Ballinger | Leafblad is proud to present the following information on behalf of our client, St. Stephen’s Human Services, in its search for an Executive Director.
ABOUT ST. STEPHEN’S
St. Stephen’s Human Services (SSHS) is a leading 501c3 nonprofit organization founded with a mission to end homelessness in metropolitan Minnesota. Through programming that includes housing opportunities, employment support, emergency services and outreach the organization is empowered to be able to help thousands of people secure housing and other supportive services each year. St. Stephen’s uses the knowledge from its work to influence systemic change, improving the quality of life for all people in the community. The organization has a budget of approximately $12 million and a staff of 120.
Programs for families include:
Family Supportive Housing (FSH), a long-term supportive housing program for families.
The Next Step Assessment screens families onto the priority list for the Family Coordinated Entry System in Hennepin County.
Targeted Family Prevention works with families who have histories of multiple shelter stays.
Traditional Family Homelessness Prevention provides one-time rental assistance to housed families that are at imminent risk of homelessness.
Fast Track is a program that provides housing search assistance and financial support needed to help families with moderate incomes move from shelter to housing.
Rapid Re-Housing is a short-term housing program for families that provides housing search assistance, rental assistance, and case management to increase overall well-being and housing stability.
Services for individual adults in Hennepin County include:
Street Outreach The Street Outreach team works throughout Minneapolis to interact with people living in places not meant for human habitation. They help people navigate the various crises that occur while lacking stable housing and meet people where they are able to address immediate basic needs for safety and survival outside.
Clinton Avenue Shelter Year-round, emergency shelter for 44 homeless individuals who identify as male.
First Covenant Shelter Year-round, emergency shelter for 55 homeless individuals, including women and couples.
Supportive Housing St. Stephen’s Single Adult Supportive Housing Program provides scattered site supportive housing to single adults and couples without children.
A DAY IN THE LIFE PROGRAM
A Day in the Life is an educational walking tour led by community educators who have experienced homelessness.
A Walking Education: Led by trained educators who have experienced homelessness, participants walk to shelters, drop-in centers, and other services to learn about them.
Learning from the Experts: Participants engage in candid conversations with individuals who have experienced homelessness to gain an understanding of their challenges, successes, and perspectives. Service providers and case managers are normally the gatekeepers of information about accessing resources. In A Day in the Life St. Stephen’s relies on the individuals who have accessed and utilized services to share their expertise.
ST. STEPHEN’S HELPS THOSE WHO:
✓ Need Shelter
✓ Need Affordable Housing
✓ Are at Risk of Losing Housing
✓ Need Birth Certificate/I.D. to Utilize Assistance Programs
✓ Need a Meal
✓ Are Sleeping Outside
MISSION & VALUES
The mission at St. Stephen’s Human Services is Ending Homelessness.
The goal is to support individuals and families experiencing homelessness in achieving permanent, affordable housing. St. Stephen’s pursues this goal through street outreach, and shelter, and housing programs. It meets people where they are and works together toward self-sufficiency and housing stability, envisioning a community in which housing instability is rare, brief and non-recurring, ending homelessness as we know it.
St. Stephen’s Human Services began its work in the 1960s, when members of St. Stephen’s Church in Minneapolis began offering programs for the poor and homeless. These programs were staffed by parish volunteers. While the current programs remain true to the social justice teachings on which they were founded, St. Stephen’s Human Services became an independent non-profit organization in 2002.
CULTURE
Staff members describe the organization’s culture as…
Flexible; not hierarchical
Friendly; open; authentic High integrity
Passionate vocal staff who want to be heard
Service oriented; human connection; giving; respectful of clients; servant leaders; mission-driven
Valuing diversity
Gritty; working in the trenches; on-the-ground
Historically a risk-taker
UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS
Who is homeless in Minnesota?
Minnesotans experiencing homelessness are parents, children, and grandparents. They are people you would recognize as appearing homeless, and they are also kids in your child’s class and the person bagging your groceries.
A study carried out on October 22, 2015, showed there were at least 9,312 people experiencing homelessness in Minnesota. It is estimated there are more than 15,000 people homeless on a given night in Minnesota, with around 40,000 Minnesotans experiencing homelessness in a given year.
On that night in October of 2015, 39 percent of people experiencing homelessness (or 3,665) were counted in Hennepin County. Forty-eight percent of those 3,665 were under the age of 25.
