DIRECTOR OF CHILD PLACING AGENCY - HYBRID
- Salary
- $65K–$80K
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- United States
- Work type
- Hybrid
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Salary Range: $65,000.00 To $80,000.00 Annually
The candidate must reside within San Antonio or within 25 miles of the direct surrounding area.
PRIMARY FUNCTION/RESPONSIBILTY
To support the Vice President in the overall administration, day-to-day operations, leadership, and management of the Child Placing Agency.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Leadership and Management
- Oversee the day-to-day operations of the Child Placing Agency in collaboration with the Vice President.
- Provide leadership, supervision, training, scheduling, coaching, and accountability for assigned supervisors and staff.
- Participate in hiring and termination decisions and conduct performance evaluations and corrective actions for assigned staff.
- Monitor staffing levels, caseloads, workloads, foster home capacity, placement capacity, and operational needs, and communicate significant concerns to the Vice President.
- Implement and monitor CPA policies, procedures, standard operating procedures, organizational expectations, and operational changes.
- Attend and lead staffing’s, management team meetings, consultations, and other staff meetings.
- Assist the Vice President with program planning, budget development, budget monitoring, and identification of program needs.
- Approve employee time off, review payroll, and ensure required administrative functions are submitted by established deadlines.
- Provide oversight of volunteers and volunteer activities assigned to the CPA.
Regulatory, Contract, and Quality Oversight
- Maintain working knowledge of and ensure compliance with Texas Minimum Standards, DFPS and HHSC requirements, state and local contracts, T3C requirements, accreditation standards, SJRC Texas/Belong policies, and other applicable regulatory or contractual requirements.
- Coordinate responses to monitoring visits, inspections, investigations, licensing matters, and contract reviews in collaboration with the Vice President and appropriate departments.
- Audit or ensure routine audits of youth, foster family, admission, service, training, and other program records for accuracy, timeliness, and compliance.
- Identify compliance and performance trends and develop, implement, and monitor corrective actions, improvement plans, and staff retraining as needed.
- Review program data and performance measures, including documentation timeliness, placements, discharges, placement stability, foster home development, training compliance, caseloads, and contractual outcomes.
- Ensure required program data, reports, documentation, admissions, and administrative functions are completed accurately and within established timeframes.
Program Supervision
- Provide oversight of Case Management and Foster Home Development supervisors and ensure effective performance of case management, home development, foster family support, and related program functions.
- Provide higher-level consultation and decision-making support regarding child safety, placement stability, complex youth or family needs, disruptions, crisis situations, investigations, and significant incidents.
- Evaluate and determine appropriate child placements in consultation with the Vice President.
- Provide oversight of intake, admission, service and treatment planning, discharge planning, and transitions to support continuity of care and timely services.
- Ensure routine staff consultations occur and required follow-up and documentation are completed.
- Provide crisis intervention and leadership response as needed and remain available for on-call responsibilities as assigned.
- Collaborate with the Training Department to ensure foster families and staff maintain compliance with required pre-service, annual, and ongoing training.
- Participate in required DFPS, Medicaid, TBRI, T3C, licensing, contractual, and agency training programs.
Recruitment, Community Relations, and Public Speaking
- Participate in the development, implementation, and evaluation of foster parent recruitment and retention efforts.
- Establish and maintain positive and professional relationships with community partners, placement agencies, SSCC representatives, government agencies, service providers, schools, law enforcement, courts, licensing staff, medical and behavioral health providers, and other stakeholders.
- Represent SJRC Texas and the Child Placing Agency at community meetings, provider meetings, trainings, conferences, recruitment events, stakeholder forums, and other professional activities.
- Prepare and deliver public presentations, trainings, program updates, recruitment messages, and other speaking engagements to internal and external audiences.
- Participate in professional and community organizations and advocate for the needs, safety, permanency, and well-being of children, youth, and families.
Cross-Departmental Coordination
- Coordinate with Training, Quality and Compliance, Clinical, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Facilities, and other departments to ensure CPA operational needs and responsibilities are addressed.
- Communicate program concerns, significant incidents, barriers, trends, and recommendations to the Vice President and support implementation of approved solutions.
- Promote consistent communication, collaboration, and accountability across CPA teams and with internal and external partners.
General
- Maintain confidentiality and professional boundaries and demonstrate sound judgment, integrity, and trauma-informed leadership.
- Ensure assigned agency vehicles and program resources are maintained safely and appropriately, as applicable.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS
Required:
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Early Childhood Education, Social Work, Psychology, or related field.
- 5 years in Child Care Based Field with supervisory duties.
Preferred:
- Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in social work or other human services field.
- Bilingual
Certifications/Licenses/Registrations:
- Valid Texas Driver’s License, good driving record, ability to provide own transportation and proof of current automobile insurance.
- CPR/First Aid Certification.
- SAMA Certification (provided).
- Age minimum of 21 years of age per licensing standards as insurance requirements.
- LCPAA Licensure with TDFPS.
PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS
Physical Demands
- Body mobility to stoop, kneel, bend, reach, and walk and walk briskly in order to interact with and monitor children.
- Stamina to work long days and drive long distances.
- Moderate to heavy lifting to up to 60 pounds.
Visual and Cognitive Demands
- Must have the ability to communicate both verbally and in writing.
- Must have the ability to give and receive verbal and written instructions.
- Must have the ability to read fine print, have sustained vision, and peripheral vision.
Environmental Demands
- Environment requires dexterity to remain calm and adapt to fast paced and emotional environments consisting of children with moderate to severe emotional and psychological needs.
Work Environment
- Home-like settings with varying moderate to high degrees of background noise.
- Light and ventilation are found in a typical home setting.
- Campuses are smoke-free, except on permitted campuses in designated areas.
Possible Hazards
- Possible injury when lifting or moving (child or objects) if employee fails to use proper body mechanics, or if proper techniques are not used when the use of SAMA containment techniques are required.
DESCRIPTION OF ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP/REPORTING RELATIONSHIPS
Supervised by: VP of the Child Placing Agency
Supervises: Senior Case Manager, Case Managers, Foster Home Developer Supervisor, Senior Foster Home Developer
