About the Role
The Shelter Program Manager oversees daily operations and service delivery for La Casa’s Emergency Shelter, supervising staff and ensuring high-quality, trauma-informed services in a safe, supportive environment. This leadership role involves staff supervision, program development, compliance, and cross-department collaboration.
Responsibilities
- Ensure effective implementation of 24/7/365 shelter services, managing staff and resources to maintain uninterrupted, high-quality support for residents.
- Oversee daily operations, safety protocols, and administrative functions for all residential program activities.
- Directly supervise all shelter staff in both programmatic and personnel matters.
- Lead hiring, onboarding, evaluation, training, performance management, and disciplinary processes.
- Promote a supportive, collaborative, trauma-informed work culture.
- Ensure timely and accurate collection of client documentation and program service data.
- Maintain compliance with local, state, and federal contract and grant requirements.
- Build and sustain strong community partnerships to enhance service delivery and client support.
- Foster effective collaboration with staff across multiple sites and programs.
- Coordinate and actively participate in program-specific meetings, agency-wide meetings, and in-service trainings.
- Provide 24-hour on-call emergency coverage, directly or through appropriate delegation.
- Serve as an integral member of La Casa’s management team.
- Support evaluation of client satisfaction, service quality, and program effectiveness.
- Perform special projects and other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Nonprofit Administration, Business, or related field and 3–5 years of relevant experience OR 5+ years of progressively responsible experience, including staff management, preferably in a nonprofit setting.
- Experience managing government grants and/or contracts.
- Demonstrated supervisory experience and strong commitment to teamwork.
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to multitask and meet multiple deadlines.
- Proven initiative, problem-solving ability, and resourcefulness.
- Completion of a state-mandated 40-hour Domestic Violence Counselor Training or willingness to complete the next scheduled agency training, including one required overnight shift at the emergency shelter.
- Successful completion of a DOJ Live Scan background check.
- TB (Tuberculosis) clearance.
- Valid California driver’s license, clean driving record, and insurability under agency policy.
- Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred.
Skills
- Microsoft Office applications
- Written communication
- Verbal communication
- Interpersonal communication
- Organizational skills
- Multitasking
- Problem-solving
- Resourcefulness
- Teamwork
- Supervisory experience
- Staff management
- Grant management
- Contract management
- Trauma-informed care
Location
- San Francisco
Work Type
- Full-time
- Onsite
Experience Level
- 3-5 years relevant experience
- 5+ years progressive experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Nonprofit Administration, Business, or related field
Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Company-sponsored 403(b) retirement plan
- Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance plans
- Company-sponsored life and long-term disability insurance
- Generous paid time off, including 13 paid holidays, birthdays, and work anniversaries.
About the Company
- La Casa de las Madres is committed to helping end domestic violence.
- Considers qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, consistent with San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance.
Equal Opportunity
- La Casa de las Madres considers qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, consistent with San Francisco’s Fair Chance Ordinance.
