Program Director III

About the role

Community Solutions, Inc. is seeking a dedicated and passionate candidate to fill the role of Program Director for our Multi-Dimensional Anti-Recidivism Partnership (MAP) located in Barstow, CA and Victorville, CA. The selected candidate will lead and manage the daily operations of the program through recruiting, training, and providing supervision and development to staff members, while ensuring the program operates in a manner that exemplifies CSI's values, including principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion. MAP is an innovative program dedicated to engaging the community and providing rehabilitative programming for justice‑involved individuals, focusing on promoting long‑term, self‑sustaining skills through vocational training and personal development services. This unique model hosts a variety of sub‑contractors at one site to reduce barriers for clients. Community Solutions Inc. (CSI) is a nonprofit organization that promotes responsible citizenship, accountability, and well‑being of individuals and families involved, or at risk of involvement, in the child welfare, juvenile justice, or criminal justice system. Since its founding in 1962, CSI has been a pioneer in community‑based service, delivering supervision, treatment, and comprehensive individualized services to help clients interact more effectively in their communities and become productive citizens. Using this model, CSI built the first ever halfway house in New England, which has been replicated and grown to almost 50 programs in 9 states. For over 50 years, CSI has expanded its services to serve thousands of adults, youth, and families each year.

Responsibilities

• Review and approve all staff duties and client paperwork including but not limited to program plans, monthly progress reports, closing summaries, and counseling forms.
• Conduct, with the assistance of any supervisory staff, recruitment for all program positions.
• Conduct and facilitate staff orientation and training using in‑service and outside agency resources; ensure supervised staff receive a minimum of required hours of training annually.
• Monitor program and staff compliance with all agency policy and procedure.
• Ensure compliance with other relevant criteria including referring agency requirements and applicable standards.
• Perform policy and program audits as required.
• Evaluate program effectiveness and cost‑efficiency.
• Review weekly sanitation and safety inspection reports and address deficiencies.
• Monitor on an ongoing basis program expense and revenue budget categories.
• Maintain monthly documentation on above and justify variations from budget averages targeted.
• Develop annual program budget and establish fiscal priorities.
• Ensure proper accountability over program resources including food, utilities, telephone, and house and office supplies.
• Approve and coordinate client referrals and intakes from respective contracting agencies.
• Identify, coordinate and monitor existing and new outside agency resources for program and agency use.
• Develop contacts with outside agencies and individuals which may foster agency and program growth.
• Perform the functions of Human Service Worker or Case Manager that relate to client supervision, treatment, and custody as needed.
• Directly investigate and handle all client appeals of a disciplinary or grievance nature.
• Coordinate and participate in all client admissions, orientation, and removals.
• The Program Director should be ready to perform any tasks, reasonably assigned, that are