Job description
TITLE: Home Study (HS)/Post Release Services (PRS) Assistant Program Director
LOCATION: Home Office
TRAVEL: Occasional travel required
DURATION: Duration of the Grant (once awarded)
About Us
The Providencia Group is led by a purpose: to address global challenges and make an impact that matters through delivering transformative solutions. This purpose defines who we are and extends to relationships with our clients, our people, and our communities. We combine purpose, innovation, and experience to deliver impactful results.
About the Team
We are problem solvers working with leading agencies and organizations to help them address many of today’s most complex challenges. We believe that TPG is the best place to build, making it the best place to learn. We encourage you to grow by providing formal and informal development programs, coaching, and on-the-job challenges. We want you to ask questions, take charge and explore the possible.
What You’ll Be Part Of - TPG Culture
At TPG, we expect incredible tangible results. TPG professionals play a unique role in delivering these results. We reach across disciplines and borders to serve our global organization. We provide a roadmap for focusing on people, our work, and continuous improvement. We see people as people, take care of each other, commit to the mission, move quickly and bravely, get better every day, and seek truth. We are the backbone of TPG.
The Role - Who You’ll Work With
The HS/PRS Assistant Program Director will report to the Program Director and will work with ORR, TPG Leadership, and all HS/PRS staff to deliver superlative support to vulnerable UCs and their Sponsors.
What You’ll Do
The HS/PRS Assistant Program Director will play an integral role in establishing and structuring a new national TPG post-release services program to support UCs and their new sponsors.
The Assistant Program Director will:
- Assist with program implementation
- Manage the day to day overall operation of TPG’s HS/PRS program in compliance with all ORR requirements, program operational service levels, and all TPG program operations standards
- Manage Regional Supervisors, provide feedback, and work to identify and avert potential problems
- Ensure program compliance with quality assurance standards, training requirements, and all other contractual requirements
- Update employees on any ORR policy and procedure changes
- Oversee continual improvement activities
- Identify future staffing needs
- Monitor IT systems/solutions and bring any changes and improvements to the IT Steering Committee for implementation
- Oversee development of Community Resource Library
- Maintain a consistent level of communication with ORR, TPG executive management, program managers, subcontractors, caseworkers, resource coordinators, and logistics coordinators
- Ensure current and accurate program evaluation and reporting
- Develop and monitor program budget to meet fiscal objectives
- Establish milestones and monitor adherence to plans and schedules
The Impact of Your Results – – Will help ORR to mitigate risks for UC before they are released to their Sponsors and will support UC and Sponsors as UC are integrated into their communities.
What We’re Looking for
Key Skills:
- Must have a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree or an equivalent degree in education, psychology, sociology, or other behavioral science and 3 years. This requirement may be substituted by a bachelor's degree in one of the aforementioned sciences, plus approximately 5 years of relevant employment experience.
- License preferred, or license eligible
- Supervisory and financial management experience
- Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, excellent organizational abilities
- Clinical and crisis intervention experience
- Excellent judgement and leadership capabilities
- Bilingual: English and Spanish preferred
Key Knowledge:
- In-depth understanding of child welfare best practices, trauma informed care systems, and working within homes and communities
- Knowledgeable about family preservation, kinship care, and/or general child welfare
- Knowledge of local community social services
- Specialized experience conducting home studies and working with immigrant populations
- Prior experience with ORR HS/PRS
Key Behaviors:
- Self-motivated and proactive
- A passion to be involved in high-impact work that makes a difference
- A drive for excellence and continual improvement
The Work Environment
Remote – working from home office. Occasional travel required to support regional operations and to the corporate office in Ashburn, VA. Availability during off-hours via cell phone, as needed.
Work Schedule
This is a full-time position.
Physical Demands
To perform the essential functions of the job, qualified candidates must be able to perform the following: reaching, grasping, hearing/listening, seeing/observing, mobility to walk for extended periods of time, run, carry, load and unload luggage. Position does require the ability to read written documentation from a computer screen throughout the workday, stand or walk on various surfaces for long periods of time and drive vehicles, (alert/vigilant of surroundings) for extended periods of time.
Condition of employment
- A rigorous language and cultural competency testing process
- A comprehensive criminal background check including fingerprint checks and state and local child protection agency registries
- A Drug Test
- A motor vehicle check
If you have a passion to Imagine – Innovate – Impact, apply today!
For more information about the company please visit our website at
https://www.theprovidenciagroup.com
Providencia is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
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