Housing Program Director in New York

Introduction/Program Description: The mission of Housing Plus is to provide community-based

housing and comprehensive services to women and gender expansive people, including people

with children, to support them in overcoming poverty, homelessness, addiction, trauma and

the effects of incarceration, in order to build lives of stability, and to define and realize goals for

themselves and their families. Since our beginning in 2002, Housing Plus has worked to address

the lack of housing and services for women who have historically been underserved and

marginalized, especially women impacted by the criminal legal system.

HousingPlus leads Justice Works, a consortium of four

organizations currently providing 59 units (to be increased to 140 in the near future) of

transitional housing and supportive services to women and transgender and gender

nonconforming (TGNC) individuals who are justice-involved. Justice Works uniquely...

Job Summary:

The Director oversees project and program operations and supervision for SHERO, an innovative transitional housing

consortium for women and gender expansive people who have been involved in the criminal legal system and are

experiencing homelessness/unstable housing. SHERO supplements diversion opportunities for participants by providing

transitional housing and supportive services in the community. HousingPlus is the lead contract holder for SHERO,

providing administrative oversight of the consortium efforts with subcontracted partners, as well as directly providing a

large portion of the transitional housing units.

• Provide comprehensive and supportive supervision to project staff. Orient, supervise, record keep, evaluate

staff, and ensure they receive adequate training appropriate to their responsibilities.

• Continuous quality improvement related to the project’s referral and admission...