Regional Director, Child Welfare & Family Services

Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois; O'Fallon (IL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois is seeking a Regional Director to lead a team of managers and direct service professionals across Illinois on foster care, home-based services, licensing and related child welfare activities.

The role reports to the Associate Vice President of Strategy & Organizational Excellence and the Privacy Officer, with responsibilities including program growth, partnership development, and ensuring safety, permanency and well-being for children and families.

Qualifications

• MSW or masters in related human service field.
• Minimum of 5 years of related experience with 3 years of supervisory experience.
• Child welfare background and ability to travel across sites.

Responsibilities

• Leads a team of managers, supervisors and direct service child welfare professionals in partnering with children, parents and community providers to assess, plan, evaluate and make linkages for in-home stabilization, prevention, safety, permanency and well-being outcomes.
• Implementation of home-based, foster care and specialized services for youth and families through management and direction of staff who are responsible for service delivery.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and partners for continuous quality improvement and achievement of program outcomes.
• Represents, markets and promotes the program vision, goals and works toward growth and alignment across site, region and related jurisdictions.

Skills

Leadership

Team supervision

Program management

Education

MSW or masters in related human service field

Job description

Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois is seeking a Regional Director to lead a team of managers and direct service professionals across Illinois on foster care, home-based services, licensing and related child welfare activities.

The role reports to the Associate Vice President of Strategy & Organizational Excellence and the Privacy Officer, with responsibilities including program growth, partnership development, and ensuring safety, permanency and well-being for children and families.