Careers

Thank you for your interest in working at Trans Lifeline. We are a fully remote, non-unionized workplace with a small office in Oakland, CA. We work to make our workplace equitable, accessible, and joyful.

 

Staff Makeup

Staff: 65% BIPOC / 26% Black / 35% white

Leadership team: 57% BIPOC / 14% Black / 43% white

Current Openings

Managing Director

Reports to: Executive Director

Compensation: Base salary of $76,000/year with potential for up to $86,290 depending on experience and cost of living.

Benefits: 6 weeks annually of paid vacation, 99% employer-paid health-care premiums, paid family and medical leave, and family support grants for employees with dependents.

Location: Remote; Option of officing if local to SF Bay Area

About the Managing Director:

Trans Lifeline connects trans people to the community, resources, and support they need to survive and thrive — building a resilient trans community through trans-led direct services. As part of overseeing Trans Lifeline’s program services, the Managing Director will supervise the Hotline Program Director, the Microgrants Program Director, Volunteer Manager, and potentially one more report, ensuring that:

1. Program budgets are supervised, supported, and resourced with adequate staff, volunteers, equipment, information, training, etc.

2. Oversee creation, implementation, rollout, and accountability for organizational employment policies and procedures with HR Director; train and provide management support to Program Directors using this framework

3. Create strategic plans for each service department, in collaboration with Program Directors and Tech relay goals and programmatic objectives to program staff and leadership team

4. Collaborate with the technology team on tools and project management systems for programs

5. Ensure program budgets are prepared on time to effectively and transparently communicate spending for the year

6. Support the collaboration of programs to strengthen interdepartmental work across the organization in service of the mission and vision of Trans Lifeline

7. The organization is accurately communicating our program service accomplishments to all stakeholders and interested parties

The Managing Director will also work with Trans Lifeline’s Leadership Team to develop a strong organizational culture and practice grounded in equity, impact, and sustainability. This position will also frequently collaborate with the Operations, Advancement and will be responsible for the administration of programmatic costs & funding, budgeting, and restricted grants.

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Equity & Support

Equity is as much an ongoing process as its critical outcomes. Here’s what we’ve structurally put in place, and where we have left to improve as an organization:

Hiring Practices

  • We value varied experiences & backgrounds, and ensure that interviewees reflect trans BIPOC communities
  • Our hiring teams for open positions are at least 50% BIPOC and use evaluation rubrics to reduce implicit bias
  • We recognize barriers to employment in our communities, which means:
    • There are no minimum education requirements for any position
    • We do not penalize employment history gaps
    • We consider non-traditional work experiences

  • Trauma informed PTO policies
  • Flexible work hours & break schedule to honor life/work balance
  • Standard accommodations are listed for all staff
  • Confidential individual accommodations available upon request 

  • 100% Employer paid group health insurance plan for all staff employed at 28+ hrs/week 
  • Worker-led BIPOC and white caucuses
  • Organization-wide task force on Addressing Anti-Blackness 
  • Remote workplace & flexible work hours
  • Peer support structure for operators

  • Employee retirement benefits by 2021
  • Reduction of weekly hours for full-time salaried employees
  • Internal salary transparency by 2021
  • Workplace care support specialist position by 2021
  • Potential to unionize

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