Vice President of Community Based Services

Justice Resource Institute • Fall River, MA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Vice President of Community Based Services provides executive leadership for JRI’s community based service continuum. This position oversees the strategic direction, operational oversight, and performance of Community Based Services programs, while maintaining high standards of quality, ethics, and compliance in service delivery. The Vice President works closely with senior leadership, external partners, and stakeholders to promote JRI’s mission and strategic goals. JRI’s Community Based Services (CBS) division is committed to assisting families and their children who are dealing with substantial behavioral, emotional, and mental health challenges. Our mission is to ensure they can access the vital services necessary for them to flourish at home, in school, and within their communities.

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age.
• Master’s degree in social work, psychology, public health, healthcare administration, education or related human resource field from an accredited college or university required, with clinical licensure preferred.
• At least seven years’ experience with target population served, with at least 8 (eight) years at the management level.
• Must have experience leading all community-based program types as listed in JRI community based portfolio above.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written), keen attention to detail, and solid organizational and problem- solving skills.
• Strong leadership skills and relationship building abilities.
• Must be able to travel and to be physically present at all JRI CBS sites on regular cadence and in emergencies as needed for program oversight, support, coverage, and supervision.
• Maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Background and driving record checks will be performed.

Nice To Haves

• clinical licensure preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive leadership within the agency to all staff consistent with program(s) and overall agency philosophy and mission.
• Offer direction and support to division wide efforts to ensure the safety of the persons served and families, staff, visitors, and the division sites.
• Participate in statewide, agency, program or division meetings, and related initiatives that focus on overall development and best practices.
• Lead division teams to build and nurture positive workplace culture.
• Monitor program directors and leadership of program to ensure compliance with regulations and standards established by the Joint Commission and other licensing/funding agencies.
• Work with program leadership teams to ensure that programs are completing all documentation in a timely manner according to policies and procedures, as evidenced by ongoing record audits.
• Guarantee that programs adhere to the principles of trauma-informed care.
• Attend and fulfill all mandatory annual training requirements as outlined by JRI policy and referral, funding, and accreditation agencies.
• Provide regular supervision and support for all assigned supervisees.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• A $2,000 bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language fluently, other than English, and will use it to serve our clients!
• Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work such as LMHC, LCSW, LICSW, RN and more!
• Access to our excellent Blue Cross medical and Delta Dental benefits.
• Retirement benefits including 401K matched up to $800 a year and pension after 5 years of employment.
• Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to almost $4000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities!
• Wellness benefits including access to employee engagement groups, self-care resources, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Generous paid time off up to 19 days for full time employees in your first year and much more!

What This Job Offers

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