Program Director- HEART Program

Hope For Youth is a nonprofit organization specializing in child welfare services. For over 50 years, Hope For Youth strives to provide positive outcomes for children, adolescents, and families. We are also honored to announce that the Hauppauge Industrial Association of Long Island (HIA-LI), an advocate for its member organizations since 1978, has recognized HFY as their Not-For Profit Business Award honoree for Excellence in 2025! 😊

The Nassau Prevention Program, which HFY calls "H.E.A.R.T", (Helping Enhance Attachments and Remain Together) is a program of time-limited, family-oriented, supportive and rehabilitative child welfare services, which are provided to children and their families for the purposes of :

• Averting a disruption of a family that will or could result in the imminent placement of a child in foster care;
• Enabling a child who has been placed in foster care to return to his / her family at an earlier time other than would otherwise be possible; or
• Reducing the likelihood that a child who has been discharged from foster care would return to such care.

To be a successful Program Director you must be ready, willing, and able to do the following always :

1. Function within the policies and procedures as outlined in the program practice guide and employee manual.

2. Responsible for the overall administration of the program including but not limited to the planning, organizing and launching of the program and ensuring its continued success.

3. Collaborate with the clinical supervisors in the coordination of the delivery of the clinical services.

4. Develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure its ongoing success in accordance with HFY practices.

5. Meet weekly with the Program Supervisor.

6. Be responsible for communication as needed with supervisory personnel at Nassau DSS and the court.

7. Gather all program statistics to prepare reports for submission.

8. Participate in treatment team, case review, and other meetings

9. Working collaboratively with referral resources and any other agency working with the family and the court

10. Working as a part of an interdisciplinary team.

11. Providing support for other projects and locations; travel as needed

12. Sit in on agency committees such as Training and Staff Development and Continuous Quality Improvement.

13. Adhere to state regulations and applicable code of conduct.

14. Perform other resulting and necessary work to meet the needs and requirements of the clients, the program, Hope For Youth, oversight agency and any other regulatory obligations

To qualify for this job you need to have at minimum :

1. LMSW with 7 years Supervisory experience

2. Knowledge of and experience working in child serving systems

3. Communication and leadership skills

4. Excellent written, verbal and computer skills

5. Flexible work schedule to accommodate program needs

6. Valid NYS Driver's License in good standing

7. Physical Requirements : ongoing access to reliable vehicle and driving own vehicle for work, be willing to attend home visits, work from various HFY locations, and conferences as needed read / write reports and log entries, walking / standing, bending / stooping, kneeling / squatting, climbing stairs, reaching overhead, repetitive wrist / finger movements, routinely lift 10lbs and occasionally lift to 50lbs.

This Opportunity is being offered as Full Time, 35 hour work week working

Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please include a resume, cover letter and salary requirements. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

All positions are subject to background screening as required by law or contract, including but not limited to : Staff Exclusion List (SEL), State Central Child Abuse Registry (SCR), DMV record review, criminal records screening, reference checks, for some roles, and a physical exam. Hope For Youth is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Excellent training and leadership opportunities available throughout employment and more.

Here are some of the other benefits of working for Hope for Youth.

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