Program Manager 1 - Women's Rise (New Haven)

Position: Program Manager 1

Program: Women’s Rise (Women’s Work Release)

Location: New Haven

Salary: $60,000-65,000/year

Schedule: Full time, 40 hours, 1st shift, Monday-Friday, 9-5p with flexibility to meet the needs of the program

Program Summary:

Women’s Rise is a residential work release program providing case management, job readiness, and substance and mental health education to adult females who are under the supervision of DOC. We help women rise as they reenter their communities.

Position Summary:

The Program Manager 1 will have programmatic and daily oversight of a 16 bed Women’s Work Release DOC funded residential program.  Ensure that all matters involving program functioning will run efficiently and effectively.  The Program Manager I will manage and report on the day to day operations of the program including but not limited to; scheduling, facility, contract obligations and fiscal management.

Working within Adult Services, the Program Manager 1 within the Women’s Work Release program works with Community Justice program staff to help to rehabilitate, educate, and successfully guide clients from incarceration back into the community.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5 years related experience and supervision
• Valid Driver’s License

Orientation:

If selected for employment with The Connection, newly hired employees will be required to attend a two (2) day mandatory New Hire Orientation at our Roscommon office located in Middletown.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision benefits are offered along with other additional voluntary coverages with full time employment
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching contribution
• Company paid short and long term disability and life insurance with full time employment
• Paid time off (vacation, personal and sick) with full time employment
• 12 paid holidays

The Connection is a statewide human services and community development agency that provides unique solutions to the problems of homelessness, mental illness, substance use, improving child welfare and community justice rehabilitation. For additional information, visit www.theconnectioninc.org.