Program Director-Foster Care

We are a social enterprise that is actively changing the face of child welfare and are constantly searching for talented, purpose-driven professionals to join our community. We are a group of happy warriors, courageous mutants, and passionate pragmatists. Come join our island of misfit toys! Position Summary: Necco has an opportunity for a career as Foster Care Program Director.  This role will add the most value by using the company Scorecard to drive the profit and growth of the respective program.  Through a strong business acumen, sound leadership and effective cascading of strategic initiatives, the Program Director will increase employee productivity and program capacity.  You should be accurately described as: A happy warrior who thrives on leading from the front with strategic thinking. A solid communicator in search of decisions that deliver real results. A problem-solver, financial steward, and one who excels at collaboration. Ridiculously passionate about the company’s success, growth, and program quality. The candidate selected will be responsible for the following: Drive Program Profit and Growth  ● Provides supervision, oversight and support for the program and staff  ● Responsible for the financial stability and increasing capacity of the program  ● Assists in the fiscal year projections, develops budgets and monitors the fiscal soundness of the services  ● Assists with the development of business and marketing plans  ● Works toward effective and efficient internal processes  ● Monitor quality and completion of all administrative and clinical paperwork  ● Provides oversight of authorizations of the program and maintains consistent contact with review entities  ● Ensures that referrals are disseminated to personnel as appropriate and that timely responses are given to referral agencies  ● Responsible for weekly and monthly reports which include but are not limited to monthly operations reports, supervision reports, billing information, census information, outcomes and general client demographics  ● Provides oversight of timely completion of all state and/or local reports.   ● Provides oversight of all client records by working with clinical team leaders   ● Ensures all new hire paperwork and existing employee paperwork is completed in its entirety and employee files are up to date and accurate  ● Oversees the communication and implementation of the Necco policies and procedures  ● Be a data driven champion by promoting and designing initiatives within the program to improve individuals, teams, and company Balanced Scorecard Results.   ● Oversee the placement and home assignment process as it applies to new staff  Quality Performance and Risk Management  ● Ensures that all client contacts are completed as well as related paperwork within the allotted time frames  ● Attends and actively participates in mandatory meetings as scheduled  ● Ensures client rights as is relevant to job duties  ● Ensures all staff under direct/indirect supervision has received orientation and job-related training  ● Ensures staff training opportunities for continuous development  ● Works with state level leadership and/or performance team regarding the record review process  ● Understands and maintains compliance with all regulatory agencies, licensing, and accreditation standards  ● Reports to proper authority any non-compliance with agency policies, state and regulatory rules and/ or any suspicions of abuse or neglect  ● Reports suspected fraud as required by the False Claims Act and as outlined in internal policy and procedures  ● Maintains confidentiality and other responsibilities listed in governmental laws and regulations as well as company policies and procedures  ● Reports any critical incidents, allegations, and/or concerns to state director or designee and team  Leadership and Staff Development  ● Completes individual performance scorecards and provides clear expectations to those he or she supervises  ● Assignment of mentors to those he or she supervises  ● Implement, live by, and hold others accountable to Necco Corporate Culture  ● Empowers supervisees to fail forward   ● Collaborates with Treatment Director and Clinical Team Leaders to ensure quality clinical services and transparency of critical incidents between programs.  ● Collaborates with Foster Care Program Director providing customer service and ensure internal referral process is maintained   Corporate Citizen ● Practice Ruthless Pragmatism ● Engage in peer-to-peer feedback ● Know and Live the Necco Corporate Culture Principles ● Embody the 3 essential virtues of Humble, Hungry and Smart ● Drive your Individual Performance Scorecard ● Adhere to and contribute to the Necco meeting structure ● Accept additional tasks from self-directed team, as appropriate ● Attend and participate in self-directed team meeting and activities Position Qualifications ● Master’s Degree preferred in a Human Services field with a minimum of two years of experience (Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio) ● Master’s Degree required  or complete waiver process (Georgia)  ● Master’s degree with one year of paid experience or DCS approval through waiver (Indiana) ● Two years of experience in a supervisory or program management role  ● Required basic understanding of Medicaid documentation requirements  ● Required experience working with high-risk children in a child placing and adoption organization  ● Valid driver’s license and 100/300/100 required auto insurance coverage  ● Excellent Computer Skills along with the ability to learn new skills and/or programs  ● Excellent Written , Oral Communication, and Organizational Skills  ● Successful completion of all required criminal background checks  ● Travel/Training Willingness

Salary : $60,000 - $65,000