Regional Director

JOB TITLE: Regional Director
REPORTS TO: Associate Vice President of Strategy & Organizational Excellence Privacy Officer
STATUS: Full Time Exempt

Salary Range - $90000 - $100000
OFFICE LOCATION:Mt. Vernon and OFallon. The home office location will be based on the office nearest to the candidates residency.
Travel is regularly expected to each site and the surrounding counties for work related responsibilities.

WHAT WE DO
Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois improves the well-being of people across the state by protecting children strengthening families and
building futures for those who have experienced trauma. We do this as a leading provider of a variety of child welfare services. LCFS is a
welcoming organization serving children individuals families and communities of all faiths races ethnic backgrounds sexual orientations
gender expressions and gender-identifications.

WHO WE ARE
Champions in supporting children youth and families throughout Illinois so they are able to reach their full potential Dynamic and
innovative leaders who believe in collaboration with their team of professionals and are revolutionizing the impact on services to
families
A community which embraces and is committed to being WIDE (welcoming inclusive diverse and equitable) Impactors of the child
welfare community by addressing institutional racism and implicit bias to increase positive outcomes for children and families of color
Creators of a culture focused on supporting families and ensuring all children find safe loving permanent homes particularly by reuniting
them with their families

OBJECTIVES OF THE POSITION
Under the direction of the Associate Vice President the Director is part of the child welfare team that leads the achievement of the LCFS vision for
all children and families having the opportunity for safe healthy and meaningful lives. The Director specifically leads a team of Managers and
Supervisors who are responsible for direct service Child Welfare Specialists in foster care home based services licensing and other supportive
child welfare medical and mental health personnel building relationships supports partnerships and strengths amongst youth families and
communities to ensure the achievement of safety permanency and well-being. Some goals are:
Family reunification
Prevention of substitute care placement
Successful and sustainable transitions and maintenance in the least restrictive family living arrangements
Wraparound and case coordination services for social emotional and physical well-being

Natural and formal life-long supports connections safety stability and permanency
Supportive trauma informed family centered and strengths based linkages positive development and collaborative services;
Highly competent well-resourced and committed workforce system of care and service delivery dedicated to positive children and family results.

ESSENTIAL ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES (NON-EXHAUSTIVE LIST)
Leads a team of managers supervisors and direct service child welfare professionals in partnering with children parents and community
providers to assess plan evaluate and make linkages for in-home stabilization prevention safety permanency and well-being outcomes
Implementation of home-based foster care and specialized services for youth and families through management and direction of staff who
are responsible for service delivery
Collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams and partners for continuous quality improvement interventions service delivery and the achievement of program outcomes
Represents markets and promotes the program vision goals and works toward growth development and alignment across the site
region and other areas of jurisdiction. (This includes seeking expansion opportunities leverage for alliances referrals and the
assurance of agency visibility resource availability program/ process development and solution-focused barrier elimination.)
Provides effective supervision mediation problem resolution oversight and crisis response to staff by effectively responding to
workforce parent child provider and other stakeholder concerns and demonstrating the ability to effectively manage crisis and
difficult case situations. (This includes ensuring coverage for on-call support and supervisory mechanisms are in place/efficient.)
Assesses and maintains knowledge of child welfare and population specific laws policies and trends for recommending program
adjustments and implementation that aides program effectiveness children families and communities
Adheres to the agency strategic plan and goals for operational growth interviewing training and evaluation of employees for the
site/region that yields a competent well-resourced workforce and effective provision of services
Provide oversight input and supervisory action and consultation to administrative and managerial staff in charge of the various functional
service areas on a regular basis concerning local site/regional matters including workforce programs services budget site operational
needs and overall Agency performance outcomes. (This includes measuring and achieving performance on Key Performance Indicators
metrics/dashboards etc.)
Confers with the Associate Vice President concerning budgetary and organizational recommendations for programs and services. (This
includes monitoring and adherence to agency and contractual policies practices and regulations for fiscal management
revenue/expense recoupment census tracking ratios and reporting toward agency objectives.)
Directs the processes for case management activities such as assignment transfer closings and assessment of workloads issue analysis
service authorizations critical decisions and practice recommendations
Represents clients needs and Agency interest to referral sources DCFS the judicial system and governmental agencies.
Exercise discretion and judgment (under supervision) in performance of duties in conformance with applicable policies procedures
statutes rules and regulations
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the within the values philosophy policies procedures and
scope of the duties enumerated above

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of risk and safety assessment and developing effective safety plans that reduce/mitigate future risk of child abuse neglect
and improve child safety
Ability to write prepare and give clear actionable accurate and comprehensive feedback for reports or documents
Knowledge of the medical and mental health diagnosis treatment methodologies and crisis intervention for high-risk situation
Knowledge of readiness of change grief human development and the impact of trauma
Knowledge and understanding of the role of a change agent and interventions needed for a successful helping relationship and
maintenance of confidentiality
Ability to demonstrate critical thinking skills be detail oriented with highly effective verbal facilitation and written communication skills
Ability to develop skills and the skills of others via training application and supervision
Knowledge and ability to be open and accepting of others ethnicities race sexual orientation gender identity and expression (SOGIE)
Ability to collaborate and coach a diverse population of staff with competence understanding and sensitivity to the workforce and
service populations cultural and socioeconomic characteristics
Proficiency in the usage of computer software; demonstrate an understanding of computer file systems and databases e.g. Microsoft
Office Excel Outlook Teams etc
Ability to travel and work flexible hours

QUALIFICATION-EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
MSW or masters in a related human service field with a minimum of 5 years of related experience and 3 years of prior supervisory experience in
child and family casework services. Management experience involving multiple staff in several locations and outcomes performance is highly
preferred. Candidates must also have a demonstrated ability to plan budget organize and communicate in a management capacity. A Child
Welfare Employee License (CWEL) in IL is required. Candidates must be able to pass the Child Care Act and 402 Licensing Exam within 6 months
of hire if not already obtained. (Proficiency in speaking reading and writing in English and Spanish preferred.)

PHYSICAL AND SPECIAL DEMANDS
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The
employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger handle or feel objects or controls; reach with hands and arms. Objects
include a computer and keyboard calculator typical business machines such as a fax machine and copier. The employee must occasionally lift
and/or move up to 15 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.
The employee may work in and/or visit Agency offices children and families throughout Illinois and must be able to transport him/herself to
these environments. The employee is required to have a valid drivers license insurance and must be able to safely operate a motor vehicle.
LCFS is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive
consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation national
origin genetics disability age or veteran status.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Compensation will be commensurate with experience and qualifications. Lutheran Child and Family Services offers a benefit package to health
and dental insurance includes 10 paid holidays a robust paid time off/vacation/sick time policy workforce self-care and resiliency benefits life
insurance a 403(b) retirement program and performance based bonus potential.