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

Job title

Foster Care Director

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$55,000 - $60,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

Location requirements

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