Director Foster Family Services Program

Foster Family Services Manager

Manages services for children placed in foster care and supervises Foster Family Services staff. Analyzes and reports on program data and ensures compliance with all regulatory and program standards.

Oversees and supports safe and effective provision of services

• Requires employees to adhere to policies related to safety and boundaries with service recipients.
• Attends safety and abuse risk management training as assigned.
• Provides employees with on-going supervision and education related to safety and abuse risk.
• Responds quickly and confidentially to reports of suspicious or inappropriate behavior.
• Follows mandated abuse reporting requirements.
• Adheres to policies and procedures related to Medication Administration for service recipients.

Oversees Foster Family Program

• Recruits, trains, and supervises program staff and volunteers; provides supervision and oversight to foster home licensure and home-study process.
• Develops and maintains relationships with outside agencies and organizations for referral of Foster Parents.
• Administers financial planning, and the allocation and disbursement of program budget.
• Develops positive supervision relationships which includes coaching and mentoring; monitors performance of assigned personnel and reviews performance with Foster Services staff; develops and monitors career path trajectories for Foster Services staff.
• Implements and ensures compliance with all contractual, regulatory, program, and accrediting body standards.
• Develops and implements services for the program; directs and coordinates program activities.
• Coordinates child referrals, intakes, and placement; coordinates Foster Parent selection assumes responsibility for final approval of Foster Parents.
• Ensures training, supervision, consultation, and evaluation of Foster Parents.
• Supervises, approves, monitors, and evaluates child service plans.
• Provides clinical oversight, crisis intervention, and conflict resolution direction to Foster Family Services staff.
• Provides and reviews necessary communication and documentation for families, agencies, courts, and interested parties to discuss child and family progress in meeting goals; provides direction for and reviews all situations of discharge of youth from the program.
• May be trained to become a certified Common Sense Parenting Instructor and as a certified instructor may be asked to conduct Common Sense Parenting (CSP) Courses at designated locations as assigned.

• Coordinates effective collection and analysis of program data from a variety of sources.
• Solicits written feedback from key stakeholders on a regular basis.
• Prepares and submits reports and recommendations to leadership.
• Offers input and knowledge regarding budgetary management and Foster Parent reimbursement.

• Knowledge of regulatory requirements pertaining to youth care and the child welfare system; thorough understanding of Federal, State, Local, and Council on Accreditation (COA) standards.
• High level of professionalism and interpersonal skills.
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office.
• Ability to communicate with individuals at all levels in the organization and with external contacts in an articulate, professional manner while maintaining necessary degree of confidentiality.
• Ability to build and sustain trust to facilitate successful, professional relationships.
• Ability to successfully lead a team of associates.
• Ability to adapt responses to situations while maintaining procedural and regulatory integrity.
• Strong knowledge of Boys Town model and fidelity of care.
• Ability to work with confrontational clients and their families.
• Ability to function independently and have…