempt. Treehouse also offers a generous paid time off plan, free medical, dental, vision, and 403(b) plan. 

As of October 18, 2021, Treehouse staff are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as indicated by the CDC. If hired, you will be required to submit proof of vaccination on the first day of hire. Staff may make requests for a reasonable accommodation based on a medical disability or for sincerely held religious beliefs that would not cause undue hardship or pose a direct threat to the health and safety of others. Philosophical, political, scientific, or sociological objections to vaccination will not be considered for an exemption or accommodation. 

Physical and Mental Requirements:  

· Mental Requirements – Ability to reason logically and make sound decisions, to consider alternative and diverse perspectives, to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, to remain poised under all circumstances, and to interact effectively with people in a positive manner that creates confidence and trust.

· Physical Requirements – long periods of sitting, working on a computer, walking to various work areas, going up and down stairs, talking on the phone, working with office/computer equipment, attending meetings and sitting at desk or table while listening, talking and taking notes. 

DISCLAIMER:

The information presented indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, or to be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications and objectives required of employees assigned to this job. As an adaptive organization, responsibilities can and will change in alignment with greater efficiencies and mission metrics.

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