JOB CLASSIFICATION: EXEMPT STATUS: FULL-TIME
LOCATION: RIDGELAND REPORTS TO: SENIOR DIRECTOR OF CLINICAL SERVICES
HOURS: Full-time, 40-hour work week, Monday through Friday. Some travel may be required.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Statewide Kinship Project Manager is responsible for overseeing the kinship program statewide, assessing progress, successes, barriers, or opportunities for improvement of the kinship program. Provide administrative oversight of personnel and programmatic outcomes.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
- Monitors compliance, evaluates effectiveness and recommends and implements improvements to existing program operational practices.
- Establishes program priorities and goals consistent with the overall mission of the agency.
- Provides technical assistance and training to internal and external service providers, developing policy interpretation, and/or evaluating quality and management.
- Review required reports to support program evaluations.
- Serves as an administrative point of contact for the Kinship Navigator program with all outside entities.
- Review and approve purchase order requests
- Provide direct supervision to South, Central and Northern Program Coordinators
- Coaching of Program Coordinators
- Facilitate team meetings, as needed
- Review and discuss Kinship expenditures, as needed
- Ability to support and motivate employees without compromising the well-being and goals of the Kinship Navigator Program
- Performs other professional responsibilities as assigned.
OTHER DUTIES:
- Must demonstrate flexibility in work settings, maturity of judgment and ability to maintain cooperative diplomatic working relationships with co-workers, supervisors, and community.
KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:
Master’s degree in a related field from an approved, accredited college or university (preferably in social work, human services, or related field) and 5 years’ experience working with children and families or a Bachelor's-level degree (preferably in social work, human services, or related field) and 8 years of experience in working with children and families. Preference will be given to candidates who have at a minimum 5 years of experience in wraparound.
SKILLS / ABILITIES:
- Ability to provide education and advocacy on behalf of kinship families; and strong empathy and understanding of the unique role, needs and challenges of kinship caregivers
- Ability to promote placement stability and positive permanency outcomes
- Ability to respond and quickly approve time-sensitive requests
- Ability to engage with high-level personnel and build partnerships
- Knowledgeable of Child Protective Services and Foster Care best practices
- Ability to travel within the assigned district (statewide)
- Knowledgeable of changing climate in the human service field
- Excellent oral, written, research, presentation, analytical, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Program Coordinators, as assigned
