President Connections

Ember Hope, a leading, faith-based provider of child welfare services, is committed to helping you succeed as an employee as you work to make a difference in the life of a child, either directly or by offering administrative support. The Company strives to foster a positive work environment that encourages effective teamwork, trauma-informed practices, and opportunities to apply success-focused leadership skills.

Team members from all departments will focus on executing the Ember Hope mission, vision, and values.

The President of Ember Hope Connections provides executive leadership for the organization’s case management services, ensuring high-quality, compliant, and mission-aligned programming across multiple sites and departments. In close partnership with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and the Executive Leadership Team, the President plays a critical role in strategic planning, organizational development, service delivery, fiscal stewardship, and external relations. This role requires consistent alignment with Ember Hope’s policies, practice guidelines, contractual obligations, and accreditation standards while advancing positive outcomes for children, families, and communities.

The Connections President will oversee reintegration, adoption, and independent living case management services. Ember Hope Connections operates as a contractor providing comprehensive, specialized services to children in the custody of the Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF).

Ember Hope Connections is responsible for delivering both direct and indirect services that support evidence-informed strategies to improve targeted state- and community-level outcomes and contribute to required federal and state performance measures.

The President ensures that the organization maintains the infrastructure, leadership capacity, and operational excellence necessary to fulfill contractual obligations and achieve meaningful, sustainable outcomes for children and families.

• Assist in the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of company-wide and program-specific policies and procedures, operating in full alignment with the Agency and Program Operations Manual, practice guides, and competency frameworks.
• In coordination with the CEO and Executive Leadership Team, lead strategic planning efforts that strengthen organizational infrastructure, enhance service delivery, and advance short- and long-term agency goals.
• Ensure agency and program goals, performance metrics, and contractual outcomes are met or exceeded.
• Provide executive oversight of case management services contracts, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and contractual requirements.
• Establish, in collaboration with staff and agency leadership, annual program, departmental, and individual performance goals, along with clear accountability and evaluation protocols.
• Track progress against goals, analyze performance data, and implement corrective or improvement strategies as needed.
• Deploy organizational resources efficiently and effectively, balancing workload and capacity while maintaining service quality.
• Directly supervise Vice Presidents and administrative support staff.
• Build leadership capacity by mentoring, coaching, and supporting supervisors to strengthen their ability to mentor, motivate, and develop staff at all levels.
• Provide guidance and support in troubleshooting complex programmatic and personnel performance challenges.
• Coach leaders to success and proactively plan for program improvements, staff development, and operational sustainability.
• Provide regular, constructive feedback to promote continuous improvement through monthly supervision, mentoring, and leadership practices.
• Participate actively in the development of program and departmental budgets.
• Maintain a high level of fiscal responsibility, ensuring programs operate within approved budgets and making adjustments as necessary to remain aligned with funding requirements and organizational priorities.
• Collaborate with finance and administrative teams to support sound financial management, compliance, and reporting.
• Promote integration and…