Director of Residential Programs

Northern Children; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Híbrido; USD 96.000 - 118.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Northern Children is seeking an Executive Director of Residential Programs to guide strategy, operations, and program quality across three residential settings serving youth and young adults. The role requires trauma-informed leadership and strong regulatory accountability to ensure high-quality outcomes.

The Director will report to the CEO, shaping organization-wide strategy, culture, and cross-department collaboration while owning outcomes across Generations I, Generations II, and Crossroads

Formación

• Executive leadership role requiring strategic thinking, operational discipline, and data and financial fluency.
• Experience with regulatory accountability and performance benchmarking.
• Ability to shape and sustain a high-performing program culture.

Responsabilidades

• Lead strategic, operational, and programmatic direction of three residential programs.
• Ensure regulatory compliance and quality outcomes for youth in care.
• Supervise a multi-site team and collaborate with Executive Leadership Team.

Descripción del empleo

• Pay or shift range: $96,000 USD to $118,000 USD The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), the Director of Residential Programs is an executive leadership role responsible for the strategic, operational, and programmatic direction of three distinct residential programs serving youth and young adults. All programs are grounded in a trauma-informed approach. Two are state licensed group foster care homes (Generations I and Crossroads), with Specialized Settings designation* and one is a prevention program that does not require a state license (Generations II). All are primarily funded through public monies (the State and City Department of Human Services), requiring rigorous regulatory compliance, qualitative and quantitative performance benchmarking, and regular reporting. Additionally, there are internal quality requirements and expectations for high quality service and good outcomes for our residents.

This is not solely a program management role. It is an executive leadership position requiring strategic thinking, operational discipline, data and financial fluency, regulatory accountability, and the ability to shape and sustain a high-performing, accountable program culture.

The Director is a member of Northern's Executive Leadership Team and is expected to contribute to organization-wide strategy, cross-department collaboration, and the ongoing development of Northern's culture, values, and goals — in addition to leading the Residential Programs with rigor, visibility, and genuine ownership of outcomes.

The Director supervises the Outcomes Specialists for Generations I and Crossroads, the Case Coordinator for Generations II, and the Residential Support Aide Supervisor, and is responsible for the full supervision structure across all three programs and all shifts (hourly Support Aides provide support for all three programs).

Northern's Residential Programs

Northern's three residential programs provide high-quality care, effective supportive services, and the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and youth in each of the unique populations we serve. As with all Northern programs, these children and youth are partners in identifying needs, providing support and programming, and setting specific goals and outcomes for themselves and their families. Our programs and services are accessible to all children, youth, and families, with services tailored to meet every need — familial, vocational, behavioral, emotional, physical, cultural, linguistic, educational, sexual identity-based, or intersectional.

Generations I

This program supports pregnant and parenting young women. Generations I serves adolescents ages 13–21 who are under the care of DHS, either directly or through a Community Umbrella Agency (CUA), and possibly involved in the Juvenile Justice and court systems.

Generations II

Generations II provides transitional housing for young mothers with up to two young children ages 18-21 who have aged out of the foster care system and are seeking permanent housing upon leaving Northern.