Director

Preventive BSFT Director

About the Program

The Brief Strategic Family Therapy located  in Manhattan  offers intensive preventive case management services to families at risk of removal of children to foster care due to neglect and abuse. Risk factors for families served by the program are sometimes advanced as a result of caretakers’ drug use and/ or mental illness. The stressors of poverty, substance use, instability and criminal justice involvement can greatly compromise a parent’s capacity to care for her children, despite strong desires to be engaged. Our goal is to partner with families to keep them together while ensuring that children will be safely cared for.

About the Position

The BSFT Preventive Director in partnership with the Associate Vice-President of Graham’s NYC Based Preventive Services, alongside the Preventive management team will insure that the multi-site and multi-method programs have a consistently strong approach to partnering with families to promote the safety and wellbeing of all children; insure that the agency practice approach (Solution-Based Casework) is used to partner with families to help develop and encourage families to build connections to positive supports in their community who will help them sustain their progress; collaborate effectively with all internal and external programs to insure that our families and staff have access to high-quality programs and resources that meet their needs.  Manage the day to day function of the community-based Intensive  Programs according to New York State, New York City Administration of Children mandates and in accordance with the Agency’s Pillars (Treat all with respect; Promote Safety and Well-Being; Encourage learning; Support opportunities for growth and Thrive in life) so as to strengthen families and protect children. Engage and forge strong community linkages that support the program, assist the community and aid families.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Oversee the design and implementation of service plans for families and children that are inclusive of stakeholders’ input; build on client strengths; that are realistic, effective, provide meaningful assistance, and are in accordance with City, State and Federal Regulations and mandates.  Provides coaching and support to staff to reinforce quality case practice using Solution-Based Casework.
  
• Ensure that staff interacts respectfully with families, foster parents, and children, adolescents and young adults.
  
• Build staff’s capacity to foresee and prevent casework crises through sound assessments, planning and engagement and decision-making.
  
• Oversee the function of the Bronx office including visit schedules, crisis intervention, use of agency vehicles and other resources, and coverage.
  
• Recruit, hire, train and evaluate staff with assistance from agency administration.
  
• Participate in Division’s strategic planning, policy making and training curriculum development
  
• Provide direct supervision to supervisors/others as needed.
  
• Be on-call for case or staff emergencies
  
• Prepare monthly report of Region’s progress, activities for Division.
  
• Assist in preparation for audits and accreditation.

Qualifications:

Master's Degree in Social Work or in a related Human Services' field required; Five (5) or more years of managerial experience in a child welfare setting; Demonstrated strategic thinking and problem solving abilities; Excellent verbal and written communication skills; Working knowledge of ACS Prevention Standards and Policies, as well as CONNECTIONS and Promise data systems.

Full-time position; salary commensurate with experience.  Graham Windham offers eligible employees a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, holiday pay, retirement savings plan, and much more.

M