Director-Home-Based Services

Brightpoint • Chicago, IL

15h • Onsite

About The Position

Brightpoint invites you to join our team of mission-driven staff who share a common vision: an equitable world where all children and families thrive in strong communities. As a leader in the human services sector for 140 years, we aim to advance the well-being of children by investing in families and strengthening communities through data-informed, collaborative, and preventative solutions.
The Director of Home-Based Services leads the planning, coordination, and oversight of statewide early childhood home-based programs. This role ensures compliance with all regulatory requirements, meets contract goals, and drives high-quality services for children and families. The Director collaborates with leadership, funders, and community partners to support program success and achieve positive outcomes.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Human Services, Psychology, Family & Child Studies or a closely related field required.
• Illinois Gateways to Opportunity Level 5 Family Specialist credential required OR must obtain within 18 months of employment.
• A minimum of three years of experience in Early Head Start/Head Start or a similar program required.
• A minimum of three years of experience in reading, interpreting and following government regulations required.
• A minimum of five years of experience managing large projects required.
• Ability to communicate in both English and Spanish required.
• Ability to drive and access to a personal vehicle required.

Responsibilities

• Works with management teams, other staff and the community to ensure the consistent implementation of high quality, comprehensive home-based services to children and families.
• Works closely with Vice President and Senior Director on program design, planning, management, evaluation and data analysis to ensure measurable outcomes in programming.
• Oversees implementation of strength-based, family-centered approach, and child and family outcomes and impact.
• Plans, directs, and coordinates activities of program to ensure that goals and objectives of programs are accomplished within timeframe and funding parameters.
• Guides and directs management to develop and implement program goals and policies.
• Supervises Home-Based Program Managers and ensures performance of their duties on a regular basis, including implementing the agency’s personnel policies and practices. This includes hiring, appraisals, leaves, promotions, salary changes, terminations, and documentation of all personnel actions.
• Develops relationships with external community-based organizations, local/state officials, community leaders, and point of services (POS) agencies to support meeting the needs of children and families served in the program.
• Ensures alignment of the annual budget with the program’s 5-year goals and objectives.
• Participates in the development and management of the program budget, including monitoring and approving program expenses; works closely with agency departments and staff to ensure accuracy and timeliness of fiscal reporting.
• Assists in grant applications, as well as monthly, quarterly and annual reports and other essential documents and correspondence as required by funding sources and by Brightpoint

Benefits

• Medical/dental/vision insurance
• 3+ weeks paid time off in the first year including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day (PTO increases with tenure)
• 11 paid holidays
• Supplemental insurance options
• 401(k) with match
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

What This Job Offers

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