Glove House, Inc. · 11 hours ago
Foster Care Program Manager
Mount Morris, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expGlove House, Inc. is a leading provider of child, family and behavioral health solutions, and they are seeking a Foster Care Program Manager to ensure quality services within their Foster Care Programs. The Program Manager will be responsible for overseeing staff, maintaining program documentation, and ensuring compliance with state and federal regulations.
Non-profit Organization Management
Responsibilities
Responsible for interviewing, hiring, coaching, training and evaluating staff
Provides overall oversight to the assigned foster care program, supervision of staff in the care of youth in accordance with all Glove House, state and regulatory requirements including regular, formal staff supervisions
Directly supervises Caseworkers and Home Finders, jointly supervises Nursing and Social Work for the designated program
Develops and maintains team meetings
Ensures, completes, and maintains client records and program documentation (self, staff, and youth), such as daily activities, referral, intake, treatment plans, progress notes and discharge summaries/planning, according to Glove House program and regulatory standards
Ensures all documentation is completed in a timely fashion i.e., Connections, myEvolve, incident reports, safety plans and corrective action plans
Ensures staff are up to date with compliance and training requirements (physical, driver license, staff training etc.)
Contributes to training of staff, participates in provision of agency-wide training
Oversees the day-to-day operations of the foster care program including referrals of foster children, certifying and maintaining foster homes, crisis management, documentation of services and casework contacts
Completes all required reports and tracks data to meet goals for the program, including corrective action plans as needed
Attends and engages in meetings within Glove House foster care as well as with contract stakeholders and community service providers
Ensures job-related activities follow Glove House policies and procedures, OCFS, Federal and State regulations and relevant professional associations, ethical standards, accreditation standards and the law
Actively participates as a member of the Leadership Team
Participates in all Glove House strategic planning goals, including risk management and Quality Assurance plans
Responsible to assist in the research and development of best practices and new initiatives to meet the changing needs of children and families in the community
Protect the privacy of our clients. The agency’s commitment to privacy is based on our longstanding values as well as an array of state and federal confidentiality laws and regulations
Oversee foster care billing and work with 29i regulations for foster care
Will take on a caseload during transitions and vacations as needed
Must direct, implement, assist in and maintain a plan for foster parent recruitment across our catchment areas
Oversee Supervised Independent Living foster care program
Maintains foster care census at the appropriate budget levels
Become a TCI trainer
Is required to safely travel on agency business as required by job demands. Maintain accurate mileage documentation and submit in required agency timeframes
Consistently attends mandated agency and department meetings and participates on standing agency committees and community committees as assigned
Perform all work tasks in a safe manner
Performs other responsibilities as assigned by the Director of Foster Care
Is guided by organizational values and trauma informed practices in all interactions
Demonstrates understanding of the four dimensions of safety and can identify gaps
Treats all children, families, staff and ancillary providers with respect and courtesy
Demonstrates and models sensitivity to the cultural background of children, families and co-workers
Contributes to an engaging, positive work environment
Represents Glove House at state and local forums, developing collaborative relations with other stakeholders in the community and promoting the interests of the agency
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required
Must have a valid driver's license and driving record in accordance with agency standards
5 + years direct experience working with children and families
Supervisory experience required
Knowledge of foster care and home finding are essential
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence utilizing computer and standard Microsoft Office software; learn new computer applications as needed (i.e., myEvolve, Paylocity, etc.)
Must be proficient in Connections
Ability to speak effectively before groups of clients, potential foster parents or employees of organization
Work on multiple tasks while maintaining a high attention to detail, accuracy and quality
Set appropriate limits and boundaries with clients; act decisively to protect clients when necessary
Assess and apply proper intervention strategies
Identify and understand environmental stressors
Recognize importance of social, economic and environmental factors in the development and resolution of personal/family problems
Make home visits
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in human services or related field preferred
Community resources, TCI principles, Trauma Informed Care Practices, strong understanding of State and Federal regulations
Perform under high demands in fast-paced, diverse environment
Handle confidential information appropriately
Perform at a high level of autonomy with minimal supervision
Company
Glove House, Inc.
Glove House serves youth and families from 17 New York State counties.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase