Clinical Director - Foster Care Services

Friends of Youth • Renton, WA

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About The Position

The Clinical Director of Foster Care Services develops, implements, and oversees the appropriate delivery of therapeutic services to clients. The director ensures contract, licensing, and accreditation requirements are met in accordance with state and federal law and are fiscally sound, and serves as the agency’s liaison for designated contracted services. This role serves on the Senior Leadership Team and Lead Team, supervises and supports the Manager of Foster Care Services, and oversees program operations, service design and delivery, budgets, compliance, and personnel.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in healthcare administration, nursing, social work, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of experience in a behavioral or healthcare setting.
• At least 3 years of supervisory and/or management experience.
• Experience in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
• Demonstrated working knowledge of the MS365 Power Platform.
• Satisfactorily pass a criminal history check.
• Satisfactorily pass a tuberculosis (TB) test.
• Have reliable transportation and a valid Washington State driver’s license, or be able to obtain one by the date of employment.
• If operating a personal or Friends of Youth vehicle for agency business, maintain a safe driving record as defined by Friends of Youth; personal vehicles must also have auto liability insurance meeting Friends of Youth requirements.
• Successfully complete CPR, First Aid, and Bloodborne Pathogens health certification requirements within 30 days of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Licensed in Washington State as a registered counselor, nurse, or social worker.

Responsibilities

• Serve on the Senior Leadership Team and Lead Team and uphold agency standards, policies, and strategic priorities.
• Maintain positive working relationships with funding, referring, and partner agencies.
• Supervise and support the Manager of Foster Care Services.
• Support foster care referrals and screening to ensure appropriate placements and program utilization.
• Partner with the Foster Care Team to ensure readiness for audits, renewals, and internal and external reviews.
• Develop and monitor annual division work plans that meet budget goals and agency strategic initiatives.
• Ensure work plans are implemented collaboratively across departments, meet agency health, safety, and fiscal standards, and create opportunities for innovation.
• Prepare, develop, and manage budgets for the various services.
• Ensure ongoing, accurate data collection and reporting in compliance with funding and referring agency requirements and agency standards.
• Alert the supervisor to contract compliance issues and work quickly to resolve them.
• Ensure agency physical property remains serviceable and attractive.
• Consult proactively with school district administrations where applicable and delegate liaison responsibilities to managers as appropriate.
• Represent the agency on regional and state service provider networks.
• Ensure timely completion of agency forms and reports.
• Coordinate with collaborative agencies, clinical consultants, and trainers.
• Develop written guidelines covering comprehensive program goals and objectives, methodology, and evaluation criteria.
• Develop and execute a plan to expand foster parent recruiting, training, licensing, and retention.
• Minimize vacancies through timely placement of appropriately screened youth.
• Direct the formulation of intake policies and procedures.
• Oversee resident service planning, including assessments, goals, objectives, interventions, progress monitoring, and after-care plans.
• Ensure appropriate community resources support each resident’s needs and service plan.
• Attend agency or professional group seminars and conferences to increase professional knowledge.
• Ensure clinical work is appropriately supervised and documented to Council on Accreditation standards.
• Oversee hiring, orientation, training, and supervision of employees.
• Ensure annual performance evaluations are completed on time.
• Ensure weekly and as-needed supervision with managers and other related division employees.
• Monitor employee performance and progress toward agency goals and objectives.
• Ensure employee disciplinary actions conform to agency policies and procedures and collaborate with Human Resources as needed.
• Collaborate with the Director of Learning and Development to create employee orientation and learning opportunities, including an annual learning calendar.
• Ensure employees understand their job descriptions and agency policies and procedures.

Benefits

• 15 vacation days per year.
• Paid sick leave.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Two social justice leave days per year for full-time employees.
• Health insurance package including medical, dental, vision, 24/7 telehealth access, long-term disability, and life insurance.
• Retirement plan with match.
• Transgender health benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director