• Oversee the design and implementation of service plans for families and children that are inclusive of stakeholders’ input; build on client strengths; that is realistic, effective, provide meaningful assistance, and are in accordance with City, State, and Federal Regulations and mandates.
• Provides coaching and support to staff to reinforce quality case practice using Solution-Based Casework.
• Ensure that staff interacts respectfully with families, foster parents, children, adolescents, and young adults.
• Build staff’s capacity to foresee and prevent casework crises through sound assessments, planning and engagement, and decision-making.
• Oversee the function of the Brooklyn office including visit schedules, crisis intervention, use of agency vehicles and other resources, and coverage.
• Recruit, hire, train, and evaluate staff with assistance from agency administration.
• Participate in Division’s strategic planning, policy-making, and training curriculum development.
• Provide direct supervision to supervisors/others as needed.
• Be on-call for a case or staff emergency.
• Prepare monthly reports of the Region’s progress and activities for the Division.
• Assist in preparation for audits and accreditation.

• Minimum five years of supervisory/management experience in a foster care setting.
• Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW/LMSW) or related field.
• Understanding of and commitment to respecting cultural diversity.
• Understanding of and ability to navigate health, mental health, education, housing, MR/DD, and other social service systems.
• Commitment to staff development; Computer literacy including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and Connections required.
• Bi-lingual Spanish/English preferred.

In full partnership with families & communities, Graham Windham strives to make a life-altering difference to children, youth and families affected by abuse, neglect and delinquency by providing each child we serve with a strong foundation for life: a safe, loving, permanent family and the opportunity and preparation to thrive in school and in the world. With over 400 full-time, part-time and On-call employees serving children and families in multiple programs throughout Westchester County, Manhattan, the Bronx, Brooklyn and Harlem, Graham Windham provides an exciting & enriching work experience.Graham has pioneered programs for New York City’s children, families and communities for over 200 years.Today, Graham is one of New York City’s leading social services organizations, providing educational and social services to over 4,000 children, young people, and parents in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Harlem.GRAHAM ‘s IMPACT: 2019 HIGHLIGHT-Graham served 4,128 children, young people, and parents across New York City.-99% of families in our prevention program, who were at risk of having children placed in foster care, remained intact six months after receiving family support services.*95 kids in foster care reunited with their families within one year and 25 were adopted.*Over 90% of children in foster care who were reunified with their families avoided re-entering foster care in the year after reunification.*92% of young people in the Graham SLAM education and career support program graduated from high school by age 21 (compared with 22% of young people across the New York City foster care system).*We helped to lead close to 100 stakeholders in successfully advocating for New York City to invest $10 million in an approach similar to Graham SLAM for young people across NYC through the Fair Futures campaign.