STATE DIRECTOR

STATE DIRECTOR

State Director - 1200006C Job Management Primary Location United States-MD Organization Cambridge

Founded in 1988, Institute for Family Centered Services (IFCS) supports families in Florida, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia through intensive In-Home Family Centered Services. Using an evidence-based service model, called Family Centered Treatment®, IFCS delivers individualized, practical supports that empower youth and families to lead healthy, stable lives at home.

IFCS is a partner of The MENTOR Network, a national network of local human services providers offering quality, community-based services to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain and spinal cord injuries and other catastrophic injuries and illnesses, and to youth with emotional, behavioral and medically complex challenges as well as their families. With opportunities from coast to coast, when you join IFCS and The MENTOR Network, you'll make a difference every day and help to provide quality of life enhancing services to individuals across the country. Description
Position Summary:

Reporting to the Executive Director and accountable to the Corporate Management Team, the State Director's primary role is to direct the program operations within a state to ensure quality, maximize revenue and profit and implement growth and diversification efforts in accordance with corporate goals, philosophies and values.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develops state plans and goals, in cooperation with the Executive Director, Corporate Management Team and State Management Team, consistent with the Company's financial objectives, strategic initiatives and values.
• Selects, trains, develops, and motivates appropriate staff to achieve or surpass operational and financial goals as well as personal career objectives.
• Provides regular supervision for staff to includes individual, on-sight and on-call supervision.
• Participates in individual and peer supervision and serves as a member of the Corporate Management Team (CMT). Attends scheduled CMT meetings; contributes appropriately during CMT meetings and supports CMT members.
• Ensures client supervision and related health and safety issues are a priority while maintaining the overall quality of service and efficiency of operation.
• Prepares annual budget for all services.
• Facilitates Management Staff with problem solving and crisis management.
• Recommends, develops and implements new avenues for state growth and innovation in service delivery.
• Ensures that Regional Directors respond quickly to new business opportunities and individual referrals.
• Assists Regional Directors in developing and maintaining positive communication with local agencies, other customers and consumer groups.
• Maintains effective communications and a positive employee relations climate among state personnel.
• Ensures adherence to all Company philosophies, policies, procedures, and values
• Performs company-wide assignments as directed.
Qualifications
Minimum Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in human services, social work, or related field. Master's degree preferred
• Prefer licensure in clinical services (LPC, LCSWC, LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, etc).
• Five to seven years of administrative human service industry experience, state contract or program management experience preferred.
• Must have reliable transportation and a valid driver's license.

Other Skills and Abilities
• Strong financial background
• Solid organizational and negotiating skills
• Demonstrated experience in strategic planning and implementation
• Ability to solve problems, take risks, inspire confidence and facilitate communication

Founded in 1980, The MENTOR Network is a national network of local human services providers offering an array of quality, community-based services in more than 30 states to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain and spinal cord injuries and other catastrophic injuries and illnesses, and to youth with emotional, behavioral and medically complex challenges as well as their families.

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