As a Supervisor for Young Adult Programs, you will use your passion for helping people, your leadership skills, and your stabilizing presence to take ownership of the creative direction of your program.  You will manage a dynamic group, rich with like-minded professionals as you provide support, encouragement, and mentorship for staff working with at-risk youth transitioning to adulthood.

Your primary responsibility is to build and manage a team to maximize impact with strength based and trauma-informed service delivery. You will know the satisfaction of showing youth that people in their community care for them and want to support them in achieving their goals. You will see the impact of your good work in the professional development of your team and the life-changing growth of our clients.  

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

As a Core Program Supervisor in Bakersfield, California, you will be supervising a team of direct care staff providing supportive housing and case management services to foster youth. As a trauma-informed care provider, you will play a supportive role for youth overcoming unfortunate circumstances. You will use reflective listening, a mixture of empathy, guidance, and assertiveness to activate our youths' resiliency that allows them to thrive despite adversity. You are a positive professional and mentor, responsible for fostering a team-based work environment, maintaining a sense of calm and order with young adults who often have not had either in their lives.  You understand the developmental needs of young adults testing out their newfound independence, and that there is growth potential in making mistakes.  

As part of the team-based approach, you’ll have the ability to shadow those you supervise to provide in-the-moment modeling, coaching, and feedback. As a way to provide support to young adults in times of need, you will have the opportunity to step in and do some coaching yourself. You will foster and nurture community partnerships to build a network of support for at-risk youth. You will be responsible for program budgets and guiding financial reconciliation, but the bulk of your time will be spent supporting your team. You will have a direct impact on the success of the program by providing training to your team, mitigating client issues, and being a resource to your team. You will also manage the team's ability and willingness to support quality program compliance.

In our team-based setting, you’ll work with a group of in-house and community-based professionals who share your dedication to making a difference in our community. You’ll be supported as well as provide support to others. 

YOUR GROWTH

Aspiranet supports your success at each step. You’ll gain valuable in-house and external training to support your success in your role. This is an excellent opportunity to further your career with the ability to advance throughout the organization once you’ve developed additional skills. There are opportunities for advancement, both locally and state-wide.

YOUR REWARDS

Aspiranet offers a competitive salary, an exceptional team-based environment, and a great benefits package that includes employer-paid healthcare, dental, vision and wellness care. Aspiranet rewards you for the work you do – engaging with your clients and helping them meet their goals.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

If you have a Master’s degree in a social services-related field, or if your Master’s degree is in a non-related field, and you have a minimum of two years experience in a public or private child welfare social services setting, or specific experience working with transition age youth who are 16 to 24 years of age, apply right now. Must meet all required conditions of employment, including background clearances, a valid driver’s license, and reliable transportation.  Aspiranet wants to help you develop your passion for caring for young adults.

OUR MISSION

Aspiranet is a one-of-a-kind social service agency dedicated to building a world where all children and youth are loved and cared for, and all families have the resources to thrive. Founded in 1975, our core mission is to help California kids and families. Aspiranet’s services include foster care and adoption family support, residential care, support for youth making the transition from foster care to adulthood, mental and behavioral health services, intensive home-based care, and community-based family resources. We provide services throughout California.

Aspira means hope. We are a network of people bringing hope forward. We look forward to learning what makes you passionate.