Director of Residential Programs

Do you believe that every child deserves a healthy, happy, nurturing environment in which to grow? Are you an individual who desires to dedicate your career to enriching the lives of children and families? If so, we look forward to you joining Residing Hope where you can make a positive difference to children and families in need.

How We Help Children in Need

At Residing Hope, we believe that children and families should be empowered to experience the transforming love of Christ through evidence-based care and holistic services. This is reflected in our work as we care for children in crisis, including those abused, abandoned or neglected.

We give love, hope, and a place to live to more than 500 children through group homes, foster care, an independent living program, and specialized therapy.

Why Residing Hope?

• Competitive insurance plans, including health, dental, vision, life insurances, and more
• Work life balance, including flexible scheduling, generous paid time off plans and ten paid holidays per year
• Retirement benefits with up to a 5% contribution match
• Educational tuition reimbursement and certification incentives
• Incredible training opportunities
• Discounted tuition rates to our onsite Montessori school

What You Need

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or in a related area of study from an accredited college or university and at least four (4) years of experience working with children; or master’s degree from an accredited college or university and at least two (2) years of experience in social services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Responsible for the supervision of direct care staff, including Residential Managers, who are providing residential services to youth
• Maintain complete oversight of the Residential Programs under this role’s purview to ensure healthy program operations.
• Identify trends within the program and implement systems or protocols for improvements.
• Must work with multiple departments to ensure that residential services operate within contractual and statutory requirements while supporting the needs of the youth in care
• Interpret and enforce all applicable internal policies and procedures to ensure compliance in all aspects of residential functions and programming
• Ensure fidelity of the Teaching Family Model of Care. Participate in conferences and facilitate trainings for new staff in conjunction with the Agency Trainer
• Ensure appropriate administration and oversite of the minimum service delivery outlined by each program, including documentation of supervision, formalized staff observations, and staff coaching and development
• Ensure constant and effective communication of staff expectation and performance throughout the year at all levels of supervision within the residential programs. Support Residential Managers in giving regular staff feedback and coaching, as needed
• Manage decision making to ensure the best interest of all residential programs in partnership with the VP of Residential Treatment and other leadership, as appropriate.
• Manage staffing patterns and staff coverage to ensure staffing ratios in each program are met and youth are served at the highest quality of care
• Will work evenings, overnight and weekends as part of a rotating on-call schedule
• Travel to remote worksites to assist in implementation of residential events, as needed
• Assist in youth transportation, via car, van or bus transportation, to offsite appointments and activities, as needed
• Assist in organization-wide storm preparations, as needed
• Assist on campus with de-escalation of youth
• Ensures staff participation in team decisions by fostering a collegial working environment
• Perform other duties and responsibilities, as assigned by the VP of Residential Treatment

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

Residing Hope is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other categories protected by law are not factors in employment, promotion, compensation or working conditions.