HeartShare St. Vincent’s Services (HSVS) Nuevo Camino program is dedicated to providing 38 unaccompanied minors, ages 5-12, with a supportive, nurturing environment through transitional foster homes, daily education Monday - Friday, and supportive wrap-around services in the East Brooklyn section of New York City. Our program is rooted in ensuring that service delivery is trauma informed, culturally appropriate, and tailored to the needs of each child while maintaining all program requirements of ORR.

Reporting to the Program Director of Nuevo Camino, the Assistant Program Director will oversee a foster care portfolio which includes transitional care staff, and affiliates/partners, and adhering to federal regulations and best practices.

Responsibilities:

• The Assistant Director will, among other duties, assist the Program Director in planning, developing, implementing, and monitoring the program to ensure compliance with contractual, federal, state, and local requirements and laws.
• Supervises and supports Direct Care Supervisors, Lead Case Manager, Foster Care Supervisor, Program Safety Support and other staff via individual sessions, staff meetings, and in-house trainings.
• Assists the Program Director in ensuring the objectives of our federal obligations and standards, in accordance with external and internal agreements. Ensure compliance with standards of funders, relevant laws and regulations by monitoring staff fulfillment of routine and additional assignments.
• Ensures appropriate coverage by working collaboratively to prepare weekly schedules.
• Review incident reports submitted and determine an appropriate response, managing time sensitive incidents.
• Coordinates staff trainings, team meetings, supervision, and promotes staff professional development
• Assists in Human Resource matters, ordering/monitoring of supplies, petty cash custodial duties, and other tasks related to program functioning
• Serves as liaison for on-site resources for minors and serves as program representative for off-site resources; develops relationships within the community
• Regularly assesses the safety and well-being of all clients
• Develops, recommends, and implements policies and procedures to ensure effective operation of programs
• Maintain a close working relationship with the Program Director to ensure effective communication of major developments, trends, activities and initiatives. Provide necessary support and back-up for the Program Director in oversight of the program.
• Other duties as required by direct supervisors or needs of the program/agency
• On-call 24 hours

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in education, psychology, sociology or other relevant behavioral science plus 5 years of progressive employment experience with a social services or childcare agency or organization. Master's degree or equivalent, preferred
• Bilingual in English and Spanish; excellent verbal and written communication skills , required
• Experience with Refugees and Unaccompanied Immigrant Children.
• Progressive managerial experience with increasing roles and responsibilities in supervision, program management, implementation and evaluation.
• Experience in program development, administration and budget oversight.
• Participate on an on-call rotating schedule, flexibility working on-call 24/7 to manage emergencies.

Benefits:

• Rewarding Work in a team environment;
• Paid vacation, sick, personal days and holidays;
• 403(B) retirement plan with employer contribution;
• Health, dental, vision and life insurance;
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
• Flexible spending account (Dependent Care, Medical, Parking, and Transit);
• Employee Appreciation Programs and Events;
• Tuition Assistance Program;
• Professional Development opportunities;
• Gympass Discount
• Verizon Wireless Discount;
• BJs Membership discount;
• Discounts on Broadway tickets, movie tickets, theme parks, sporting events, gift certificates & more.

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