Program Director of Transitional Foster Care

Encircle • Richmond, VA

5d • $0 - $86,000 • Onsite

About The Position

EnCircle’s Transitional Foster Care program is part of our Immigration and Refugee Services division. This program is in partnership with Global Refuge (GR) and serves unaccompanied children in the custody of Office of Refugee Resettlement and are now living with foster families. The primary responsibility of our Program Director of Transitional Foster Care is to help develop and oversee the Transitional Foster Care program for unaccompanied migrant children as part of a larger Immigration and Refugee Services division. The Program Director is responsible for overall management of the programmatic, administrative, and operational systems related to the provision of care and services. In this role it is essential to maintain program efficiency and compliance and communicate effectively with key stakeholders, community partners and service providers. The program operates 7 days/week, 365 days/ year, and we must be responsive to frequent policy changes from funders. This position is expected to function effectively with minimal supervision, while following the guidelines given on procedures, along with agency, state, and federal regulatory requirements. This role requires driving, therefore a "clean driving record" is critical.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work or a field related to social work such as, but not limited to, sociology, psychology, special education or counseling with at least 4 years of experience in providing casework services to children and families in a child-placing agency.
• Minimum Bachelor’s degree with 5 years of experience providing casework services to children and families.
• 2+ years of experience in program management or as director of a licensed childcare program.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including interpersonal communication, group leadership skills, public speaking, and persuasive writing skills.
• Ability to work under stress or in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Effective communication with stakeholders and timely provision of regular reports to ORR regarding operations, services, and finances.
• Strong organizational skills with knowledge of financial, human resource and marketing requirements.
• Pass a criminal history screen and fingerprint check, including state and local child protection agency registries.
• Knowledge and skills for use of data management systems, Microsoft 365, office technology.
• Willing and able to be on an on-call rotation for emergency response situations.
• Willing and able to work a variable schedule including weekend and evening hours.
• Subscription to and integration of the agency Guiding Principles and commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual English and Spanish, preferred.
• Prior experience working with refugee and/or immigrant populations, preferred.
• Trauma-informed training for serving immigrant or vulnerable populations, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and administration of foster care services for unaccompanied migrant children including child welfare best practice, program management, and compliance with the Global Refuge cooperative agreement, ORR policies and procedures and state licensing requirements.
• Supervise program staff to ensure cohesive, teamwork-oriented environment consistent with enCircle’s mission and Guiding Principles.
• Understand and be able to step into roles of direct reports as needed to ensure continuity of operations.
• Maintain the delivery of quality services that are consistent with state licensing and standard operating practices.
• Coordinate regular effective collaboration with Global Refuge partners, ORR, Voluntary Agencies, and other key stakeholders who are engaged in service provision to unaccompanied children.
• Ensure effective program operations through staff selection, hiring, training and development, as well as scheduling to ensure 24/7 coverage for case management and on-call services.
• Responsible for acting as interim Lead Case Manager (LCM) in the event that the program is without an LCM until the position is filled.
• Oversee compliance of administrative policies and procedures that govern annual employee evaluations, employee leave requests, and timesheet management.
• Oversee the timely preparation and submission of documentation for services and reporting purposes.
• Monitor and assess child placement activity and family reunification, while remaining apprised of foster care and reunification planning and decision making.
• Maintain current knowledge of child welfare concerns, updates related to policy and practices affecting the refugee and immigrant communities, internal and external issues, legislative trends, and practices.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with contractors, referral sources and partner agencies.
• Explore program development and service expansion opportunities.

Benefits

• Health coverage options: medical, dental, vision, disability, life, accident, hospital, critical illness, pet
• Financial benefits: 401(k) with match, retention bonus, early wage access via DailyPay
• Time off & well-being support: generous PTO, paid holidays, employee assistance program& chaplain services, educational assistance, professional development, Calm app access(for you, friends & family)

What This Job Offers

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