Child Welfare Regional Administrator; Exempt Region Southwest Washington

Our vision is to ensure that “Washington state’s children and youth grow up safe and healthy—thriving physically, emotionally and academically, nurtured by family and community.

Job Title: Child Welfare Regional Administrator (Exempt) Region 6 Southwest Washington

Location: Thurston County (Olympia) preferred. Location negotiable within Region
6. Ability to telework up to two days a week.

Salary: $82,344 - $146,784

Closes: March 4th - A first review of candidates will take place on February 25th.

We're looking for a Regional Administrator who is responsible for child welfare operations in Region 6 within the Department of Children, Youth, and Families. The Regional Administrator leads the region consistent with DCYF’s vision; supports the needs of staff, proactively engages with local tribes and community partners and models the highest level of ethics and integrity.

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Serving as a Department leader and member of the DCYF Child Welfare Leadership Team, the Regional Administrator is responsible for hard wiring DCYF’s mission and vision as well as consistently implementing policy and practice changes throughout the region. In addition, the Regional Administrator is accountable for the alignment of expertise with the appropriate level of responsibility and local authority for collaboration across sections to support department initiatives such as integrated case management and service delivery for multi-system involved children and families.

The Regional Administrator leads change by supporting staff while emphasizing practice consistency across the region and by overseeing the development and implementation of integrated service delivery.

• Manage and oversee decentralized child welfare services through a system of geographically based local offices to ensure uniformity of standards, operations, and decision-making.
• Direct and provide timely permanency for children through safe reunification, adoption, guardianship and other permanent plans.
• Actively ensure coordination and partnership with other administrations on behalf of children and families served.
• Support implementation of performance-based contracting and improved outcome for children and families served.
• Establish and maintain productive relationships with Tribes and Recognized American Indian Organizations, external stakeholders, special interest groups and advocates, service providers; to resolve concerns, improve services, plan and coordinate quality services for families and children.
• Manage and oversee continuous quality improvement efforts across all program areas.
• Represent the Department at community events and meetings, and ensure the delivery of Department's message and One Department framework.
• Develop and maintain productive relationships with legislators, tribal leaders, community service providers, foster parent organizations; advocates and service providers to promote confidence and credibility of child welfare services, to identify and resolve concerns, and to promote and ensure quality day-to-day practice.

• A Master's degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, administration or an allied field from an accredited college or university whose accreditation is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) AND Four (4) years of progressively responsible and multi-dimensional experience in managing people and program(s).
• A Bachelor's degree in social services, human services, behavioral sciences, administration or an allied field from an accredited college or university whose accreditation is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) AND Six (6) years of progressively responsible and multi-dimensional experience in managing people and program(s).
• Eight (8) years of progressively responsible and multi-dimensional experience in managing people and program(s).

• Ability to lead and direct the work of large organizational units.
• Ability to develop and manage comprehensive quality…