Director, Enhanced Family Foster Care

$82,000 - $100,000/year

Position Summary: The Director of Enhanced Family Foster Care actively serves in a leadership capacity within the program and oversees the day-to-day supervision of the supervisors. The Director is expected to function in a leadership capacity that facilitates effective transitioning to the new contracts, stakeholder engagement and marketing of the new programs, policy and procedure development, build capacity, foster sustainability of new contract awards and respective models' programs.

The Director of Enhanced Family Foster Care promotes and ensures enhancements in program functioning and service delivery for improved quality of services. The Director provides oversight of the case management to ensure model fidelity, performance evaluation and consistency of service delivery that aligns with child welfare mandates and facilitates positive outcomes for families.

Essential Duties:

• Understand and promote the organization's Mission, Vision, and Core Values to ensure alignment with organizational policies and procedures.
• Direct an innovative citywide multi-disciplinary program serving fragile children placed in the Enhanced Family Foster Care Program.
• Supervise a team of Social Work Supervisors which includes supervision of the Enhanced Family Foster Care Unit.
• Work in close collaboration with the Children's Aid (CA) Health Services Division, the NYC Administration for Children's Services, and hospital and community-based programs to develop a holistic approach for the care of foster children with multiple special needs.
• Responsible for oversight of intensive outreach to connect children and families with agency and community resources.
• Participate in supervisory, staff and management team meetings and planning sessions.
• Participate in various meeting with ACS and other administrative meeting.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in social work or a related field required; plus, minimum of five years of supervisory experience in a foster care program.

Key Competencies:

• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Significant management experience in a fast-paced work environment.
• Demonstrated ability to handle emergency situations.
• Excellent verbal, writing and organizational skills.
• Flexibility and ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Computer literate (including CONNECTIONS).
• Bilingual ability (Spanish/English) a plus.

It is the policy of Children's Aid to provide equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment and is dedicated to maintaining a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. Children's Aid will not tolerate discrimination, harassment, or retaliation on any basis, including race, creed, color, national origin, ethnicity, alienage or citizenship status, gender/sex (including pregnancy), disability, religion, source of income, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, familial status, caregiver status, military status, marital or partnership status, status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence or stalking, predisposing genetic characteristics, arrest or conviction record, credit history, unemployment status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law. Children's Aid is committed to complying with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Children's Aid will conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of all allegations of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or any violation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy in a confidential manner and will take appropriate corrective action, if and where warranted. Children's Aid prohibits retaliation against employees who provide information about, complain about, or assist in the investigation of any complaint of discrimination or violation of the Equal Employment Opportunity Policy.

The incumbent is expected to work a schedule, whether in-person or hybrid, as determined by the department's needs to facilitate effective collaboration with the team. This flexibility is essential for maintaining seamless communication, fostering teamwork, and ensuring the smooth operation of the department's processes. The position's requirements are subject to periodic review and adjustment based on organizational needs and changes in work dynamics.

Leader - Inspires teammates to follow them
Team Player - Works well as a member of a group
Detail Oriented - Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
Dedicated - Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Masters of Social Work (required)

Master's degree in social work or a related field required; plus, minimum of five years of supervisory experience in a foster care program. (required)