Director, Child Protection Services
Source: http://www.blackadministrators.org/jobannouncements.cfm
Casey Family Programs Fostering families. Fostering change.
Casey Family Program (CFP) is a nationally operating foundation. Our mission is to provide and improve—and ultimately to prevent the need for—foster care.
Currently, we are seeking a Director Child Protection Services who is responsible for delivering relevant, effective, and appropriate technical assistance to child welfare jurisdictions throughout the country, both proactively and in response to requests. The Director has responsibility for outcomes from Casey’s delivery of assistance in designated areas including but not limited to differential response, team decision making, safety and risk, and investigation and assessment.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in Social Work
- Pubic Administration or other closely related field with 8-10 years of relevant experience required
- History of progressively increasing responsibility in supervision/management
- Experience in establishment and maintenance of operational and administrative standards required
- Knowledge of child welfare administration, practice and issues required
- Experience in management supervision and coordination of a team is essential to success in this position
- Candidate must have budget business planning experience
- Demonstrated experience in child welfare and continuous quality improvement
- Knowledge and experience in social program evaluation
- Demonstrated ability to lead systems improvement work in a deadline-driven environment is required
- Demonstrated skills in publication and report writing for a variety of audiences including practitioners, consumers and policy makers is essential
- A balance of assertiveness and diplomacy is important, as well as the ability to collaborate effectively with a team of professionals, internal and external to Casey
- Experience in MS Office (Word, Excel and Outlook) is essential
Further Details
Country: United States
Type of Position: Full-Time
Education Requirement: Master’s
Experience Requirement: 5-10 years
How to apply
Casey Family Programs is an EOE working towards a culturally diverse and competent work place. To view the complete job description, visit www.casey.org. To apply, send a cover letter and resume with job title and job location noted in the subject line to jobs@casey.org or fax to 866-321-9666.
