Adoption Program Manager

November 4

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Children's Hope Alliance

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Child Welfare • Family Support • Foster Care • Adoptions • Counseling Services

201 - 500

Description

• The Adoption Program Manager will manage the pre-and post-adoption programs on a day-to-day basis and be involved in program development and planning, budgeting, staffing, training, program evaluation, and office management. • Ensures that all services are provided according to agency policies, licensing standards and accreditation criteria. • Ensures that services are client and family centered. • Remote position, you MUST be located in NC, travel 25% to counties in west and central areas of state primarily. • Ensures compliance with all regulatory, accreditation, and funding source rules and regulations including Post Adoption Support Services grant, state licensure, Medicaid, Joint Commission, and the Teaching-Family Association or other chosen models of care. • Responsible for developing and operating all programs within approved budgets that enable the program to be self-sustaining. • Work with executive leadership to define strategic goals and objectives to expand services. • Ensures the program operates a data-driven culture as evidenced by conducting all agency approved standardized assessments and surveys. • Recruit, supervise, and evaluate the staff in the program as evidenced by monthly written supervision. • Conduct performance discussions when staff are to be found out of compliance with agency policy & procedure, or when there is a deviation of expected performance. • Act as a liaison between client and community agencies. • Will have the ability to effectively communicate with caregivers on specific issues related to diagnosis, treatment and clients. • Must work with a variety of professionals representing various disciplines related to the client’s specific needs, and have the skill in facilitating multidisciplinary teams and coordinating the delivery of services from a variety of sources and professionals. • Develop systems for ensuring regional consortium meetings occur for the purpose of enhancing collaboration and delivery of services and opportunities to support adoptive families and children. • Provides consultation to foster and adoptive parents, and staff as needed and responsible for administering an on-call structure 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. • Provide support and training to clients and staff related to behavioral and treatment strategies and interventions through the use of the Teaching Family Model and other chosen treatment models. • Operates program with family/client centered values. • When necessary participate in program and activity planning related to therapeutic activities and treatment. • Responsible for creating processes for completing all client and family admissions/discharges for the Adoption Program including home licensure, all required documentation, and placement of clients. • Assists with appropriate matching and services to support successful adoptions. • Monitors program outcomes and success through a comprehensive Continuous Quality Improvement plan. • Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in related human services field and two years post degree direct experience with child/adolescent mental health population or • Unrelated degree and four years post degree direct experience; prefer Master’s degree in human services field and one year of post graduate experience with the population served. • Must possess a minimum of two year’s direct service with clients/families in a similar setting (one year if holding a Master’s Degree) • plus a minimum of one year supervisory/management experience • Must have prior demonstrated experience in leadership and successful history of working with children and families, group facilitation, and culturally diverse programming and interactions. • Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting trainer (or other approved model) • experience in the implementation of the Teaching Family Model, cognitive behavioral interventions and trauma informed care is required • Meet criteria for a Qualified Professional based on education and experience. • Must have the ability to convey information to families, professional clinicians, and community agencies in culturally sensitive and respectful manner • Must be able to work with a variety of individuals and professionals representing various disciplines related to the client’s specific needs • Requires knowledge and the ability to practically implement mental health regulations and extensive knowledge of family systems, family therapy, and behavioral interventions. • Must be culturally sensitive to children and families and support cultural diversity throughout the program • Requires effective communication, decision making, interpersonal, leadership and professionalism skills and abilities • Must have basic computer and math skills.