Manager, Social Services, African Family Health Organization – May 11

Posted by African Family Health Organization on May 2, 2023

The African Family Health Organization (AFAHO) provides health, social and educational services and programs to the African and Caribbean immigrant and refugee communities in the greater Philadelphia area. These services include a variety of health education, screenings and linkage to care, case management, adult education, youth activities and psychosocial wellness programs which are available to the community regardless of age, nationality, language ability, or legal status.

Summary of Position

AFAHO’s Manager Social Services, a key member of the organizations’ leadership team, provides management and oversight to AFAHO’s Social Service Programs including Mental Health, Elders Circle, Domestic Violence, Rental Assistance, Female Genital Cutting (FGC) and Case Management to ensure deliverables are being met and personnel are being utilized appropriately. This position represents a blending of both programmatic/hands–on project skills with administrative/management skills, and the manager is expected to be able to function well in both capacities. The ideal candidate will be an experienced program manager with a demonstrated history of  accomplishments managing community–level programs. The candidate must be able to effectively supervise staff, interns and volunteers internally, network externally at multiple levels with a diverse community of providers, partners and community members and have some program evaluation experience. The successful candidate will be a self–motivated team player who is highly organized; comfortable working in a multi–cultural environment; has great interpersonal skills; responsive to deadlines; adept at preparing and submitting timely data and narrative reports; takes initiative to accomplish tasks with minimal supervision; innovative and flexible. The Manager, Social Services, will have access to sensitive and confidential AFAHO and client information and is expected to handle such information with integrity and professionalism.

Application deadline: May 11, 2023

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