Community Partnership School Director

Children's Home Society of Florida•Jacksonville, FL

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About The Position

Since opening our doors in 1902, CHS became a part of Florida's history. CHS has been committed to growing and evolving to provide the right services and solutions to address the needs of children and families throughout the changing times. Every day, our team works with parents and kids to empower them and encourage them. With innovative technology solutions and a dedicated, experienced team throughout the state, we're changing the face of foster care and positively impacting children and families' lives for generations to come. Join our team to continue to do good and create history by serving Florida's children and families! The Community Partnership Schools Director develops, implements, directs, and manages the OCPS Academic Center for Excellence Community Partnership School system of programs and support services. Overall, the Community Partnership Schools Director contributes to the CHS high-performance culture by exhibiting our values and providing quality results that position CHS as the leader in delivering proactive behavioral health, case management, community, and early childhood solutions for children and families.

Requirements

Master's degree in a Human Services, Education, or related field from an accredited university, or ability to obtain same within two years of hire, required.
Florida Driver's License within 30 days from hire with daily access to a reliable and insured vehicle, required.
Five years experience in children's services, education, or community health, required.
Knowledge of: Community resources and networks to enhance client experiences and results.
Community Schools Model general principles, practices and performance standards.
General confidentiality requirements and ethical standards in handling sensitive client-related and other data and information.
Skills/Ability to Demonstrate CHS Core Behaviors
Caring - Demonstrate active empathy, kindness and compassion in every interaction, while setting healthy limits and boundaries with clients.
Client-Focused - Provide a high level of customer service, exercising discretion and diplomacy while acting to protect clients when necessary.
Curious - Exhibit a willingness to explore and reframe problems as opportunities, using good judgement to solve practical problems.
Committed - Manage multiple priorities while taking initiative to achieve to desired results and outcomes.
Accountable - Meet critical deadlines, while maintaining high attention to detail and accuracy.
Proficient - Undertake job duties with minimal supervision, using general office productivity tools, including MS Office Suite and Teams.
Resourceful - Accomplish tasks with available resources, stewarding CHS resources appropriately.
Team Player - Collaborate and work well with colleagues, contributing to positive morale and spirit within the team.
Coalition Builder - Establish internal and external connections to collaborate on shared goals.
Inclusive - Interact effectively with others, being sensitive to differences in attitudes, styles, cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Excellence-Driven - Is present and prepared, delivering high quality work.
Leader - Exhibit a professional presence, demonstrating strong interpersonal and communication skills with unwavering Respect, Integrity and Dedication to the CHS mission.

Nice To Haves

Two years of program development and administration experience, preferred.
Local connections with School Board and/or school administration, preferred.
Community engagement experience, preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop, implement, direct and manage the Community Partnership School system of programs and support services.
Manage and oversee execution of a network of services within the school in partnership with school leadership.
Identify providers for service needs, which may include health services, extended learning programming, parent and community engagement services, etc.
Negotiate local collaborative service agreements and contracts in conjunction with school leadership.
Monitor service quality and resolve issues that arise with providers.
Develop and nurture positive relationships with school administrators and relevant community agencies to operationalize the partnership.
Participate in strategic planning with school and community partners.
Identify, develop and implement programming that supports the collective vision of Community Partnership Schools and outline and promote service direction.
Develop and market programs to increase educational opportunities and social connections for students.
Develop and enhance parent involvement in family room, class activities, and events, and connect them with resources when appropriate.
Ensure that the program meets all CHS, licensing, contractual, quality management and outcome standards and requirements.
Implement and manage the evaluation and reporting of statistics from each of the service areas.
Develop and regularly monitor the budget of each funding source and corresponding service array.
Coordinate billing and budgeting with the Finance Department.
Represent CHS and/or the community partnership school at pertinent meetings and functions, which may be held during evenings, weekends or holidays.
Oversee the hours of operation and supervision of the Community Partnership School.
Direct contract management activities for program and develop plan for sustainability.
Participate in fund-raising and grant writing activities.
Serve as a member of the region's Management Team.
May directly transport or arrange for transportation of students.
Recruit, develop and lead a team capable of supporting CHS performance and growth strategies (complying with COA Standard TS, when appropriate), while fostering an engaging, positive work environment.
Recruit, supervise and support team members and foster their professional development, including the transfer of knowledge obtained through training.
Establish annual team goals and objectives; track and report results.
Coach, support and evaluate team member performance, taking corrective action if needed.
Deliver timely communication through regular management and team meetings.
Comply and confirm compliance with CHS code of conduct, policies, practices and other legal obligations.
Implementing policies and practices designed to prevent, recognize and respond to work-related stress.
Participate in succession planning to build the bench strength necessary for future talent needs.
Develop a strong knowledge base and stay current on job-related issues and trends.
Participate actively in departmental meetings, training and education, as well as the quality process.
Pick up projects on the fly; perform other duties as assigned from time to time.
Demonstrate the CHS Common Bond values in the performance of all job duties.