Description
Metropolitan Family Services empowers families to learn, to earn, to heal, to thrive. Part mentor, part motivator, part advocate, since 1857, Metropolitan Family Services has been the engine of change that empowers families to reach their greatest potential and positively impact their communities. Metropolitan is Illinois’ first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 117,000 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness and empowerment.
We are now hiring for a full-time Licensed Program Manager to join our Merrionette Park Team!
SALARY: Compensation is commensurate with years of related experience, position requirements, and candidate qualifications. The average salary for the position is $90,000.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Actively participates on the site leadership team. Including the development of community plans and a wide variety of center-wide decision making.
Takes leadership in working with community agencies, organizations, and institutions as appropriate to carry out program goals.
Manages all aspects of own assigned programs.
Responsible for maintaining quality and quantity of services and keeps abreast of client service needs, and participates in planning for them.
Supervises and provides consultation to assigned Program Supervisors and Senior Program Supervisors in multiple programs and/or locations around their programs.
Responsible for all personnel matters within own programs, including hiring, assigning, and terminating of staff.
Fosters leadership potential of program staff.
Responsible for the writing of program, annual, and long-range plans
Recommends, develops, and monitors program budgets.
Monitors program to assure programmatic reporting and fiscal compliance of contracts, annual, and long-range plans.
Writes public grants as requested.
Provides programmatic input in fundraising strategies.
Assures and takes leadership in appropriate integration of multi-service, multi-disciplinary, and/or agency-wide systems approach to program.
Acts as the local liaison to funders as appropriate.
Develops and maintains contacts with community groups relating to program needs.
Works effectively with diverse staff and service populations. QUALIFICATIONS:
Masters Degree in Social Work or related field from an accredited college or university, required.
Seven years of experience in social services with supervisory experience, required.
License Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Clinical Professional Counseling (LCPC), required.
Demonstrated ability to work in teams.
Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
Ability to work in a complex environment.
Must have access to a vehicle, valid driver's license and proof of insurance to perform essential job functions.
Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups. PHYSICAL DEMANDS
While performing the essential duties of this job, the employee is required to sit and stand for sustained periods of time, frequently talk, hear, use hands and fingers to feel, handle and operate objects or controls, and occasionally stand, bend, stretch, stoop, kneel and crouch.
The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and viewing a computer terminal.
The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Metropolitan Family Services offers a very generous benefits packet to our professionals:
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Medical Coverage: HMO, Traditional PPO, or PPO w/ HSA contributions.
Dental and Vision Insurance Options
12 paid Holidays
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Bereavement Pay
401K Plan
Pet Insurance
Training and Professional Development Plan with E- Learning
Wellness Initiative Program
Employee Assistance Network
Qualifications
Skills
Preferred
Analytical Skills
Advanced
Interpersonal Skills
Advanced
Organizational Skills
Advanced
Verbal and Written Communication
Advanced
Education
Required
Masters or better in Social Work or related field.
Experience
Required
7 years:
Experience in social services with supervisory experience.
Licenses & Certifications
Required
Lic Clinical Social Work
Lic Clin Prof Coun
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
