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Assistant Program Director Confidential Shelter

Unity House

Troy, NYFull-time$24.06–25.24/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$24.06–25.24/hr
Location
Troy, NY
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Valid Clean NYS Driver's License

Job overview

Unity House seeks an Assistant Program Director for its confidential domestic and sexual violence shelter in Troy, New York. The role supports staff supervision and training while providing emergency assistance, emotional support, crisis intervention, safety planning, referrals, and advocacy for survivors. It also includes scheduling, administrative and compliance work, and participation in a rotating supervisor on-call system that includes some nights and weekends.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Staff SupervisionStaff TrainingEmergency AssistanceEmotional SupportCrisis InterventionSafety PlanningReferralsService NavigationAdvocacySchedulingCase ConferencesRegulatory Compliance

Qualifications

College Degree3+ Years Related ExperienceValid Clean NYS Driver's LicenseReliable TransportationHigh School Diploma5 Years Related ExperienceProof of Education

Benefits

Paid Time Off
Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Full Time Hourly

Troy, NY, US

Salary Range: $24.06 To $25.24 Hourly

Unity House of Troy is currently seeking an Assistant Program Director for our Domestic and Sexual Violence for the confidential shelter .

$1200 Sign-on bonus may apply for eligible candidates.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Assist with supervision of staff.

  • Assist as needed with training of staff.

  • Provide emergency assistance for victims and survivors of domestic and sexual violence seeking assistance.

  • Provide emotional support, crisis intervention and safety planning.

  • Provide referrals and linkages to supportive services.

  • Gain understanding and knowledge of survivors needs.

  • Assist with navigating services that survivors may be entitled to.

  • Advocate for victims of domestic and sexual violence through compassion and understanding of the barriers they face.

  • Scheduling and administrative tasks, including case conferences for case solutions.

  • Complete contract and/or regulatory compliance activities.

  • Participate in rotating supervisor on-call system that requires some nights and weekends.

  • Promote a work culture of inclusion and belongings.

Qualifications:

College degree preferred with 3 or more years of related experience. Valid and clean NYS driver’s license is required. Reliable transportation. High school diploma required with 5 years related experience. Proof of education is required. Reliable transportation

Benefits:

Generous time off benefits including 13 paid days off in your first year for full time employment (increases every year)

56 hours of NYS Sick Leave

12 paid holidays plus 2 floating holidays

Major medical leave

Medical/dental/vision/life insurance

403b company contributions after one year of employment

Tuition reimbursement

50% reduction in childcare tuition at A Child's Place.

Plus, gym, tuition and cell phone discounts

Come work for an agency that cares about their employees and community!

Unity House is a Rensselaer County-based human service agency that provides a wide range of services to meet the otherwise unmet needs of people in our community who are hurting and struggling. We assist those who are living in poverty, adults living with mental illness or HIV/AIDS, victims of domestic violence, and children with developmental delays. We work to achieve social justice in our community and to create a better understanding of those we serve.

As An Equal Opportunity Employer, we commit ourselves to recruiting, hiring, training, and promoting persons in all job classifications without regard to race, color, age, sex, creed, disability, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, predisposing genetic characteristics national origin, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, military status, pregnancy related condition, arrest and/or criminal conviction record, or any other category protected by law, unless based upon a bona fide occupational qualification or other exception.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,007 open Program Director jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$24.06–25.24/hr
  • New York median$18–20/hr28 hourly ranges
  • US median$20–22/hr56 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $24.65/hr, is 30% above the New York median midpoint ($19/hr) — in the top quarter of Program Director hourly ranges in New York.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 152 open Program Director jobs in New York and 1,007 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Program Director postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (708 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a high school diploma; 520 of the 1,007 open Program Director jobs (52%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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