Family Justice Center Department Head

Exempt; full-time; 40 of hours worked;
Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.

-5:00 p.m.; full benefits

The Department Head for the Family Justice Center (FJC) within the Division of Family Services leads a multidisciplinary, co-located partnership of community agencies, improving survivor safety, access to justice, and long-term healing through collaboration and program innovation. This position ensures accountability, operational efficiency, partner coordination, and adherence to the nationally recognized Family Justice Center model. This position is responsible for program administration, staff leadership, grant and contract compliance, budget oversight, community partnerships, and strategic planning while promoting best practices within the Family Justice Center model.

The role provides overall leadership and operational oversight, coordinating multiple County agencies and community partners within a collaborative care framework, and is responsible for implementing and managing the Memorandum of Understanding governing shared space, service delivery, information sharing, confidentiality, and coordinated response. The position supervises staff; supervision is received from the Division Director of Family Services.

NOTE:

The upper pay range reflects possible wage rates for internal County transfers and promotions, which are calculated per County policy. For external hires, offers are made at the base wage rate.

Frederick County Government values the principles of diversity and inclusion, and strives to ensure equal opportunities for its workforce, applicants and community members.

Frederick County offers an extensive compensation package to reflect how highly we value our employees. The following is what you can expect in your first year as a full-time benefited Frederick County Government employee.

• 11 days of Vacation leave with increase after 2 years of employment
• 15 days of Sick leave with unlimited annual carryover
• 11 paid holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays (10 and 11 month employees may not receive all holidays)
• Day 1 coverage of comprehensive Medical Insurance Plan options to include generous County Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution (if enrolled in the high-deductible plan). This is part of a full range of benefits including Dental, Vision, and Flexible Spending
• Employee Health Center with no or low-cost primary and urgent care
• 100% County paid 2x annual salary Group Term Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) benefit
• County and Employee funded Defined Benefit Pension Plan
  • Vesting after 5 years of service
  • Additional service credit for eligible previous public service, military service, etc.
• Work/Life balance programs include:
  Employee Assistance Program and Employee Wellness Program
• Generous Tuition Reimbursement Program
• Other employee-paid benefits such as Deferred Compensation Plan, Legal Resources, Supplemental Life Insurance, Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance, Lifetime Benefit with Long Term Care plan

NOTE:

Benefited employees will accrue service and leave based on the FTE and/or hours worked per calendar year.

• Provide comprehensive administrative and operation support to the Family Justice Center
• Manage FJC’s operations, to ensure a safe, secure, and trauma-informed environment for staff, partners, and clients.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality, survivor-centered, and trauma-informed services across all co-located partners.
• Serve as primary liaison between on-site partner agency staff and County departments and services
• Develop, implement, and maintain Standard Operation Procedure guidelines and policies governing co-location and collaborative service delivery.
• Schedule, coordinate and attend Executive Committee meetings and multi-agency partner meetings.
• Oversee building security protocols and serve as the designated building manager in accordance with County policies.
• Manage procurement, fiscal processes, and expense tracking using the County’s automated system
• Assist the Division Director with budget development, reporting and fiscal analysis for the Family Justice Center
• Provide staff development, conflict resolution, and coordination support for County staff, partner agency staff, volunteers and interns
• Perform other related duties as required
• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for the Family Justice Center (FJC),
• Develop, implement, and evaluate short- and long-term strategic plans, program goals, measurable outcomes, and…