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Equal Opportunity Employer - Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran

Housing Program Supervisor

Detroit, MI

Full Time

Residential Services

Manager/Supervisor

I. JOB SUMMARY

The My Friend’s Place (MFP) Housing Supervisor plans, directs, and coordinates the MFP transitional housing cottage. The supervisor oversees the cottage to ensure it meets agency expectations and goals, ensures the cottage maintains compliance with agency and HUD requirements, assesses cottage needs, develops goals, and ensures that the cottage has a cooperative working relationship with the rest of the program and agency, supervises assigned staff and assists them in their job duties. This program works with homeless young adults aged 18-24. Providing mentorship, life skills, education assistance, workforce development, job readiness training, and housing.

II. DUTIES & ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Manage the cottage to ensure it operates within the rules, regulations, and guidelines.
Establish and oversee administrative procedures to meet objectives set by the Director. and leadership team; participate in developing department goals and objectives.
Establish and maintain cottage systems, records, and reports; recommend new approaches, policies, and procedures to continuously improve cottage services.
Supervise assigned staff members and volunteers.

III. Basic Competencies

Education, Experience and Skills Required:

Bachelor’s degree in a human behavioral science preferred
Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a residential or inpatient setting working with serious emotional disorder (SED) at-risk youth between the ages of 18-24 (preferred)
Experience as a supervisor in a residential program (preferred).
Group Home Systems experience.

MCHS offers a generous compensation package which includes a generous PTO plan, supplemental benefits, 401k with match, professional development opportunities, and more!

MCHS is an equal opportunity employer where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications without discrimination because of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected characteristics as established by law. This policy extends to all policies and procedures related to the recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, termination, and all other terms and conditions of employment.

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