Regional Director of Family Permanency Planning Services

Regional Director of Family Permanency Planning Services

Graham Windham, one of NY’s most dynamic non profit organizations is seeks a qualified professional for our FPPS program in the Bronx. Will provide excellent care for children who are placed in foster care; and to ensure that families are provided with the help they need to reunify with their children or, when that is not possible, to ensure that an alternate permanency plan is created and implemented swiftly.

Other Duties & Responsibilities (but not limited to):

• Oversee the design and implementation of service plans for families and children that are inclusive of stakeholders’ input; build on client strengths; that are realistic, effective, provide meaningful assistance, and are in accordance with City, State and Federal Regulations and mandates.
• Ensure that staff interact respectfully with families, foster parents, and children, adolescents and young adults.
• Build staff’s capacity to foresee and prevent casework crises through sound assessments, planning and engagement and decision-making.
• Oversee the function of the Bronx office including visit schedules, crisis intervention, use of agency vehicles and other resources, and coverage.
• Recruit, hire, train and evaluate staff with assistance from agency administration.
• Participate in Division’s strategic planning, policy making and training curriculum development
• Provide direct supervision to supervisors/others as needed.
• Be on-call for case or staff emergencies
• Prepare monthly report of Region’s progress, activities for Division.
• Assist in preparation for audits and accreditation.
• Represent the agency in public functions, in meetings and other forums with government and private funders.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years’ supervisory/management experience in a foster care setting.
• MSW or related secondary degree.
• Understanding of and commitment to respecting cultural diversity.
• Understanding of and ability to navigate health, mental health, education, housing, MR/DD and other social service systems.
• Commitment to staff development.
• Computer literacy including word processing, spread sheets, databases and Connections required.
• Bi-lingual Spanish/English preferred.

Salary is commensurate with experience and attractive and benefits package.

Please email cover letter and resume to DunneM@Graham-Windham.org , Please indicate “Regional Director” in the subject line of your email, or mail to
FPPS/Harlem Facility
127 West 127th Street
New York, NY 10027.

EOE, M/F.

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