The 9,312 people counted in October of 2015 all met the federal definition of homelessness – which requires a person lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence and is primarily spending nights in shelter or in public or private places not meant for human habitation.
WHAT ST. STEPHEN’S DOES TO END HOMELESSNESS
St. Stephen’s ends homelessness for individuals and families every day. Through prevention, targeted intervention, and Housing First practices, St. Stephen’s supports people in stabilizing and rebuilding their lives.
What does St. Stephen’s do?
- Works in relationship with those in need
- Ensures housing as a human right
- Fights for justice and dignity
- Helps the most vulnerable; turns away very few
- Works with some of the hardest to serve individuals in the community
- Gives kindness, respect, and trauma-informed care to anyone walking in the door.
- Meets families and individuals where they are to assist them to independent living
- Helps rebuild and stabilize the lives of those experiencing homeless, those on the verge of experiencing homelessness and advocates on behalf of the marginalized.
- Builds organic, non-traditional relationships within the community
- Stands as a leader in the field and is often asked for its expertise.
IN THE NEWS
Spotlight on the Minneapolis Police Department’s Partnership with St. Stephen’s The Minneapolis Police Department has been working diligently to change the way it interacts with community members experiencing homelessness. To that end, the Department created a new role for Sgt. Grant Snyder focused on liaising with Minneapolis’ homeless population. Because of St. Stephen’s strong reputation in the community, the Minneapolis Police Department sought out the nonprofit’s Human Services and Street Outreach team as key partners in this initiative.
“This is a collaboration model where we’re bringing medical, we’re bringing advocacy and social work and everybody to the table, those are things that the police department was sort of absent from before,” says Sgt. Snyder.
St. Stephen’s 2017 Annual Report of Financial Position
Cash & Equivalents $2,440,966
Participant Deposits $354,598
Investments $1,055,182
Prepaid Expenses $53,204
Government Grants Receivable $542,538
Pledges Receivable $1,100
Leasehold Improvements $272,786
Total $4,720,374
Liabilities and Net Assets
Accounts Payable $47,512
Deposits and Advances $361,390
Accrued Payroll Expenses $280,809
Unrestricted Net Assets $3,233,965
Board Designated Endowment $699,228
Temporarily Restricted Net Assets $97,470
Total $4,720,374
Support & Revenue
Contributions and Grants $2,528,418
United Way $125,187
Government Contracts $8,573,259
Fee Income $1,301,681
Investment Income $214,326
In-kind Donations $96,698
Total $12,839,569
Other Income
Changes in fair value of investments $220,133
Temporarily Restricted Support & Revenue $356,831
Change in Net Assets $967,501
Operating Expenses
Program Support $10,415,880
Management and General $1,067,000
Fundraising $389,188
Total $11,872,068
St. Stephen’s
- Has a history of developing new, innovative approaches
- Is part of a collaborative movement working together with a number of different partners
- Has a connection to people – it’s a value of St. Stephen’s to work with people where they’re at (in their car, under the bridge, the ER, )
- Has an outstanding reputation with the community. People respond to and recognize the St Stephen’s name
- Is small and dynamic, striving for personal connections with clients – not trying to warehouse people
- Is best known for the visibility of its street outreach team. The organization therefore educates people that it’s not just about street homelessness. Shelters are full and those families are not visible. St. Stephen’s cares for ALL individuals and families facing shelter issues
- Plays a critical role in Hennepin County’s Coordinated Entry System for Families by serving as the sole provider of screenings/Next Step Assessment for the county
- Has historically been willing to jump in and take on new projects – Rapid Re-housing and Assessment are examples. St. Stephen’s was willing to do this before anyone else was willing to take it on
- Fights this fight with love and respect for all
- Has a vibe of actively striving to be anti-racist, anti-oppression, and embraces diversity on every level
Position Overview
The Executive Director is the Chief Executive Officer of St. Stephen’s Human Services and is responsible for achieving the organization’s mission and financial objectives according to the strategic direction developed in conjunction with the Board of Directors. The Executive Director is responsible for implementing the policies established by the Board of Directors.
The Executive Director maintains the operational and financial integrity of the organization; hires, evaluates and develops staff; and, implements programs to achieve the objectives outlined in the strategic plan. The Executive Director is the public spokesperson for the organization and is responsible for its community presence and credibility, promoting and advancing its causes, and overseeing the development activities necessary to raise funds to carry forward its mission. The Executive Director is also responsible for developing and maintaining strong working relations with key public and private policy makers in order to work toward the elimination of homelessness and the reduction of poverty.
