Associate Director of Independent Living Plus
Job Location
Queen of Angels - Saginaw, MI
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
4 Year Degree (Bachelor Degree)
Salary Range
$70,000.00 - $75,000.00 Salary
Job Category
Nonprofit - Social Services
Description
BE THE ANCHOR OF HOPE AND CHANGE AT HOLY CROSS SERVICES
Working for Holy Cross Services isn’t just a job, it’s a mission! We believe in the safety and joy of family. Our work is family-focused, as are our benefits: Holy Cross offers free health insurance for our employees AND their family members.
Position Overview:
The Associate Director of Independent Living Plus within the Family-Based Care Division is an executive leadership position. This position is responsible for the oversight of foster care operations. The Associate Director ensures their assigned programs uphold HCS values, children and families progress therapeutically while maintaining safety of children, families, and staff at all times. This position will oversee staffing and program operations to assure compliance with agency, state, and federal regulations. This position facilitates the growth of the respective programs assigned. The Associate Director is trained and able to perform the duties of the Director when needed. This position will oversee the services provided by Program Managers in the ILP Program.
Responsibilities:
- Develops and continuously enhances program procedures, interventions, goals, and measurements to pursue the best possible participant, staff, and program outcomes
- Appropriately engages internal and external stakeholders to inform continuous quality improvement and maintain the safety and well-being of children and families served
- Expected to maintain awareness and knowledge of industry trends related to Foster Care within the community and statewide.
- Responsible for the training and ongoing development of team members
- Responsible for upholding and maintaining and environment consistent with Positive Youth Development theory.
- Prioritizes the engagement of family in supporting children’s recovery
- Incorporates and models Mi-Team Principals into daily practices
- Ensures that participants receive the highest quality direct care, including:
- Individual Treatment
- TBRI
- Comprehensive care and treatment planning
- Complete, accurate, and timely reporting
- Connects directly with participants and maintains accessibility for children, families, and personnel
- Monitors team performance and provides corrective training, systems development, and personnel development to ensure programmatic excellence
- Upholds an unwavering trauma-informed approach to service delivery and design
- Responsible for scheduling and monitoring of payroll activities and performance reviews for all direct reports and ensuring the completion of reviews for all indirect reports
- In conjunction with Director of Family Based Care, will develop and execute agency policies, site procedures, handbooks and program manuals
- Ensures a comprehensive training plan for staff is created, executed, monitored for fidelity and modified as deemed necessary.
- Prioritizes census benchmarks and staffing ratios per site.
- Facilitates partnerships and relationships with community members, organizations, and funders
- Ensures all staff are following agency policies, licensing rules, site procedures, and treatment plans of participants
- Provides weekly supervision for all direct reports
- Will participate in agency committees as deemed necessary.
- Will exemplify professional behavior, image, accountability and equitable practices with direct reports, staff, participants, and stakeholders.
- Contributes to fundraising activities and grant writing
- Provide 24-hour crisis on call availability to treatment team on an as needed basis
- May be required to work shifts on an as needed basis
- Performs other duties related to the essential duties of the position and within the individual’s capabilities as assigned by one’s supervisor
Benefits:
Employer-Funded Benefits:
- Health, wellness, and employee assistance programs.
- Generous paid time off, including holidays and personal days.
- Employer-paid short/long-term disability and life insurance.
- Public Loan Service Forgiveness
Employee-Paid Benefits (Group Rates):
- Dental, vision, FSA, HSA.
- Voluntary life insurance
- Accident, hospital indemnity, critical illness insurance.
- College tuition rewards, identity protection, and pet insurance.
JOIN OUR TEAM & HELP BRING HOPE TO MICHIGAN FAMILIES!
Holy Cross Services maintains a policy of nondiscrimination regarding all employees. The Agency desires to handle all aspects of employment on the basis of merit, competence and qualification. Employment is not influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other factor prohibited by law. The Agency makes all decisions with respect to recruiting, hiring, and/or promotions for all job classifications based on individual’s qualifications related to the requirements of the position. All other personnel matters, such as compensation, benefits, transfers, reduction in workforce, recall, training, education and social/recreation programs, are to be administered free from any illegal discriminatory practices.
Holy Cross Services further recognizes that deep systemic inequities disproportionately overrepresent children of color and children who identify as LGBTQ within the child welfare system yet underrepresent these populations within the child welfare workforce. Because we believe the people served must be centered in the work we do, applicants with lived experience in the child welfare system or homelessness, BIPOC applicants, and applicants who identify as LGBTQ are strongly encouraged to apply.
Additionally, Holy Cross Services acknowledges the studies indicating applicants of color and women applicants may be less likely than others to apply for a job without meeting 100% of the preferred qualifications. If you are passionate for this work and meet the minimum requirements, your application is welcomed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in social work, psychology, family ecology, consumer/community services, family studies, family and/or child development, guidance/school counseling, counseling psychology, or related human services field
- Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or related license-eligible field strongly preferred
- 5+ years of experience in child welfare, including senior leadership
- Lived experience in child welfare strongly preferred
- LMSW or LPC strongly preferred
- Meet State “Good Moral Character” guidelines
- Valid and current driver’s license with good driving record
