The Village is accredited by the International Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for its Adoptions, Foster Care, Mental Health, Wraparound, and Drop-In Center services. We deliver evidenced-based behavioral health services to children, youth and adults, and has long been at the forefront of culturally sensitive foster care and adoption services.

If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of individuals and families, we encourage you to apply for this rewarding position. We offer competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for professional growth. Join our team of dedicated professionals today!

The Village Family Services proudly announces our newest initiative: fostering unaccompanied children with the goal of family reunification. Our community-based model creates a nurturing, home-like environment with dedicated resource parents. We provide a full spectrum of services, including case management, behavioral health support, medical coordination, and educational services. Additionally, we offer specialized care for pregnant and parenting teens

POSITION DESCRIPTION: The Program Director is responsible for the overall management of the programmatic, administrative, financial, and operational systems related to the provision of care and services. The Program Director is the primary liaison with ORR and is also responsible for all reporting requirements of the cooperative agreement or statement of work and shall bring any issues of concerns to the designated ORR Project Officer.

REQUIREMENTS & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's Degree from an accredited or state approved college or university as defined in Section 94310 of the Education Code, in social work or social welfare, marriage, family, and child counseling, child psychology.
• 4 years of experience working with children and families predominantly with Latino children and families.
• Case management supervision or experience, good communications, leadership, and guidance necessary to assure a consistency and high quality of work. Bachelors does not qualify for the position.
• Bilingual, ability to read, analyzes, and interprets the most complex documents.

VACCINATIONS REQUIRED: Be able to show proof of immunization or immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases transmitted by the respiratory route, including:

• Varicella: two doses of varicella vaccine (at least four weeks apart) OR born in the United States before 1980 with a reported history of chickenpox (verified by an adult present at the time of illness) OR titers indicating varicella immunity OR documentation from a healthcare provider verifying previous infection.
• MMR: two doses of MMR vaccine (at least four weeks apart) OR titers indicating immunity to all three diseases.
• Tdap: one Tdap dose.
• Influenza: one dose annually during flu season.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

All of the responsibilities listed below are considered essential functions of this position. Additionally, this position is expected to ensure that the core operating values and the strategic direction of the agency are adhered to.

• Oversee entire UC-LTFC program and ensure it functions efficiently and smoothly.
  
• Develop organizational management structure which promotes best practices, facilitates optimum delivery of services and ensures UC's safety and well-being.
  
• Serve as liaison with the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).
  
• Serve as liaison with legal providers and the Immigration Court System as well as with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
  
• Coordinates all admissions and discharge procedures, service planning and client documentation.
  
• Report any ORR policy changes or updates to the team and management.
  
• Ensure the timely and safe release of UC children.
  
• Conduct random internal checks in UC portal to ensure Case Managers are updating UC case files in accordance with ORR policy and regulations.
  
• Participate in or lead regularly scheduled meetings with Federal Field Specialist and case coordinator for the management and provision of services to UC.
  
• Work with educational instructor (s) to ensure proper and effective educational services are being provided to all UC.
  
• Directly work with the lead medical coordinator to ensure quality medical care is provided for all UC and ensure that ORR, and Public Health policies and procedures are being followed.
  
• Ensure that each child's physical, social, emotional, educational, and recreational needs are met.
  
• Ensure compliance with ORR standards, state licensing standards, accreditation standards.
  
• Hire, train, supervise, and develop staff. Oversee case managers and support them in meeting their program and professional goals.
  
• Conduct periodic case reviews to ensure that assessments and recommendations meet ORR standard, child welfare practices and program guidelines.
  
• Collect, maintain and submit monthly, quarterly, and annual reports to the appropriate personnel at ORR and agency.
  
• Identifies successful and innovative program implementation/administration techniques.
  
• Conduct interviews with care providers' staff, UC, and external stakeholders to obtain information about program administration, operations, and quality of service provided.
  
• Develop, manage, and implement program data evaluations, tools, and systems to collect, analyze, and interpret program effectiveness and relevancy for program outcomes and goals.
  
• Adhere to Child Abuse and reporting requirements.
  
• Must be relied upon regarding task completion and meeting deadlines on time without sacrificing accuracy, work quality, or customer service satisfaction.
  
• Attend meetings and trainings when needed or requested.
  
• Perform other duties as requested by the Chief Executive Officer and/or Chief Program Officer.
  
• Other related duties as assigned.

Physical Activity

• Reaching, Standing, Typing, Talking, Hearing, Repetitive Motion
• Sedentary work. Exerting up to 15 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
• The worker is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
• The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions.

Confidentiality and Privacy

Adheres to all legal parameters for ensuring and maintaining clients' confidentiality including HIPAA, State and Federal laws.

The Village Family Services provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $118,450/yr, exempt

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 403(b)
• 403(b) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Evenings as needed
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Education: Master's (Required)

Experience:

• Case Management: 3 years (Preferred)
• Child Welfare: 3 years (Preferred)

Language: Spanish (Required)

Work Location: In person