Bilingual Assistant Program Director - Youth Services

NASW Colorado; Aurora (CO); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

33 paid days off

Pet insurance

401(k)

Summer hours off

Mileage reimbursement

Phone allowance

Student loan repayment assistance

CEUs and trainings

Job summary

National Youth Advocate Program seeks an Assistant Program Director for La Jornada to support the Program Director with foster care, case management, and clinical services for minors. You will supervise staff and coordinate with ORR and NYAP stakeholders.

In this role you’ll help ensure licensing, training, and program evaluation align with NYAP, COA, and funder requirements, while promoting a respectful workplace and advocating for youth and families across statewide initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education, psychology, sociology or other relevant behavioral science field.
• 5 years of experience in child welfare administration, or child protective services administration.
• Must demonstrate a sincere commitment to service and advocacy for youth and families.
• Proficient use of desktop and laptop computers, smartphones and tablets, printers, fax machines, and photocopiers, as well as software including word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs.
• Minimum automobile insurance coverage of $100,000/300,000 bodily liability coverage.
• 21 years of age, valid state driver's license, reliable personal vehicle, and a good driving record.

Responsibilities

• Perform all work in a manner consistent with the National Youth Advocate Program's mission, values, and philosophies.
• Assist the Program Director with programmatic, administrative, financial, and operational systems related to foster care, case management, and clinical services.
• Assists in establishing a respectful and supportive workplace environment that cares for people, connects communities, and promotes peace.
• Serve as a liaison between the Program Director, Team Leads, and stakeholders.
• Act as secondary liaison and point-of-contact (POC) for ORR and NYAP stakeholders.
• Supervise assigned/designated staff. Depending on experience, the Assistant Program Director might supervise case management, clinical, licensing, education or other teams.
• Work alongside talent acquisition team to hire staff, training, regular oversight and direction, time and expense approval, evaluations, leadership.
• Support and assist in recruitment and licensing of foster parents.
• Promote, encourage, and assist Team Leads in developing innovative programs and implement special projects to better serve youth and their families.
• Conduct program evaluation to assess the effectiveness of services to youth and their families and ensure operations and services are consistent with established NYAP, COA, federal, state, and local licensing standards and requirements, and funder specific requirements.
• Prepare reports on agency licensure, regulatory, and compliance reviews.
• Responsible for planning and coordinating statewide functions, including trainings and conferences.
• Assist with continuous quality improvement efforts to assure that service quality and reporting meets contract requirements, which might include weekly case management auditing and pre-staffings.
• Actively participate in and/or complete all professional development requirements, including trainings, readings, and pertinent certifications. Remain current on Policy and stakeholder guidance.
• Advocate on behalf of youth and youth service systems via participation in individual and systems advocacy. Advocacy might include presenting at foster care meetings.
• Participate in on-call schedule as needed.
• Performs other duties as requested.

Skills

Bilingual

Communication

Customer service

Office equipment proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Sociology or related field

Job description

National Youth Advocate Program seeks an Assistant Program Director for La Jornada to support the Program Director with foster care, case management, and clinical services for minors. You will supervise staff and coordinate with ORR and NYAP stakeholders.

In this role you’ll help ensure licensing, training, and program evaluation align with NYAP, COA, and funder requirements, while promoting a respectful workplace and advocating for youth and families across statewide initiatives.