Description

Work for Good. Do you want a career with meaning and purpose? Children’s Home Society is one of South Dakota’s leaders in providing services to vulnerable children, women, and families.

As part of Children's Home Society, you will truly Work for Good every day—helping to change the world one day at a time, one child at a time, one woman, one family, one smile, hug, and heart at a time.

Children’s Home Shelter for Family Safety, a program of Children’s Home Society, in Sioux Falls, SD is currently seeking an Assistant Program Director to help develop, implement and supervise Shelter for Family Safety programs and employees.

 What You’ll Do: 

• Program Management: Make budgetary recommendations according to program needs. Coordinate with referring agencies concerning program services. Provide back-up in the absence of the Program Director. Oversee daily operations of shelter programs. Develop and evaluate programs. Provide on-call duties as assigned. Ensure safety standards and infection control policies are followed.
• Team Management: Monitor performance and conduct performance appraisals. Assist in planning, developing and implementing training for direct service employees. Screen, interview, hire, and terminate direct service employees. Assist with personnel orientation and coordination of new employee training. Oversee staffing coverage, including holidays. Facilitate staff/team meetings as assigned.
• Compliance: Assist with development of policies and procedures; review and approve new forms or protocols developed in shelter. Ensure safe childcare practices are utilized in accordance with licensing standards. Oversee maintenance of Electronic Records System for client files. Ensure programs are in compliance with licensing standards.
• Client Relations: Ensure physical, emotional, and safety needs of clients are met. Approve, deny or terminate adult and child shelter stays as necessary. Provide direct crisis intervention and case management services to adult and child victims of abuse.
• Community Relations: Promote services within community. Provide public education presentations.

 What We'll Love About You: 

• Must be able to effectively lead and support direct reports to achieve expected results and to develop positively and realistically in their career goals. Assists in defining performance expectations. Communicates Agency philosophy and vision.
• Must be able to fulfill the responsibilities of the position with little or no supervision and under often stressful conditions. Assesses priorities and changing needs and directs others accordingly. Makes prudent decisions, recommends policies and procedures and provides direction and leadership.
• Must be able to provide courteous, personal attention to promote individual client satisfaction and the public perception and reputation of the Agency. 
• Must be able to get important points across and understand the needs of clients. Listens carefully to complex issues in order to effectively respond. Difficult and sensitive issues require careful articulation so as to preserve a relationship or to prevent misunderstanding and potential liability to the Agency. 
• Must be able to conduct oneself in a manner that promotes professionalism and teamwork throughout the Agency, setting an example for others to follow. Responsibility for highly confidential and sensitive information requires ethics and professionalism beyond reproach.
• Analyzes and develops timely, conclusive solutions to a variety of more complex issues. Must resolve personnel issues and conflicts that arise, where there is little or no precedent, in such a way that maintains a positive work environment and prevents legal liability.

Schedule:

Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm (Some evening and weekend required as needed) On-call as needed. 

Compensation: $60,000-$75,000/annually (Depending on Education/Experience) 

Benefits:

• Health Benefits: Two health insurance options – Traditional Plan & High Deductible Health Plan with HSA (automatic employer contribution with enrollment in a HDHP). Vision. Dental.
• Additional Benefits: Employer paid Group Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Short Term & Long-Term Disability. Additional Voluntary Life, Critical Illness, and Accident plans. Employee Assistance Program.
• Student Loan Payments & Tuition Reimbursement: Qualifying employees are eligible for up to $200 per month in Tuition Reimbursement or Student Loan Repayment
• Paid Time Off: Generous PTO package. 10 paid holidays. 8 hours “Day of Service” for volunteering in the community.
• Employee Referral Bonus: Current employees who refer an employee to work at CHS can earn up to $1,000 bonus.
• Retirement: Qualifying employees receive a guaranteed employer contribution with 100% vesting.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in counseling, social work, or related field required. Master’s Degree in counseling, social work or related field preferred.
• Experience: supervisory experience preferred.
• Knowledge of and ability to use personal computers and software utilized by the office.
• Valid driver’s license preferred

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Environment focused on care of individuals in crisis situations. The employee is regularly required to bend and sit on the floor. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to physically restrain a child in ways taught by the Agency while being able to verbally communicate to the child and other staff.

*Must successfully complete all required background/pre-employment checks. EEO/AA.