Director of Senior Programs

MCHS Family of Services•Redford, MI

About The Position

The Director of Senior Programs has overall responsibility for the management and coordination of the program. This includes the responsibility of recruitment, employment, orientation, and supervision of all program staff. Additionally, the development of ongoing effective relationships with the advisory council, creative development and recruitment of all community service agencies, as well as, timely renewal of each Memorandum of Understanding associated with each respective program.

Requirements

Master’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related field or in Business, Finance, or health care administration from an accredited college or university preferred along with a minimum of five (5) years of experience with two (2) in nonprofit management, OR Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related field or in Business, Finance, or health care administration from an accredited college or university preferred along with a minimum of ten (10) years of experience with five (5) in nonprofit management.
Strong computer and software applications (MS Office).
Knowledge of child welfare trends, locally and nationally.
Knowledge of mental and behavioral health trends, locally and nationally.
Knowledge of program planning and evaluation.
Knowledge of strategic and tactical planning.
Strong verbal and written communication skills to interact effectively with agency staff, government officials, and other external stakeholders.
Ability to demonstrate leadership and integrity.
Ability to motivate, develop, and direct people as they work, motivating individuals to improve performance.
Ability to manage time and multiple priorities; meet deadlines.
Ability to develop evaluation tools to support quality improvement efforts and assist in analyzing data.
Ability to develop and implement policies and procedures over programming and contribute to administrative policies and procedures.
Hands-on approach to establish and maintain effective working relationships with government entities, other agencies, and the public.
Ability to handle sensitive and confidential situations and documentation.
Excellent writing and organizational skills to prioritize and coordinate multiple activities, problems, and crisis situations concurrently.
Be collaborative and flexible, with a strong service mentality.
Possess a high degree of personal accountability, responsibility, and independent decision-making abilities with the skills to plan, organize, develop, implement and interpret programs, goals, objectives, policies and procedures of the organization.
Must meet the State’s Moral Character standard.

Nice To Haves

Licensure in his/her respective field is preferred.
Experience with a mental health or behavioral health agency.

Responsibilities

Oversee the coordination and administration of the Senior Programs.
Provide supervision and evaluation of all senior programs staff.
Responsible for the development and implementation of all procedures, routines, and documentation applicable to the senior programs.
Coordinates with the program supervisors as it relates to the recruitment, training and placement of all volunteers in appropriate assignments. This includes new volunteer orientation and ongoing monthly in-service trainings.
Development and maintenance of community resources materials.
Maintain effective and positive working relationships with all affiliated community service agencies and their designated liaisons.
Serve as an advocate to the community at large as well as at appropriate public hearings to highlight the importance and value of the healthy adult volunteer programs.
Development of effective working relationships with the advisory council.
Oversee annual program goals and objectives in collaboration with the advisory council.
Assist the advisory council in the development and implementation of priorities on an annual basis.
Ensure compliance and accountability for meeting programmatic and fiscal goals and objectives as outlined in the federal, state, and local grants.
Monitor daily operations of the program.
Prepare the renewal of all grant applications annually.
Maintain positive and effective relationships with personnel from various funding sources.
Perform all other duties as assigned.