About Glide
GLIDE is a nationally recognized center for social justice, dedicated to fighting systemic injustices, creating pathways out of poverty and crisis, and transforming lives. Through its integrated comprehensive services, advocacy initiatives, and inclusive community, GLIDE empowers individuals, families, and children to achieve stability and to thrive. GLIDE is on the forefront of addressing some of society鈥檚 most pressing issues, including poverty, housing and homelessness, and racial and social justice. GLIDE鈥檚 mission is to create a radically inclusive, just, and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization.
Position Summary:
The Family Services Manager (internally known as Family Resource Center Manager) supports the development and implementation of FRC鈥檚 core programming through detailed coordination, supervision of staff, program management and development, and contract compliance. This role is collaborative and detail-oriented, with a focus on building strong program infrastructure to ensure the smooth delivery of services. The FRC Manager contributes to effective operations, data integrity, program planning, administration, and stakeholder engagement鈥攑laying a vital role in program execution.
The Family Resource Manager ensures, maintains and fulfills the contract requirements and goals of the Department of Education (DEC) Family Resource Center (FRC) contracts. This person will provide leadership and direction for GLIDE鈥檚 families and staff in the following areas: 1) Develop and implement family programming to increase and maintain full levels of family participation, 2) Oversee outreach and programming GLIDE services, 4) Work to enhance agency integration through programmatic collaboration by providing a wide range of services for families, and 4) Ensure that family programming is culturally appropriate.
The FRC Manager must be willing and able to periodically work non-traditional hours (early evenings, holidays and weekends).