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Become A Part of the El Programa Hispano Catòlico Team

El Programa Hispano Católico (EPHC) is an organization that supports individuals in reaching their fullest potential. For nearly 40 years, our mission has been to advance racial equity and social justice through the power of our Latine roots, culture, and community. This mission, which is at the heart of everything we do, has allowed us to respond to local needs by addressing the social determinants of health. We achieve this through our program areas: Housing, Economic Sustainability, Education, Community Wellness, and DV/SA Prevention and Intervention. Today, EPHC serves more than 30,000 people annually and employs over 100 staff members, the majority of whom are bilingual, and over 93% are bicultural.

Although EPHC is affiliated with the Catholic Charities Network, candidates or participants do not need to be Catholic to work with us or receive services. Across our programs and services, staff of all faiths-or none-work within our framework of respect for our mission, the dignity of the human person, and the common good.

To learn more about EPHC, visit our website at https://elprograma.org/

Benefits:

• Vacation & Sick Time Benefits
• 14 Paid Holidays
• 90% employer-paid health insurance with buy-up options
• 401k with Employer Contribution
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Access to our Retirement plan
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employee Assistance Program
• Group Life Insurance
• Bonus Wellness Days
• Continuous Growth and Development Opportunities
• Opportunities to serve your community and make a positive impact

About The Role:

The SUN Community Schools Program Manager provides leadership, oversight, and direct supervision for EPHC’s Schools Uniting Neighborhoods (SUN) and P-3 programs across six school sites in the Gresham-Barlow and David Douglas School Districts. The position ensures the delivery of high-quality, culturally specific, and age-appropriate academic support, enrichment, social-emotional development, and light information and referral services for students and families.

The Program Manager directly supervises SUN Community School staff and serves as a key liaison between EPHC, school and district leadership, community partners, students, and families. This position builds and maintains strong school-community partnerships, supports staff development and implementation of EPHC policies and program practices, monitors program quality and outcomes, and ensures contractual, grant, and district obligations are met.

Principle Duties & Responsibilities:

Contract Management & Site Leadership

• Manage program related contracts, including:
• SUN Community Schools
• Early Childhood: Early Kindergarten Transition and P-3 programs
• Other contracts and programs as assigned.
• Oversee SUN Community School programming, ensuring quality, consistency, and alignment with EPHC, SUN, grant, and community requirements.
• Monitor site operations, participation, outcomes, and program quality; address challenges and support continuous improvement.
• Develop improvement plans to adjust program delivery as necessary.

Financial management

• Oversee assigned staff to manage contract expenses and meet budget expectations.
• Provide necessary information to Finance department to invoice contract expenses.
• Supervise the administration of client assistance funds according to contract guidelines.
• Participate in annual EPHC budget development process.

Program Compliance, Data & Evaluation

• Oversee the completion of accurate data entry and recordkeeping (databases, electronic, and paper files) as required by law, funders, and EPHC.
• Ensure all participant intakes, ROIs, and other required documents adhere to funder and EPHC standards/guidelines
• Prepare all required reports, as required by funders and EPHC.
• Develop and coordinate evaluation of assigned projects.

School & Community Partnerships

• Maintain effective coordination and communication with assigned funder liaison and related staff.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with school and district leaders, staff, families, and community partners.
• Serve as EPHC’s liaison with school partners and represent SUN in relevant meetings and collaborations.
• Conduct regular scheduled meetings with school principals and district liaisons.

Staff Supervision & Development

• Lead and oversee recruitment, hiring, training, and evaluation of assigned program staff.
• Directly supervise, coach, and support SUN Site Managers.
• Set clear expectations, monitor performance, support professional development, and address performance concerns as needed.
• Supervise and support staff to successfully carry out their assignment and support professional development.
• Facilitate regular program team meetings to build and maintain a strong team.

General Responsibilities

• Attend scheduled program meetings with funders, school districts, and community.
• Actively participate in leadership, department, and all-staff meetings.
• Ensure EPHC’s policies and procedures are communicated and followed.
• Address program incident reports.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications & Requirements:

• Ability to communicate concisely and effectively, both verbally and in writing in Spanish and English.
• Bachelor’s degree in child development, Education, Social Work, or related field AND a minimum of 1 year of experience OR the equivalent of 5-8 years of qualifying training and/or experience
• Previous experience as a SUN Site Manager, or Extended Day Coordinator required.
• A minimum of 1 year of previous supervisor experience required.
• Demonstrated experience in facilitating trainings and community presentations.
• Budget management experience preferred.
• Experience and knowledge working with and organizing in Latinx/Communities of Color.
• Demonstrate judgment and discretion in dealing with confidential matters.
• Proficient in all Microsoft Office products and working knowledge of Zoom, GoogleMeets, Teams, etc.
• Must be able to organize/prioritize work, be proactive, take initiative, follow through, and have a high attention to detail
• Strong analytical and strategic problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work well both independently and in team setting; adapt well to dynamic work environment.

Other Requirements:

• Must be available to work afterschool-hours for program coverage (3pm-6:30pm).
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, which includes weekends to support SUN program, parent meetings, after school events.
• Occasional travel for trainings, community partner meetings, and funder meetings.
• Must have driver’s license, access to vehicle and automobile insurance at levels required by agency (100/300/100).
• Satisfactory results from civil, criminal, and motor vehicle background check required.

Compensation: $66,000-$70,000 annually. Compensation is commensurate with skills and experience.

Location & Typical Working Conditions:

Community On-Site (50% of time)

• Supporting assigned staff at school sites, covering after school programming, attending in-person trainings, community partner meetings, and funder meetings.

In office (30% of time)

• In office work is located at EPHC's office in Gresham, OR and is required for staff meetings, department meetings, community events, and other additional duties requiring in office work.

Remote from home (20% of time)

• This position may allow remote work from home for administrative tasks such as data entry, expense report submission, funder report writing, and some community partner and work-related virtual meetings.

Note: Remote work is dependent on performance and may be revoked at supervisors' discretion.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this position successfully. Reasonable accommodation may be provided to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers and handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities this position requires include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually low to moderate.

TO APPLY: Please visit and apply through El Programa Hispano’s online application at www.elprograma.org/careers

EPHC IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

El Programa Hispano Catolico is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. EPHC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state or federal law.