Community Development Director Jobs in Wallingford, CT

About The Community Builders (TCB)
Join a growing organization that is strengthening neighborhoods across the nation! The Community Builders, Inc. (TCB) is one of America's leading nonprofit real estate developers and owners. Our mission is to build and sustain strong communities where all people can thrive.
About Community Life
Community Life (CL) is The Community Builders (TCB)'s place-based model that uses healthy and stable housing as a platform for connecting our residents to services, community resources and opportunities so they can thrive. By creating programs and building strategic partnerships with residents and local stakeholders, CL helps create pathways to opportunities in early education, economic mobility, youth development, community engagement, voting registration, healthy living, and resident leadership.
The Community Life Senior Manager role at TCB The CL Senior Manager works in close collaboration with TCB Property Management and Development teams to ensure CL operational excellence across the Connecticut Community Life portfolio. The position oversees the implementation of the Housing Stability Standard of Practice and Community Success Plans at five affordable housing properties in New Haven. In addition, the CL Senior Manager will work closely with residents, key stakeholders and partners to create pathways to resources and opportunities for every resident living in TCB Community Life properties. Under direct supervision of the Director of Community Life (New England), the CL Senior Manager will:
In collaboration with the site teams, develop and implement the Community Success Plans (CSP), an annual workplan outlining strategies and activities that fit into sites' strategic objectives; assess and report on progress regularly
Supervise a team of five Community Life Service Coordinator(s), interns, and volunteers, ensuring accountability of site team for carrying out the programs and activities included in the site's CSP
Recruit and supervise Resident Ambassadors, resident leaders, who will work to promote empowerment, engagement and collaboration among residents living at Kensington Apartments in New Haven.
Use clinical skills to orient new residents and assess mental health or other complex issues; provide referrals and support as appropriate
Develop a network of social services partners to ensure residents are connected to the services they need, as well as to foster collaboration and building relationships by creating a collaborative of partners that will support Community Success Plans.
Manage CL activities to ensure that TCB staff members and partner organizations are held accountable for high quality performance
Provide strategic guidance regarding staffing, site operations/capacity, and programming.
Manage administrative tasks, like creating MOUs and vendor set up required for securing and executing contracts with providers and partners to carry out programming; oversee the timely submission of petty cash requests and reconciliation
Ensure the collection and input of all program and performance data by all CL staff in the CL Connect database. Coordinate with partners for sharing of data and metrics
Oversee CL budgets and fulfill reporting requirements for all grant funded activities and managing
progress towards fulfilling grant deliverables
Participate in professional development opportunities and contribute best practices
Coordinate with staff to ensure effective communication between site team, community partners, agencies, funders, and TCB corporate support
Oversee contractual relationship with The Connection, Inc. providing intensive support services for select households
Perform other project-related duties as needed
Here's what we're looking for
Experience building and maintaining effective partnerships and working with social service providers and other organizations
Demonstrated supervisory and management experience and interest in motivating and energizing staff
Demonstrated experience and expertise in using data and evaluations to inform practice and design
Experience engaging, communicating, and collaborating with residents of diverse socioeconomic and cultural backgrounds in areas relating to housing stabilization and goal setting
The clinical and assessment skills to support residents' well-being
Excellent organizational, communication (oral and written), and problem-solving skills
Strong personal initiative, attention to detail, and ability to work independently
Bachelor's Degree required, graduate degree in Social Work, Psychology, Public Health, or related field highly preferred; 5+ year of related experience, with prior experience supervising staff
Fluency in English and Spanish (oral and written) preferred
Flexibility to work evening and weekends
This position has a requirement of five days a week in office.
Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 12 Paid Holidays & tenure-based PTO accruals
• Employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
• Company paid Life & Disability Insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan with company match
• Tax-advantage accounts: commuter/parking, medical & dependent care FSA
• Hospital & Critical Illness Insurance
• Confidential, 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
• Salary: $75k

The Community Builders is an equal opportunity employer.