Director Fair Futures

At The New York Foundling, we trust in the power and potential of people, and we deliberately invest in proven practices. From bold beginnings in 1869, our New York-based nonprofit has supported hundreds of thousands of our neighbors on their own paths to stability, strength, and independence. We help children and families navigate through and beyond foster care. We help families struggling with conflict and poverty grow strong. We help individuals with developmental disabilities live their best lives, and we help our neighbors access quality health and mental health services—core to building lifelong resilience and wellbeing. Together, our interrelated programs provide a whole-person, whole-family, and whole-life approach that unlocks solutions for a lifetime.

The Director of Fair Futures facilitates meetings with leadership and stakeholders to address implementation challenges. The Director of Fair Futures oversees and leads training initiatives, manages projects, and drives strategic efforts to enhance the overall effectiveness of the program. The Program Director is self-directed & can meet deadlines.

Responsibilities include: 

• 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 established by model developers, funders, and stakeholders.
• Provide weekly individual coaching and monthly group supervision to supervisors, fostering professional growth, leadership development, and continuous learning opportunities.
• Develop and strengthen strategic partnerships through outreach and collaboration to support program goals and meet funding and organizational expectations.
• Monitor program performance and outcomes using data analysis and stakeholder feedback to drive continuous quality improvement, infrastructure development, and service excellence.
• Promote and integrate a youth development philosophy across programs and divisions, ensuring youth-centered practices are embedded throughout service delivery.
• Oversee administrative operations and ensure financial, human, and physical resources are utilized effectively and efficiently.
• Ensure supervisors, coaches, and specialists receive required training; monitor youth goals, action steps, and academic performance data monthly; and ensure peer support groups are implemented and operating effectively.

• Master's degree in Social Work, Education, Human Services, or a related field.
• Significant experience working with at-risk, vulnerable, or system-involved youth, along with a minimum of three years of management and leadership experience.
• Strong leadership, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate teams, foster innovation, and effectively lead organizational change.
• Visionary leader who demonstrates a strong commitment to organizational values, equity, inclusion, and diversity; remains composed under pressure; and maintains a belief in the potential for positive change and growth.
• Data-driven professional with experience using performance metrics, outcomes, and analytics to inform decision-making and program improvement.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to anticipate future needs, identify growth opportunities, and develop innovative solutions to complex challenges.
• Exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to engage community partners and stakeholders, facilitate positive staff relationships, and cultivate a warm, inclusive, strengths-based, trauma-informed, and nonjudgmental culture.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain professional boundaries while providing support and guidance to staff, promoting resilience, reducing workplace stress, and fostering meaningful relationships with young people.
• Strong time-management and project-management skills, with the ability to prioritize responsibilities and consistently meet deadlines.
  
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