Associate Director of Permanency

• Location 2024 N Woodlawn Blvd,Wichita, KS, 67208,United States
• Employee Type FT Exempt
• Required Degree 4 Year Degree
• Manage Others Yes

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Lead with purpose. Support strong teams. Strengthen safety, permanency, and family well-being.

Ember Hope is excited to add a new Associate Director of Reintegration Services to our growing team. This newly created position will provide dedicated coaching, guidance, and operational support to Reintegration Services Team Supervisors as they support children and families working toward lasting permanency and positive outcomes.

As a faith-based organization, we believe meaningful work begins with strong values. We are committed to creating a culture where employees are supported, respected, challenged, and empowered to be successful while being held accountable to the standards that drive our mission and the quality of services we provide.

Using our Supervision for Success Model, the Associate Director will help supervisors strengthen their leadership, remove barriers to success, and build healthy, high-performing teams. This role is ideal for an experienced professional who is passionate about trauma-sensitive leadership, staff development, and helping create safer outcomes and improved well-being for children and families.

At Ember Hope, our work is guided by the following values:

• Integrity – Maintain high ethical standards with honesty and reliability.
• Cultural Sensitivity – Recognize and integrate cultural differences.
• Accountable – Achieve agency outcomes efficiently with fiscal responsibility and sustainability.
• Respect – Honor the dignity and basic rights of all people.
• Excellence – Perform all work and services with exceptional standards.
• Faith – Commitment to nurturing the heart and soul of others.
• Trauma-Sensitive – Commitment to support and acknowledge how trauma affects self and others.

We seek leaders who model these values daily and help others do the same.

In this role, you will:

• Provide associate-level leadership and operational support to Reintegration Services Team Supervisors. (Teams 1-8).
  • Coach and guide supervisors through Ember Hope's Supervision for Success Model.
• Promote trauma-sensitive practices that foster safety, trust, resilience, and well-being for employees and those we serve.
• Help supervisors effectively respond to the needs of children, families, courts, community partners, and other stakeholders.
• Support collaboration across programs, departments, and community systems to achieve positive outcomes.
• Monitor performance, outcomes, compliance requirements, and continuous quality improvement efforts.
• Help identify operational barriers and resource needs while supporting practical solutions.
• Partner with Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement teams to support compliance, documentation quality, and accreditation standards.
• Support supervisors in ensuring safety, permanency, mental health, and family well-being needs are effectively addressed through coordinated services.
• Provide responsive support during urgent situations, staffing concerns, and program demands.

At Ember Hope, we believe supporting employees is essential to supporting children and families. Through our Supervision for Success Model, leaders receive the coaching, resources, and support needed to grow professionally, strengthen teams, and achieve meaningful outcomes.

We offer:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Licensure support, supervision resources, and professional development opportunities
• Leadership growth and career advancement opportunities
• A supportive, trauma-sensitive work environment
• A faith-based culture rooted in service, compassion, accountability, and excellence
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