Associate Director of Independent Living Plus

Associate Director of Independent Living Plus

Job Location

Queen of Angels – Saginaw, MI

Position Type

Full Time

Education Level

4 Year Degree (Bachelor Degree)

Salary Range

$70,000.00 – $75,000.00 Salary

Job Category

Nonprofit – Social Services

Description

BE THE ANCHOR OF HOPE AND CHANGE AT HOLY CROSS SERVICES

Working for Holy Cross Services isnt just a job, its a mission! We believe in the safety and joy of family. Our work is family-focused, as are our benefits: Holy Cross offers free health insurance for our employees AND their family members.

Position Overview:

The Associate Director of Independent Living Plus within the Family-Based Care Division is an executive leadership position. This position is responsible for the oversight of foster care operations. The Associate Director ensures their assigned programs uphold HCS values, children and families progress therapeutically while maintaining safety of children, families, and staff at all times.  This position will oversee staffing and program operations to assure compliance with agency, state, and federal regulations. This position facilitates the growth of the respective programs assigned. The Associate Director is trained and able to perform the duties of the Director when needed.  This position will oversee the services provided by Program Managers in the ILP Program.

Responsibilities:

Develops and continuously enhances program procedures, interventions, goals, and measurements to pursue the best possible participant, staff, and program outcomes

Appropriately engages internal and external stakeholders to inform continuous quality improvement and maintain the safety and well-being of children and families served

Expected to maintain awareness and knowledge of industry trends related to Foster Care within the community and statewide.

Responsible for the training and ongoing development of team members

Responsible for upholding and maintaining and environment consistent with Positive Youth Development theory.

Prioritizes the engagement of family in supporting childrens recovery

Incorporates and models Mi-Team Principals into daily practices

Ensures that participants receive the highest quality direct care, including:

Individual Treatment

TBRI

Comprehensive care and treatment planning

Complete, accurate, and timely reporting

Connects directly with participants and maintains accessibility for children, families, and personnel

Monitors team performance and provides corrective training, systems development, and personnel development to ensure programmatic excellence

Upholds an unwavering trauma-informed approach to service delivery and design

Responsible for scheduling and monitoring of payroll activities and performance reviews for all direct reports and ensuring the completion of reviews for all indirect reports

In conjunction with Director of Family Based Care, will develop and execute agency policies, site procedures, handbooks and program manuals

Ensures a comprehensive training plan for staff  is created, executed, monitored for fidelity and modified as deemed necessary.

Prioritizes census benchmarks and staffing ratios per site.

Facilitates partnerships and relationships with community members, organizations, and funders

Ensures all staff are following agency policies, licensing rules, site procedures, and treatment plans of participants

Provides weekly supervision for all direct reports

Will participate in agency committees as deemed necessary.