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Program Director, Resource Center for Family-Focused Practice

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Position description

The Resource Center for Family Focused Practice, a program unit within UC Davis Extension’s Center for Human Services, is a dynamic entity with a statewide reach. The Resource Center provides research, custom and standardized training, technical support, symposia and support services with the goal of integrating family-centered practice approaches to improve outcomes for children and families. The Resource Center serves professionals in a wide variety of agencies and disciplines, including child welfare; juvenile probation; mental health; education; public health; developmental services; juvenile courts; group home providers; and prevention providers. The Resource Center is primarily funded by interagency agreements with the California Department of Social Services--supplemented by additional grant funding from a variety of foundations--for a total operating budget of over $3 million annually. The Resource Center provided training to nearly 5,000 human services professionals throughout the state of California over the past year and delivers the largest single program of UCDE, a bi-annual conference for over 1100 participants from California, seven other states and Canada.

Responsibilities:
The position of Program Director (Continuing Educator II) is charged with internal and external leadership as well as overall management responsibility of program, operations and personnel for the Resource Center for Family-Focused Practice. The Program Directors is an academic leader within the Center for Human Services and serves as the principal investigator for all work conducted by the Resource Center--providing important administrative review and oversight for this work. The position has the support of seven direct reports (including a team supervisor, a project manager and five subject matter experts) and a total of 14 team members. Calling on expertise in a broad array of issues confronting human services professionals and public agency officials, the position develops partnerships with a variety of clients to conduct professional needs assessments; create educational programs and training; conduct applied research; and provide other professional and organizational development services. The position is also responsible for developing and fostering strong and positive working relationships with partners and clients, including state and county social services program leaders, professional associations, instructors and campus faculty. The position reports to the Director of the Center for Human Services and supports the Director in achieving the goals of the Center through collaborative efforts with other unit managers—sharing resources and program opportunities and representing the Center as an integrated full service organization, both externally and internally. The position further contributes to the work of the Center through instructor recruitment and development, curriculum development, research, consultation, and training.

Minimum Qualifications:
• A master’s degree in social work, public administration, education, counseling, psychology or related discipline.
• At least five (5) years of experience working in child welfare services, juvenile probation or mental health in a public or community-based agency setting.
• At least three (3) years of management experience.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.
• Well-developed skills in managing personnel, programs and resources.
• Proven skill in developing teams and fostering collaboration with diverse partners.
• Broad knowledge of the human services delivered by public agencies in California.
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to form successful relationships with diverse constituencies.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Experience establishing and maintaining budgets.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Work experience in child welfare, juvenile probation or mental health in a public agency setting. (Experience in multiple disciplines a plus.)
• Experience in continuing education is highly desirable, with expertise in curriculum development in particular.
• Significant experience directly teaching or training adult learners.
• Experience working at multiple organization levels in a human service agency.
• Knowledge of and experience applying family-focused teaming practices such as Wraparound, Child Family Teaming, Team Decision Making and Family Group Decision Making.
• Experience negotiating and managing contracts.
• Experience working with non-profit agencies and other community partners.
• Experience collaborating and advocating with state agencies and other statewide partners.

Compensation & Benefits:
Continuing Educator II salary scale: $59,028-104,148. Placement within salary range commensurate with qualifications and experience. This is an academic term position with an initial 12-month appointment, renewable annually. Full-time position accruing 13 paid holidays, 24 days vacation and 12 days sick leave. Position eligible for full UCD benefits/retirement package.

Application Requirements

Document requirements
  • Cover Letter - Letter of application detailing your qualifications

  • Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.

  • Personal Statement - Statement describing your approach to both managment & leadership

Reference requirements
  • 3-5 required (contact information only)
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Job location

Davis, CA