Assistant Program Director - Savanna Hall at Lantern Community Services Inc – New York, New York

Reports to: Sr. Program Director

Location: Washington Heights, Manhattan, NY

Status & Hours: This is a full-time position with a regular daytime schedule that includes on-call responsibilities. Lantern staff may be asked to change work schedules and hours depending on the operational needs of the site and the agency. Finally, the Assistant Program Director shares on-call responsibilities with the Senior Program Director in managing crises that may arise outside of normal business hours.

Who We Are: Lantern Community Services helps New Yorkers impacted by homelessness move from surviving to thriving by pairing safe, supportive housing with wraparound services that build lasting stability and independence. If you believe a steady home can be the start of everything else, you’ll fit right in with our mission-first team. Lantern was also recognized as a Top 2025 Workplace by City & State New York - a great place to do meaningful work with people who care!

Where You Will Work: Savanna Hall is a supportive housing residence located in the Washington Heights/Inwood neighborhood of Manhattan. The program consists of 72 supportive housing units serving NY/NY III Population A and Population C single adults (young adults) transitioning out of homelessness. The residence operates under an OMH-funded contract.

About The Role:

The Assistant Program Director (APD) provides leadership and oversight that ensures high-quality, compliant services supporting clients’ housing stability and overall well-being. This role also develops and supervises a trauma-informed, high-performing team while fostering professional growth, program improvement, and a culture of equity, inclusion, and engagement.

Essential Functions

Education and Experience

Preferred Qualifications

Work Environment: This job operates in a supportive housing site and works with a population that experiences mental illness, addiction, disability, HIV, and other chronic illnesses.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, climb stairs, and kneel. They must also use their hands to type, handle, or feel. The employee is frequently required to talk or hear and occasionally lift and move up to 5 pounds. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Note: Lantern Community Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. Lantern Community Services (Lantern) values the diversity of all our clients, staff, Board of Directors, and partners. By bringing diverse individuals and viewpoints together, we create more vibrant, healthy, and just communities.