The Executive Director will be responsible for and must have strong skills and knowledge in the following:
Leadership
- In conjunction with the Board of Directors, develops and executes a vision and strategic plan to guide the
- Fosters effective teamwork among the Board and
- Acts as a spokesperson for the
- Represents the organization in the community to promote its mission and enhance its community
- Acts as the driving force behind the development activities of the
- Leads and motivates all staff and the organization’s management
- Assists in attracting, recruiting and orienting new board
Operations and Management
- Develops an annual operational plan which incorporates goals and objectives that
- Contributes toward the strategic direction of the
- Drafts policies for the approval of the Board; develops, updates and implements the operating procedures; and reviews existing organizational policies annually recommending and change to the Board as
- Develops official correspondence and executes legal documents on behalf of the Board as appropriate, and jointly with designated
- Provides general support to the Board and its
- Ensures all federal and state laws applicable to non-profit organizations including: employment standards, human rights, occupational health and safety, and taxes etc. are accurately
- Insures the accuracy and privacy of all data collected and stored by the organization.
Supervision
- Oversees the implementation of the human resources policies, procedures and practices for all
- Establishes a positive, healthy and safe work environment that attracts, keeps, and motivates top quality people and is in accordance with all appropriate laws and regulations.
- Recruits, interviews, and selects staff and assists them in relating their specialized work to the total program of the
- Implements an ongoing performance process for all staff which includes: evaluation, monitoring, coaching and mentoring for improvement, and disciplining including termination if necessary.
Financial Management
- Works with staff and the Board to prepare a comprehensive budget, administers the funds according to the approved budget, monitors the monthly cash flow, and provides regular reports to the Board on the revenues and expenditure of the organization.
- Develops a comprehensive resource development plan and guides or leads fundraising
- Oversees the submission of proposals and prepares quarterly progress reports for the Board.
- Approves expenditures within the authority delegated by the
- Ensures that sound bookkeeping and accounting procedures are
General Qualities and Abilities
- Adaptability: Demonstrates a willingness to be flexible, versatile and respectful in a changing work environment while maintaining effectiveness and
- Relationships and Team Building: Uses a collaborative style of management befitting a highly motivated professional staff. Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with others, both internally and externally, to achieve the goals of the organization.
- Effective Communications: Speaks and writes in a clear, thorough and timely manner using appropriate and effective communication tools and techniques. Can effectively manage crisis
- Innovation: Develops new and unique ways to improve operations of the organization and to create new opportunities to realize
- Problem Solving: Assesses problem situations to identify causes, gathers and processes relevant information, generates possible solutions, and solves
- Strategic Thinking: Assesses options and actions based on trends and conditions in the environment, and the vision, values and goals of the
- Public Promotion: Is an effective public speaker with the skills and ability to work across the community to accomplish the organization’s
Required Qualifications
- An undergraduate degree is required at a minimum.
- A passion for promoting the well-being and dignity of all people and for eliminating the causes of homelessness and
- Experience in all aspects of development and fundraising for nonprofit organizations, including an enthusiasm for public engagement and
- An understanding of State, Local and Federal government funding sources and procedures.
- Experience in developing institutional, professional and community
- Experience working in a diverse multi-cultural work
- Five or more years of progressive experience at the executive or management
- Experience in managing a nonprofit organization, preferably in the field of homelessness, housing or related social
- Experience managing financials and/or acting in a general management
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Established relationships with state and local government officials.
- Must have a valid driver’s license and pass all background
- Must be willing to travel on
- Experience working with a board.
St. Stephen’s Human Services is an equal opportunity employer and believes each individual is entitled to equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, religious beliefs, or disability. The right of equal employment opportunity extends to recruiting, hiring selection, transfer, promotion, training and all other conditions of employment.
COMPENSATION
The compensation package for this position is competitive and includes participation in the organization’s benefits plan.
For additional information and to apply for the position please contact:
Marcia Ballinger, PhD
Co-Founder/Principal
[email protected]
or
Lars Leafblad, MBA
Co-Founder/Principal
[email protected]
Posted by Ballinger Leafblad, Inc. on September 14, 2018
