Vice President of Foster Care Services
About The Position
The Vice President of Foster Care Services strategically and operationally leads the Foster Care Departments, including the Transitional Resources for Children (TRC) Department, and directly supervises Department Directors and program leadership. The role also has responsibility for Preventive Services, the Regional Permanency Center, Adoption/KinGap, and Family Development. The Vice President directly supervises the Senior Program Director for TRC, which encompasses Long-Term Foster Care, Shelter, and Transitional Foster Care. The position provides leadership and oversight of foster care and TRC operations, administration, finances, and service delivery. It ensures compliance with program requirements and applicable funding-source and agency policies, uses data analysis to support outcome achievement and best practices, and coordinates with internal support departments. The role also represents the agency in local, state, and federal foster care matters and provides regular operational, service, and financial reports to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). This is a full-time position of 35 hours per week. The work is frequently performed in an office environment, with moderate noise that may occasionally increase due to participants yelling or screaming.
Requirements
- At least an LMSW or a degree in a related field.
- At least 5 years of leadership experience in foster care.
- Demonstrated expertise working within the NYC Foster Care system and with surrounding Local Districts of Social Services.
- Expertise in supervision, administration, and program development.
- A successful track record designing and implementing new programs.
- Computer literacy, including Microsoft, Excel, and CNNX.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret complex documents.
- Team-oriented approach and solid planning, organizational, and follow-up skills.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and writing skills.
- Fluency in spoken and written English, including correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
- Ability to use a computer and learn software programs, and to operate fax, copier, scanner, and other office equipment.
Nice To Haves
- LCSW.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Office of Refugee Resettlement programs.
Responsibilities
- Directly supervise Program and Departmental Directors.
- Provide leadership to coordinate requests for proposals (RFPs) and other program- or agency-related projects.
- Participate in internal committees.
- Facilitate internal case-practice and administrative reviews.
- Ensure programs adhere to funding-source requirements and agency policies and procedures.
- Assess, develop, and implement program policies to enhance program practice.
- Work with Quality Assurance to ensure programs meet external outcome expectations and internal expectations.
- Analyze data and adopt practices or interventions as needed to achieve program-level outcomes consistent with best practices.
- Apply knowledge of Scorecard measurements and implement data-driven interventions.
- Facilitate integration of support departments with programs to support the delivery of services to clients.
- Represent the agency and serve as its liaison for local, state, and federal foster care matters.
- Ensure staff receive the training, support, and development needed to perform their duties.
- Provide overall leadership and oversight of the programmatic, administrative, financial, and operational systems supporting TRC care and services.
- Ensure compliance with TRC program requirements.
- Provide regular, timely, and accurate reports to ORR on program operations, services, and finances.
- Foster a respectful, supportive, and collaborative workplace.
- Promptly elevate significant issues, concerns, and risks to ORR and appropriate organizational leadership.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
