Director Fair Futures
$180,960–$180,960 year
On-siteNew York City, New York, United States or New York, United States
Job Summary
Lead and manage the Fair Futures Preventive and Foster Care programs, ensuring activities, productivity, and service delivery are efficient and aligned with funder requirements and organizational objectives. Collaborate with leadership and internal/external stakeholders to maintain programmatic excellence and achieve key performance indicators related to utilization, model fidelity, staff development, and other priorities. Provide weekly individual coaching and monthly group supervision to supervisors, fostering professional growth and continuous learning. Develop strategic partnerships through outreach and collaboration to support program goals and meet funding expectations. Monitor program performance and outcomes using data analysis and stakeholder feedback to drive continuous quality improvement and infrastructure development. Oversee administrative operations and ensure financial, human, and physical resources are utilized effectively. Ensure supervisors and specialists receive required training while monitoring youth goals, action steps, and academic performance data monthly.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree in Social Work, Education, Human Services, or a related field
- Significant experience working with at-risk, vulnerable, or system-involved youth
- Minimum of three years of management and leadership experience
- Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills
- Ability to inspire and motivate teams
- Ability to foster innovation
- Ability to effectively lead organizational change
- Strong commitment to organizational values, equity, inclusion, and diversity
- Ability to remain composed under pressure
- Belief in the potential for positive change and growth
- Data-driven professional
- Experience using performance metrics, outcomes, and analytics to inform decision-making and program improvement
- Strategic thinking ability
- Ability to anticipate future needs
- Ability to identify growth opportunities
- Ability to develop innovative solutions to complex challenges
- Exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- Ability to engage community partners and stakeholders
- Ability to facilitate positive staff relationships
- Ability to cultivate a warm, inclusive, strengths-based, trauma-informed, and nonjudgmental culture
- Ability to maintain professional boundaries while providing support and guidance to staff
- Ability to promote resilience
- Ability to reduce workplace stress
- Ability to foster meaningful relationships with young people
- Strong time-management skills
- Strong project-management skills
- Ability to prioritize responsibilities
- Ability to consistently meet deadlines
- Masters's Degree from a U.S. accredited educational institution
- Credential Evaluation for a non-U.S. educational institution
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