Careers
My Friend’s Place is an inspiring and rewarding place to work, and every member of our staff plays an integral role in supporting youth to move toward lives of wellness, stability, and self-sufficiency.
Current Openings
Below, you will find a list of current openings. If you have questions regarding the application process or any of the available positions, please e-mail the appropriate hiring manager as listed at the bottom of the job description.
Clinical Social Worker for Housing Case Management Full-Time
Working from a trauma informed, strengths based, and harm reduction approach and in alignment with Coordinated Entry System (CES), the Clinical Social Worker will address urgent basic needs and psychosocial issues facing youth and young adults experiencing homelessness. The ultimate goal of all intervention is to partner with young people in order to resolve their experience of homelessness. This full-time, exempt position will be managed by the Health & Well-Being Manager and ACSW supervision is provided.
Associate Director of Annual Giving Full-Time
Working in conjunction with the Director of Development, the Associate Director of Annual Giving is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing a comprehensive annual giving and direct response program for My Friend’s Place. The Associate Director of Annual Giving will lead on the development and implementation of strategies for the cultivation and growth of a robust and growing community of support, as well as contributor engagement, stewardship, and solicitation, with particular focus on individual contributors up to $10,000.
The Associate Director of Annual Giving does not currently supervise any staff members but that is likely to change as the Development team grows in the future.
Associate Director of Community Engagement and Corporate Relations Full-Time
The Associate Director of Community Engagement and Corporate Relations plays a pivotal role in providing leadership and oversight for key aspects of My Friend’s Place’s fundraising and resource development efforts. The Associate Director of Community Engagement and Corporate Relations oversees the development and implementation of strategies (events, campaigns and initiatives) designed to engage and cultivate a robust community of support that includes individuals, businesses, corporations and other community partners engaged in supporting My Friend’s Place through efforts that include in kind contributions, partnerships, volunteer efforts and other engagement opportunities.
Triage Case Manager Full-Time
Under the direct management of the Housing and Wellness Manager (HWM) and the direct supervision of the Housing and Wellness Coordinator (HWC) and working from a trauma informed, strengths based, and harm reduction approach, the Triage Case Manager will address urgent basic needs and psychosocial issues facing youth and young adults experiencing homelessness in a drop-in setting. The Triage Case Manager will have extensive daily milieu interactions with all youth and will assist multidisciplinary program staff in meeting all youth needs.
Organizational Background
My Friend’s Place is a privately funded nonprofit organization with a mission
“to assist and inspire homeless youth to build self-sufficient lives.”
Our crisis resource drop-in center provides emergency, health, mental health, creative arts, case management, and education & employment services to nearly 1,300 youth and young adults experiencing homelessness annually.
The youth and young adults we serve are predominantly black and brown and male identified. We recognize the experience of homelessness as a social, racial and economic justice issue, and as such, you can read more about our JEDI Vision and Principles.
Our comprehensive, multi-disciplinary program model is innovative and replicated in drop-in centers locally and nationally. We are a data lead agency committed to continuous learning and development.