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What if you could come to work knowing that your leadership, guidance, and vision are helping young adults successfully transition from foster care to independent adulthood?
As the Community Connections YouThrive (CCYT) Program Manager, you'll do more than oversee a program—you'll lead a team dedicated to empowering young adults as they build the skills, confidence, and connections needed to thrive.
By supporting staff, strengthening community partnerships, and ensuring high-quality services, you'll play a vital role in changing the trajectory of countless young lives.
At FosterAdopt Connect, we're building something bigger than ourselves.
Every day, our team works alongside children, youth, and families navigating the challenges of the child welfare system.
For more than 25 years, we've been leading innovative, family-centered solutions across Kansas and Missouri, helping create brighter futures for children and stronger communities for everyone.
We believe meaningful work should also be inspiring work.
That's why we've built a culture that is collaborative, supportive, diverse, and mission-driven.
Here, your ideas matter, your growth is encouraged, and your impact is visible.
If you're looking for a career where you can inspire others, strengthen a dedicated team, and see the difference your leadership makes every day, we'd love to meet you.
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The Community Connections YouThrive (CCYT) Program Manager provides leadership and oversight for the program, ensuring high-quality, youth-centered services for young adults, ages 17-26, who are currently or formerly involved in the foster care system.
This role supervises and coaches CCYT Specialists, support program development, monitors performance and outcomes, and fosters strong partnerships with community organization and stakeholders.
CCYT is a peer-to-peer model and as such, staff must have personally experienced any of the following during their childhood/adolescence: foster care, kinship or relative care, homelessness, or mandated family centered services.
This lived expertise helps Specialists to build trust, credibility, and meaningful connections with the youth we serve.
This isn't just a position—it's an opportunity to help young adults face a brighter future.
FosterAdopt Connect does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its programs or services.
These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and firing of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services.
We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, volunteers, subcontractors, vendors, and member.
Nonprofit social-service organization supporting foster children, youth, caregivers, and families in Missouri and Kansas.
Visit company websiteUSD 50000-50000 yearly / year
Full-time
Entry · 2+ years experience
Onsite
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