• Job Position: Director, Foster Care, and Preventive Services.
• Multiple Director vacancies are available in our Foster Care and Preventive Services units.
• Salary: 83,232 - 85K commensurate with experience + Merit + Benefits.
• Full-time position.
• Salary commensurate with experience.

• Drives the implementation of practices, policies, and procedures consistent with Graham Windham’s Foster Care and Preventive Program Plan for Performance Excellence.
• Maintains a consistently urgent focus on safety and risk, including regular supervision of supervisors to advance the practice and strengthen supervisors ‘capacity to supervise their staff.
• Work with program leadership to ensure that all staff is trained and certified in Solution Based Casework and that staff remains proficient in the skills.
• Monitor all case planning components by tracking appropriate quality assurance issues including ACS evaluation items.
• Hire and train appropriate staff to ensure an unbroken continuum of services to clients.
• Ensure ongoing staff training on employees’ needs and agency policy.
• Support agency policy by use of progressive discipline.
• Directly supervise support and case planning team in the absence of supervisors.
• Present the Program to the community, maintain and establish community linkages, and collaborate with community groups, elected officials, health facilities, and other agencies.
• Represent the program at external and internal meetings with funders (OCFS, ACS).
• Monitor site operations to ensure smooth, satisfactory, and safe working conditions.
• Consider staff morale a major area of responsibility, and initiate and suggest policies and practices to ensure the retention of staff.
• Provide ongoing management direction and support to staff ensuring correct implementation of agency policies and procedures.
• Maintain and apply current knowledge of Foster Care or Preventive Service regulations.
• Attend regularly scheduled supervision, courses, and seminars for the purpose of maintaining and enhancing social work, supervisory, and management skills.
• Respond to agency/ client emergencies within or outside office hours.
• Assume additional assigned responsibilities as dictated by Agency/ Program need.
• Assist in the development and oversight of outcome measures.

• A Master's Degree in Social Work or a related Human Services field is 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 Foster Care or Prevention Standards and Policies, as well as CONNECTIONS and Promise data systems.

• Graham Windham offers eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, holiday pay, a retirement savings plan, and much more.

In full partnership with families & communities, Graham Windham strives to make a life-altering difference to children, youth and families affected by abuse, neglect and delinquency by providing each child we serve with a strong foundation for life: a safe, loving, permanent family and the opportunity and preparation to thrive in school and in the world. With over 400 full-time, part-time and On-call employees serving children and families in multiple programs throughout Westchester County, Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Harlem, Graham Windham provides an exciting & enriching work experience.Graham has pioneered programs for New York City’s children, families and communities for over 200 years.Today, Graham is one of New York City’s leading social services organizations, providing educational and social services to over 4,000 children, young people, and parents in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Harlem.GRAHAM ‘s IMPACT: 2019 HIGHLIGHT-Graham served 4,128 children, young people, and parents across New York City.-99% of families in our prevention program, who were at risk of having children placed in foster care, remained intact six months after receiving family support services.*95 kids in foster care reunited with their families within one year and 25 were adopted.*Over 90% of children in foster care who were reunified with their families avoided re-entering foster care in the year after reunification.*92% of young people in the Graham SLAM education and career support program graduated from high school by age 21 (compared with 22% of young people across the New York City foster care system).*We helped to lead close to 100 stakeholders in successfully advocating for New York City to invest $10 million in an approach similar to Graham SLAM for young people across NYC through the Fair Futures campaign.