The Director of Next Story Transitional House is responsible for managing and/or overseeing all Next Story transitional house programming, working with other HopeWorks departments to incorporate wraparound services provided through HopeWorks and coordinating services provided by partner organizations. The Director will oversee all aspects of Next Story including both program and administrative components of planning and services delivered in supporting the residents and the 24-hour operation of Next Story to support formerly justice involved men transitioning back to society. The Director will lead staff, manage program operations, ensure client success, and collaborate with community partners.  The Director of Next Story is responsible for achieving program goals. The Director will be responsible for providing vision, direction and oversight for the Next Story program, ensuring it aligns with the HopeWorks mission, vision and values. The Director must be a visible, supportive and consistent presence within Next Story. 

The Director is responsible for recruitment, scheduling, budget preparation, fiscal management, supervision and staff development, record keeping, and reporting to funding agencies as needed. The Director should anticipate up to twenty-five percent of their schedule will involve day travel and twenty-five percent of their travel will be over night in the task of recruitment and vetting of clients.  The Director will work with HopeWorks Leadership Team to identify services to create pathways and remove barriers to walk with clients toward sustainable housing, establishment of family stability, transportation and employment. They will maintain appropriate records and statistical data related to Next Story clients, providing data reports each month and annually.  The Director of Next Story will develop and maintain relationships with community partners, including social service agencies, courts and correctional facilities across Tennessee.  They will support efforts to seek and secure funding for the program through marketing Next Story in the community and fundraising initiatives as well as pursuit of grant funding. The Director of Next Story will ensure Next Story operates within legal requirements needed to maintain its’ status as an approved transitional home.  

The Director of Next Story is a member of HopeWorks leadership team and serves as a strategic partner in planning and implementing the future vision for the HopeWorks mission of providing hope in Jesus Christ and opportunities for sustainable work through education and lifelong services. The Director must be both a hands-on worker and an excellent manager. The Director must have the ability to strategically create plans to meet goals and objectives and work with other HopeWorks programs to move clients participating in Education, Life Services and Workforce toward sustainable job placement options

The Director of Next Story should model HopeWorks values and ethics central to the HopeWorks mission of “Hope in Christ”.  To be effective in this position, one must be caring, empathetic, conscientious, confidential, culturally-sensitive, and client-centered.  This individual should adhere to professional standards as outlined by rules and regulations governing their profession.