Program Director, Family Foundations Home Visitor

Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO / annual leave

Paid holidays

Health, dental, life insurance

HSA and FSA options

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council Inc. seeks a Program Director for the Family Foundations Home Visitor (FFHV) program. You will oversee grant objective compliance across subaward sites, provide fiscal and technical assistance, and support CQI and HFA fidelity with Growing Great Kids curriculum.

Frequent travel to sites is required. The role requires a Master’s or related degree with applicable experience; strong grant management skills; and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in public health or human services or related field; orBachelor’s in these fields with 3 years relevant experience; or less than a bachelor’s but with commensurate HFA experience.
• Grant writing and management experience.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; professional demeanor.
• Valid driver’s license and reliable transportation; ability to travel.

Responsibilities

• Provide support for GLITC, County, and Tribal contracted staff with training, mediation, and team building.
• Lead the vision and plan to serve sites; ensure compliance through monitoring and reporting.
• Maintain administrative structure and execute program goals and objectives.
• Maintain fiscal responsibility for all program budgets and development; allocate expenses per requirements.
• Stay current on federal/state monitoring compliance and prepare accurate records.
• Oversee data reporting for sites to DAISEY data system and monitoring.
• Stay trained on HFA model, Growing Great Kids Curriculum, and FFHV grant compliance from DCF.
• Conduct regular on-site visits to offer technical assistance, including staff hiring, orientation, training, and subaward monitoring.
• Update policies and review performance benchmarks.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Driver's license & transportation

MS Office proficiency (Word, Excel, PP

Education

Master’s degree in public health or human services or related field

Bachelor’s degree in related field with 3+ years experience

HFA experience (preferred)

Job description

Description

Position Summary:

The Family Foundations Home Visitor (FFHV) Program Director oversees grant objective compliance with subaward sites. Provides administrative, fiscal, and technical assistance to FFHV sites. Assist with continuous quality improvement (CQI), ensuring Healthy Families American (HFA) model fidelity, and the use of Growing Great Kids curriculum. Daily attendance is an essential function of this position. Frequent travel to subaward sites is required.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide support for GLITC, County, and Tribal contracted staff. Encourage active involvement and support the implementation of specific plans with appropriate training, mediation, and team building.
• Provide leadership to collectively create the vision and plan to serve sites. Ensure compliance through proper monitoring and reporting.
• Maintain administrative structure and perform necessary tasks to ensure the effective execution of program goals and objectives.
• Maintain fiscal responsibility for all program budgets and development. Allocate expenses in accordance with program requirements.
• Remain current on federal and state monitoring compliance of grant which includes preparation and accurate recordkeeping.
• Oversee data reporting for sites to DAISEY data system which includes monitoring
• Stay current and trained with Healthy Families America model, Growing Great Kids Curriculum, and FFHV grant compliance from the Department of Children and Families (DCF).
• Conduct regular on-site visits to offer technical assistance to subawards which include financial reimbursements, hiring staff with reflective capabilities, staff orientation, required training, and subaward monitoring including HFA accreditation, policy updates, review performance benchmarks, and collaboration to create improvement goals.
• Update policies and review performance benchmarks.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assume full responsibility for assigned staff.
• Engage in ongoing networking activities to remain current on the availability of health and human services available to Native Americans.
• Assure that all services are delivered in a culturally competent manner.
• Engage in networking activities to ensure awareness of services available including Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI), DCF grantee meetings, technical conferences, and other educational events to remain current.
• Participate in various committees outside and within GLITC as deemed necessary and appropriate.
• Attend all training sessions and meetings as scheduled.
• Perform other duties as necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of this position.

Working Relationships and Scope:

Reports directly to the GLITC CEO. Supervise assigned staff. Regular contact with outside partners, various GLITC staff and committees for collaboration and grant requirements. On-going contact with funding sources, vendors, and suppliers. Regular contact with federal and state agencies.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Required: Master’s degree in public health or human services or fields related to working with children and families, or bachelor’s degree in these fields with 3 years of relevant experience, or less than a bachelor’s degree but with commensurate HFA experience. Must have demonstrated ability to independently initiate and develop health education and outreach programs and to communicate and work effectively with racial and ethnic minorities. Preferred: Experience with a Native American Tribal organization and/or not for profit agency. Grant writing and management experience. Individuals must possess proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, and Outlook. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, professional demeanor and appearance, problem solving skills, ability to manage time effectively, self-motivation skills, work effectively under pressure, ability to build positive work relationships with internal and external customers, ability to interact professionally with a wide variety of people, speak in front of groups. Individuals must be able to apply advanced reasoning skills to problem solving and use basic and advanced mathematical skills. Must possess a valid driver’s license and reliable transportation with adequate insurance and the ability to travel.

This is a full-time exempt position based on skills and experience, with a pay range of $64,000 - $67,000 annually, depending on years of experience, relevant experience, education and populations you have worked with. This position is in our Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin office. This position is not a remote position. The position includes the following benefits: paid time off (PTO) in the form of annual and personal leave; paid holidays; insurance benefits including health, dental, life insurance, accidental death, and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term (STD) and long-term (LTD) disability insurance; health savings account (HSA), flexible spending account (FSA), and 401(k) retirement plan. Drug and background checks are required before hire.

Great Lakes Inter-Tribal Council Inc. is an equal opportunity employer that applies Native American Preference as defined in Section 703(i) of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(i). Consistent with the referenced Native American Preference, it is the policy of GLITC to provide employment, compensation, and other benefits related to employment based on qualifications of the job applied for, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, veteran status or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal or state law. As an equal opportunity employer, GLITC intends to comply fully with all federal and state laws and the information requested on this application will not be used for any purpose prohibited by law. Disabled applicants may request a needed accommodation from the representative of the Human Resource Department, PO Box 9 Lac Du Flambeau, WI 54538, or phone [phone] or [phone].