Permanency Program Administrator

Position: Permanency Program Administrator Comparable DFPS Position: Program Administrator (Manager IV) Classification: Full-time, Exempt Reports to: Director, Permanency Company: Texans Together Location: Regions 6a and/or 6b (Specific work locations will be assigned and communicated as staffing plans are finalized) Position Description: The Permanency Program Administrator provides executive leadership, strategic direction, and operational oversight for permanency programs across Texans Together's Community-Based Care service region. This position ensures that children and youth experience safety, stability, belonging, and lifelong connections through high-quality permanency services. The Program Administrator leads through a hope-centered and strengths-based approach, inspiring teams to identify possibilities, overcome barriers, and achieve meaningful outcomes for children and families. The position is responsible for program performance, contractual compliance, quality assurance, workforce development, stakeholder engagement, fiscal stewardship, and continuous improvement across multiple permanency-focused service lines. The Permanency Program Administrator collaborates closely with DFPS, courts, caregivers, providers, and community partners to strengthen systems that promote family well-being, permanency, and positive child outcomes. This position exercises extensive independent judgment and initiative and serves as a key member of the organization's leadership team. Primary Responsibilities: Provides supervision, coaching, mentorship, and performance management to senior managers and program leadership staffBuilds leadership capacity through reflective supervision, professional development, succession planning, and talent developmentEstablishes clear performance expectations and accountability measures that support high-quality service delivery and outcomesPromotes a collaborative, strengths-based culture that supports employee engagement, retention, professional growth, and workforce stabilityEnsures permanency programs promote safety, well-being, family engagement, lifelong connections, and timely permanencyMonitors permanency trends and outcomes related to reunification, kinship, guardianship, adoption, and other permanency goalsPromotes trauma-informed, culturally responsive, family-centered, and hope-centered practices across permanency programsEnsures children and youth maintain meaningful family, sibling, and community connections when safe and appropriateIdentifies service gaps and barriers and leads strategies to strengthen permanency outcomesProvides executive consultation and direction on complex, high-risk, or high-profile casesDirects quality assurance, case review, and continuous quality improvement activitiesEnsures compliance with agency policies, contractual obligations, licensing and accreditation standards, and applicable state and federal requirementsEstablishes and monitors performance measures and analyzes program data to identify trends, evaluate outcomes, and implement improvement strategiesEnsures accurate and timely reporting to internal and external stakeholders and oversees corrective action plans when performance concerns are identifiedProvides oversight of program budgets, contracts, staffing, expenditures, and resource utilization to support effective and responsible operationsCollaborates with Finance and executive leadership on fiscal planning, forecasting, funding opportunities, and program sustainabilityRepresents Texans Together in Community-Based Care implementation, system transformation, regional and state initiatives, and other collaborative forumsDevelops and maintains partnerships with DFPS, courts, legal stakeholders, caregivers, providers, and community organizations to strengthen services, placement resources, family supports, and permanency opportunitiesProvides executive consultation and decision-making during critical incidents, placement disruptions, safety concerns, and other child welfare emergenciesSupports organizational emergency response efforts and ensures timely communication, documentation, and follow-up regarding significant incidents Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree required. Minimum seven (7) years’ progressively responsible experience in child welfare, permanency, foster care, adoption, kinship, conservatorship, or related human services programs. Minimum four (4) years’ supervisory or senior leadership experience overseeing managers, supervisors, or multiple service programsExperience developing strategic plans, monitoring performance outcomes, managing budgets, and leading organizational improvement efforts Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Knowledge of organizational leadership, strategic planning, and change managementKnowledge of quality assurance, performance management, and continuous improvement processesKnowledge of trauma-informed, strengths-based, and hope-centered practicesKnowledge of budget development, resource management, and program administrationSkill in executive leadership and organizational managementSkill in strategic planning and implementationSkill in coaching, mentoring, and developing leadersAbility to establish a clear vision and inspire others toward shared goalsAbility to evaluate organizational performance and implement improvement strategiesAbility to make sound decisions in complex and high-pressure situationsAbility to build collaborative relationships across systems and agenciesAbility to manage competing priorities while maintaining focus on outcomesAbility to represent the organization effectively with executive leaders, governmental entities, courts, providers, and community stakeholdersAbility to travel throughout the service region as needed Work Conditions: Environment: Office-basedConditions: Frequent interaction with children, families, stakeholders, providers, and governmental agencies. Work may involve emotionally challenging, crisis-oriented, or high-stress situationsSchedule: Mon – Fri, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Occasional evening, weekend, and after-hours responsibilities may be necessary to meet operational needsTravel: Frequent - Regular travel across Harris County and the 12- county service region. Reliable transportation required DePelchin is Proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace. DePelchin is committed to selecting and employing the best and most qualified person available for each job opening without unlawful discrimination of any kind. Additionally, DePelchin is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation and gender identity), marital or parental status, veteran status, religion, national origin, age, disability, family medical history, genetic information, or political affiliation. Powered by JazzHR SupnTNy8zo