Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) · 6 hours ago
Regional Director, Social Services - Northeast
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$102K/yr - $128K/yr
5+ years exp
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Responsibilities
Participates in drafting Social Services team components, including metrics, logic models, and narratives, for grant applications and reports.
Supports fundraising and development efforts, as well as grant reporting for the Social Services team.
Supervises, analyzes, and systematizes Social Services team’s data entry and metrics tracking in Legal Server.
Implements and updates ethical policies, procedures, and guidelines to be implemented across all field offices and compiled in an updated Social Services Handbook
Creates and updates guidelines for the Social Services team in an interdisciplinary model pertaining to attorney-client and work-product privilege, federal and state confidentiality, and mandatory reporting laws.
Implements guidelines on working with unaccompanied children working with pro bono volunteer attorneys that KIND provides mentoring for.
Creates guidelines and leads Social Services team on self-care, wellness, prevention of vicarious trauma and burn out, as well as appropriate professionalism in client relations.
Monitors and evaluates case activities, including client referrals, intakes, case strategy, and case closure through case rounds and regular check-ins.
Consults and works with KIND attorneys and legal staff to integrate holistic, trauma-informed, and client-centered services that consider both legal strategy and service needs.
Evaluates and provides expert consultation to the Social Services team and KIND attorneys on services referral, needs assessments, advocacy strategy, safety planning, and crisis management.
Provides technical assistance and expertise to KIND staff and community partners.
Obtains external expertise and training for the Social Services team for relevant case situations, as needed.
Prepares practice advisories and gathers materials regarding best practices on various topics.
Works with community partners to coordinate services and collaborate in efforts.
Assists with training and presentations.
Represents KIND at local coalitions, courts, and agencies.
Qualification
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Required
Undergraduate or graduate degree in social work, social welfare, or mental health.
Fluency in English and Spanish (oral and written) required.
Minimum of 5 years of working in social work, counseling, coordinating services, or related field.
Experience supervising multiple staff in a social services environment for at least three (3) years.
Experience working with immigrant and refugee children and youth, and low-income, diverse communities.
Experience with program metrics and evaluation.
Demonstrated ability to work effectively with people of diverse races, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientation and genders in a multicultural setting; experience working with ORR, CBP and Detained Populations.
Ability to work collaboratively across disciplines, and preferably, prior experience working with attorneys, law firms, or other legal service providers; direct experience with crisis intervention, crisis counseling, and safety planning for clients; through a trauma-informed lens.
Experience working with survivors of abuse, human trafficking, domestic violence, sexual assault or other traumatic experiences; experience advocating on behalf of limited English proficient clients.
Ability to travel periodically to field offices sites and their satellite locations, as necessary.
Detail and solution-oriented and able to effectively multi-task in a high-volume, fast-paced environment.
Ability to work within an office environment, have regular interaction (via telephone, teleconference, IM and email with KIND’s team) as well as in-person meetings with clients.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Teams and PowerPoint) or contemporary suite of skills, and data tracking tools.
Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (such as Teams, Excel, etc.).
Ability to work collaboratively and multi-task in our KIND environment, managing numerous priorities and emerging opportunities.
Excellent organizational skills with the ability to work on multiple projects in a deadline-oriented environment; ability to prioritize tasks and delegate as appropriate.
Ability to work effectively with people of diverse backgrounds, lived experiences, and communication styles.
Commitment to prioritizing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, as well as embracing transparency and authenticity in daily work life.
Be disciplined and nimble to ensure delivery on our core mission of access to justice and protection of children’s wellbeing and rights.
Ability to multitask and work with a sense of urgency in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
Committed to practicing and supporting wellbeing and a work-home life balance.
Experience working and communicating in a remote environment.
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance with KIND paying 100% of the employee only portion of the premium for one of the two medical plan options, dental, and vision
Pre-tax flexible spending account (FSA) for both medical and dependent care
Pre-tax transit and parking spending account
Employer-paid life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
Employer-paid short and long-term disability insurance
Company
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND)
Kids in Need of Defense (KIND) is the preeminent international nongovernmental organization devoted to the protection of unaccompanied and separated children.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$9MKey Investors
Eagle Bancorp
2023-10-12Debt Financing· $9M
Leadership Team
Madi Nassiri
Chief Technology Officer
Hayford Mensah, CPA,MBA,CGMA
Chief Operating Officer
Recent News
eaglebankcorp.com
2023-10-12
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