Regional Director

About the role

Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois seeks a Regional Director to lead a team of managers, supervisors and direct service child welfare professionals. The Director will partner with children, parents and community providers to assess, plan, evaluate and make linkages for in-home stabilization, prevention, safety, permanency and well-being outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team of managers, supervisors and direct service child welfare professionals in partnering with children, parents and community providers to assess, plan, evaluate and make linkages for in-home stabilization, prevention, safety, permanency and well-being outcomes.
• Implementation of home-based, foster care and specialized services for youth and families through management and direction of staff who are responsible for service delivery.
• Collaborates with multi-disciplinary teams and partners for continuous quality improvement, interventions, service delivery and the achievement of program outcomes.
• Represents, markets and promotes the program vision, goals and works toward growth, development and alignment across the site, region and other areas of jurisdiction.
• Provides effective supervision, mediation, problem resolution, oversight and crisis response to staff by effectively responding to workforce, parent, child, provider and other stakeholder concerns and demonstrating the ability to effectively manage crisis and difficult case situations.
• Assesses and maintains knowledge of child welfare and population specific laws, policies and trends for recommending program adjustments and implementation that aides program effectiveness, children, families and communities.
• Adheres to the agency strategic plan and goals for operational growth, interviewing, training and evaluation of employees for the site/region that yields a competent, well-resourced workforce and effective provision of services.
• Directs the processes for case management activities such as assignment, transfer, closings and assessment of workloads, issue analysis, service authorizations, critical decisions and practice recommendations.
• Confers with the Associate Vice President concerning budgetary and organizational recommendations for programs and services.
• Represents client’s needs and Agency interest to referral sources, DCFS, the judicial system and governmental agencies.
• Exercises discretion and judgment (under supervision) in performance of duties in conformance with applicable policies, procedures, statutes, rules and regulations.

Requirements

• MSW or masters in a related human service field with a minimum of 5 years of related experience and 3 years of prior supervisory experience in child and family casework services.
• Management experience involving multiple staff in several locations and outcomes performance is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, budget, organize and communicate in a management capacity.
• A Child Welfare Employee License (CWEL) in IL is required.
• Candidates must be able to pass the Child Care Act and 402 Licensing Exam within 6 months of hire, if not already obtained.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of risk and safety assessment, and developing effective safety plans that reduce/mitigate future risk of child abuse, neglect and improve child safety.
• Knowledge of the medical and mental health diagnosis, treatment methodologies and crisis intervention for high-risk situation.
• Knowledge and understanding of the role of a change agent and interventions needed for a successful helping relationship and maintenance of confidentiality.
• Ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills, be detail oriented with highly effective verbal, facilitation and written communication skills.
• Ability to develop skills and the skills of others via training, application and supervision.
• Knowledge and ability to be open and accepting of other’s ethnicities, race, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression (SOGIE).
• Proficiency in the usage of computer software; demonstrate an understanding of computer file systems and databases, e.g., Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook, Teams, etc.
• Ability to travel and work flexible hours.

Benefits

• Health and dental insurance
• 10 paid holidays
• Roadmap to Resilience Program
• Workforce Self-Care and Resiliency Benefits
• Life Insurance
• 403(b) Retirement Program
• Performance Based Bonus Potential

Pay

$90,000 - $100,000

Schedule

Full Time, Exempt