Director of Youth Programs

Director of Youth Programs

Full-Time | Hybrid (Remote and In-Person)

Reports to the Executive Director

At HiTOPS, we believe every young person deserves a place where they can be seen, supported, and empowered to thrive.

The Director of Youth Programs leads the organization’s direct services for LGBTQ+ youth and their families, creating spaces where young people find connection, develop leadership skills, and build community. This role oversees our signature support groups, supervises graduate-level social work interns, develops youth leaders, and manages one of our nationally recognized programs, the Trans Youth Forum.

The Director of Youth Programs will join a small, collaborative leadership team where every staff member has meaningful responsibility and the opportunity to shape the future of the organization.

We’re looking for someone who is…

• Passionate about supporting and empowering young people.
• An exceptional relationship builder who creates trust with youth, families, volunteers, interns, and community partners.
• Resourceful, organized, adaptable, and comfortable working in a small nonprofit environment where collaboration is essential.
• A thoughtful supervisor and mentor who enjoys helping emerging professionals grow.
• Committed to youth voice, positive sexual health, diversity, equity, inclusion, and creating affirming spaces for LGBTQ+ young people and their families.

Job Responsibilities:

Member Services

• Manage and facilitate three, weekly, hybrid peer support groups for LGBTQ+ youth, and one virtual peer support group for caregivers of trans and non-binary youth
• Manage and staff weekly Drop-In programming
• Maintain resource and provider database; respond to member resource and referral requests
• Maintain member files and ensure accurate documentation
• Manage data collection for Youth Programs

MSW Field Placement Supervision

• Interview, select, and manage MSW interns; provide field instruction and task supervision
• Manage intake process for prospective support group members
• Develop activity plans, complete attendance and observation notes for Support Groups
• Manage the coordination of special programs and events

Youth Leadership

• Recruit, select, and manage volunteer youth leaders for the Trans Youth Advisory Board (TYAB)and Young Adult Spot (YAS).
• Develop youth leaders’ skills and confidence in project management, public speaking, HiTOPS promotion, etc.

Trans Youth Forum

• Manage production for the Trans Youth Forum, including identifying and hiring talent, preparing youth leaders for interviews, video production, promotion, run-of-show, and community watch party coordination

Communications and Organizational Events

• Provide support for the planning and implementation of volunteer-led friend-raising events
• Provide program-relevant content for social media, website, and other promotional materials

Requirements:

Master’s degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or related degree required. Master of Social Work strongly preferred

• Minimum four years experience:
  • Working with youth and their families, experience with queer youth preferred
  • Group facilitation, preferably in a hybrid live/virtual format
  • Supervising graduate level interns
  • Volunteer coordination
  • Special projects/event planning and implementation
  • Collaborating with community partners
• Resourceful, energetic, organized, creative, flexible, collaborative
• Demonstrated commitment to diverse populations, the youth voice, positive sexual health, and queer youth