Position: Assistant Director of Red Shield Family Residence

Department: Red Shield Family Residence                                 

Availability of Position: Immediate

Schedule: Full Time, some evenings and weekends required

Reporting Relationship: Reports to Director of Emergency Housing

Salary/Grade: $70,000.00 per year; Grade 12, Exempt

The Salvation Army is hiring and offers truly excellent benefit package to eligible employees including:

• Generous paid time off every year that includes: holidays, up to 3 personal days, vacation time and sick time.
• Employer funded Pension Plan (company contributions begin after 1 year of employment)
• Comprehensive health care coverage with low cost employee premiums, co-pays and deductibles
• Eligibility for supplemental insurance plans including Short Term Disability, AFLAC and Voluntary Term Life
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Remitted Tuition Program
• Eligibility for the Federal Government’s Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• Most importantly – a job with a good purpose!

About the Red Shield Family Residence & Eliza Shirley House: The Salvation Red Shield Family Residence & Eliza Shirley House are safe and welcoming emergency housing programs that serve families experiencing homelessness. Each family is provided respectful, compassionate, and non-judgmental services to empower them to strive towards self-sufficiency and end their homeless crisis successfully.

Description of Position: The Assistant Director of Red Shield Family Residence (RSFR) supports the Director of Emergency Housing (DEH) on the day-to-day management and running of the RSFR, which is a 24/7 trauma-informed emergency housing program. This includes directly supervising the Operations Manager and Case Managers. The Assistant Director completes all invoice processing and ensures Smart Data is completed. The Assistant Director works with the DEH to develop the budget for RSFR and monitors to provide monthly updates and ensure compliance. The Assistant Director supports the DEH to provide leadership and guidance to all program staff and residents, including maintaining a trauma-sensitive environment through the implementation of the Sanctuary Model at all levels of service provision. The Assistant Director supports the Operations Manager on staff retention to ensure safe staffing levels are maintained at a 24/7 facility. In the absence of the Operations Manager, the Assistant Director  is responsible for adjusting the schedule to ensure safe staffing levels. Also, the Assistant Director provides support to the Red Shield Family Residence and Eliza Shirley House, as requested.

The above list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the candidate will be required to undertake such tasks as may reasonably be expected within the scope of the post.

Requirements: 

• BSW (required) Master’s Degree in Social Work prefered (MSW).
• Residential experience preferred.
• 3+ years working with families experiencing homeless.
• Training in trauma-informed care (Sanctuary Model Training) preferred.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Pennsylvania's Child Protective Services Law requires that all prospective employees complete the following clearance and background checks: PA Child Abuse History Clearance, PA State Police Criminal Record Check, and PA DHS Criminal Record/Fingerprint Check. In addition, completion of a Pennsylvania approved Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Training is necessary prior to employment.
• Must understand and support for the Mission of The Salvation Army.

Contact: Please submit your resume and cover letter as instructed below. 

External candidates interested in this position please apply online at http://careers.salvationarmy.org. 

Internal candidates interested in applying for this position please apply at http://internal-usesalvationarmy.icims.com.          

Released by the Divisional Human Resources Department on 4/10/26.

The Salvation Army’s Mission Statement

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. 

Its message is based on the Bible.  Its ministry is motivated by the love of God.

Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

Requisition No. 2595