Director of Programs

Café Momentum is a nonprofit restaurant and professional training facility in the heart of Atlanta, GA. The program offers a 12-month paid post-release internship for young men and women coming out of juvenile detention. These Interns rotate through all aspects of the restaurant while focusing on the development of social and life skills with a comprehensive case management team. Our team works to transform young lives by equipping our community’s most at-risk youth with life skills, education, and employment opportunities to help them reach their full potential. 

The Director of Programs ensures the engagement of social services and community resources for interns in the Cafe Momentum program in an effort to acquire basic needs and stabilization. This person supervises the individualization of the ecosystem of support so that it fits the specific needs of each intern. This person supervises the program team, oversees the progress of interns through the objectives outlined in the Tiers of Success ensuring that resources are made available to interns and guidance on utilization of those resources is provided, ensures interns are receiving required job and life skills training and ensures all interns are enrolled in school, and/or a credit recovery, home school or a working GED program, have individualized education plans and are provided with the support and resources necessary to achieve their education potential.  This position reports to the Executive Director. 

Key Responsibilities

Assesses program objectives and implements necessary revisions to ensure program growth and success 

Supervises and manages the implementation, tracking, and progress reporting of interns through program objectives, and documents in a data tracking system 

Supervises case managers, ensuring active engagement of the client case load 

Works closely with the Restaurant General Manager to ensure consistent support and alignment with intern strategies and delivery 

Manages overall process for post-program externship partners  

Strengthens community partner relationships to promote external resources and internal program development, such as housing, food, and legal partners 

Provides regular reporting to the Chief Program Officer 

Contributes feedback in weekly intern updates/reviews and in 1:1 and team meetings 

Supervises overall educational component of the program for all interns, including Cafe Momentum homeschool program, intern enrollment, and tracking 

Manages the provision of mental health services to interns 

Key Attributes

Master’s degree or Bachelor's   degree   from   an   accredited   college   or   university   in   Education, Behavioral Science, Criminology, Counseling, Law, Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, Business Administration, or in a job-related field of study with 5+ years of management experience in Social Work or related field 

5+ years of management experience preferred 

3+ years of nonprofit executive leadership preferred

LCSW preferred 

This position requires working with interns/juveniles who may have committed dangerous/aggressive acts; the applicant should possess a high tolerance for working in a possibly emotionally demanding/stressful work environment.   

Working knowledge of the unique needs of the youth affected by the criminal justice system;    

Experience working with youth and sensitivity to cultural backgrounds; 

Ability to work well in a team environment and willingness to exceed expectations is required to be successful in this position.   

Must be a proactive self-starter and take initiative to identify and complete tasks to assist team members to work effectively and efficiently; 

Ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written formats  

Ability to establish working relationships with community partners 

Dependable transportation, current driver’s license, and auto liability insurance   

Must complete background check screening    

Microsoft Office proficient 

Apricot Database experience preferred 

Compensation & Benefits:

• Full-time approx. 40 hours weekly
• Some nights and weekends required
• Salary: $75,000-$85,000
• Subsidized health insurance, and available dental and vision coverage
• Paid holidays and a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) policy
• Discounted meals at the restaurant

To apply for this role, please email the materials below to cmjobs@cafemomentum.org with the subject line:

Director of Programs (ATL) Application – First Name Last Name

Please include the following:

• Resume (PDF preferred)
• Brief cover note or email body explaining your interest in the role (1–3 short paragraphs)
• LinkedIn profile (optional but encouraged)

Applications missing required materials may not be reviewed.