Program Manager (Housing Support)

Location: Sarasota, Florida

Position Type: Full-Time | Exempt | 40 hours per week | Monday–Friday, with occasional weekend hours as needed

Pay Range: $70,000 to $75,000

About this opportunity:

The Program Manager for the Housing Support Team provides strategic leadership to housing support staff and oversees the daily operations of shelter programs. This role ensures full compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, including those related to health, safety, and licensing standards.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide direct supervision and leadership to 11 Residential Monitors, including the Lead Monitor, fostering a safe, drug-free, and structured environment. Promote collaboration across staff to deliver high-quality services and maintain a therapeutic community atmosphere.
• Plans, directs, coordinates, and monitors the day-to-day operations of Shelter Programs under the leadership of the Program Director.
• Participate in the Center of Hope on-call rotation, including after-hours support, to respond to emergencies affecting program participants and staff.

• Ensure timely and accurate data entry of essential documentation, including client logs, incident and accident reports, program statistics, and sign-in/sign-out records. Provide training and guidance to staff to maintain consistency and accuracy in reporting and communication across the Center of Hope.

What we are looking for in you:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Human Services, or a related social services field,

and

Four years progressively responsible experience administering and developing social services programs

or

any equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

Works is performed in a normal office Shelter environment where there are little or no physical discomforts associated with changes in weather or discomforts associated with noise, dust, dirt, and the like depending on the day’s needs. 

Employee Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO) and Holiday Pay
• Life Insurance
• Retirement Plans and more!

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Why work for us?

The Salvation Army offers a broad range of career opportunities, particularly targeted toward those motivated by our mission, to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

The Salvation Army strives to do the “Most Good” for its employees by offering a greater sense of purpose in the work performed, by training and mentoring employees and by offering competitive compensation and benefit plans.  Whether employed as a truck driver, administrative support team member or the director of a program, our employees understand at the core of their work is the opportunity to be an integral part of an organization that is Doing the Most Good.

Five values at the heart of everything we do…We are…

• Passionate
• Compassionate
• Uplifting
• Brave
• Trustworthy

Additional Information:

All employees recognize The Salvation Army is a church and agree they will do nothing as an employee of The Salvation Army to undermine its religious mission.

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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