Hybrid Foster Care Director

at THOMPSON Child & Family Focus

• Job title: Foster Care Director
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $55,000 - $60,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, United States

About the role

• Foster Care Director at Thompson leading foster parent growth and program oversight across the Carolinas. Ensuring compliance with internal standards while mentoring staff and collaborating with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Ensure budgeted Foster Parent growth targets are met or exceeded.
• Lead efforts related to marketing/recruitment in close conjunction with Thompson support departments.
• Provide vision, strategy and actions towards Thompson’s foster parent growth.
• Seek out new business opportunities that could lead to increase Foster Care presence.
• Proactive coaching and feedback to ensure professional development and growth of direct reports.
• Setting programmatic objectives, defining roles, and prioritizing tasks for direct reports.
• Effective proactive communication in all directions (up, down, sideways) to ensure program needs are met.
• Recruit, interview and selection of top tier talent for their program staff.
• Conduct thorough and well-documented assessments of direct reports’ performance.
• Proactively address performance issues and replace team members who consistently fall short of delivering on their objectives.
• Create an open and trusting environment where teamwork and collaboration is valued.
• Compliance with the agency Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) process to ensure program data and outcome goals are met.
• Ensure internal and external standards are met regarding records, documentation and general services provided.
• Coordinate and liaison with internal and external stakeholders to represent the program and its needs.
• Act as a role model across the organization for other staff regarding professionalism, positivity and teamwork.

Requirements

• Valid South Carolina Driver’s License.
• Meet any credentialing, licensing and privileging standards as it pertains to the program(s) they lead.
• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Verified 2 years of work experience as a high performing individual contributor in a related field.
• Exposure to leadership/management experiences either through short term project management, coordination, training or actual leadership positions.
• Displays the capacity/coachability for future growth and development as a leader.
• Must reside close to the Greenville, SC or Columbia, SC area to be considered for this role

Benefits

• 3 weeks paid time off (PTO) first year plus 10 paid holidays!
• Health, Dental, Vision, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability and Life insurance options
• 401K Match
• Education Reimbursement
• Referral Bonus
• Eligibility to apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness through FAFSA after 10 years of service
• Paid time off for volunteering in the community
• Free EAP services
• Mileage Reimbursement
• iPhone and Laptop provided for eligible roles
• Multiple opportunities for growth