Chief Operating Officer Children's Services
Listed on 2026-10-12
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Management
Healthcare Management, Operations Management
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Chief Operating Officer:Children's Services
Full Time Senior Management Providence, RI, US
Salary Range: $ To $ Annually
Chief Operating Officer for Children's Services Needed in Providence, Rhode Island!
Are you ready to take on a pivotal leadership role in an organization dedicated to transforming the lives of children and adults with behavioral health challenges, autism spectrum disorder, and developmental disabilities? The Groden Network is seeking a dynamic, experienced Chief Operating Officer to oversee and enhance our children's services and practices, provide strategic and operational oversight of educational, residential, outpatient, and community-based programs, ensure coordinated service delivery, safety, quality, clinical effectiveness, accessibility, and alignment with the Network's mission.
The locations of the sites for the different programs to be overseen by this position are;
Providence, Warwick, Johnston, and Smithfield, RI
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Our highly respected agency has over 50 years of distinction, nationally and internationally, in providing high-quality, compassionate care to individuals across the lifespan. As our COO, you’ll play an integral role in shaping the future of our organization. We welcome applications from dynamic, experienced professionals to direct and advance the Network's vision and programmatic strategies across our children's programs.
Key Responsibilities- Oversee and coordinate the daily administration of school, residential, outpatient, and community-based programs
- Participate in the development and execution of strategic planning initiatives
- Program compliance with Rhode Island DCYF regulations
- Ensure high standards of care, safety, clinical quality, accessibility, and developmental support for students, residents, and individuals served in community settings
- Foster an inclusive, positive, trauma-informed, person-centered, and community-responsive work culture
- Maintain strict adherence to applicable state, federal, local, contractual, accreditation, licensing, documentation, and payer requirements across school, residential, outpatient, and community-based services
- Oversee health, safety, emergency response, clinical escalation, and field-safety protocols for facilities and community service locations
- Ensure outpatient and community-based services meet authorization, medical-necessity, billing-support, documentation-timeliness, and service-plan requirements in collaboration with clinical and administrative leaders
- Partner with CFO to develop and manage operational budgets for school, residential, and community-based programs
- Monitor and manage expenditures, staffing productivity, service utilization, reimbursement trends, and contract performance to support fiscal sustainability and target alignment
- Partner with finance and program leaders to address variances, optimize resources, and support responsible growth of outpatient and community-based capacity
- Master’s degree in Education, Special Education, Social Work, Non-Profit Management, or a related field (Bachelor's with equivalent experience accepted)
- Minimum of 7 to 10 years of progressive leadership experience in educational, residential, outpatient, community-based, behavioral health, or human-services nonprofit settings, including oversight of multi-program or multi-site operations
- Strong executive management, budgeting, program development, quality improvement, and cross-departmental supervision abilities
- Demonstrated ability to oversee outpatient workflows, community-based service delivery, referral…
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