Job Description
Job 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 (MFS) 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 Program Manager to join our Team at DuPage!
SALARY: The average starting salary for this position will fall in the range of $75,000 and $88,000 annually. Where candidates fall in this range will be based on skill and experience level.
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.
- 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.
- 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 population.
- Other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree required. Licensure as required by assigned program.
- 7+ years of post-bachelors experience OR 5+ years post-masters experience in social services with increasing levels of
administrative and supervisory responsibility.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES:
- Demonstrated ability to work in teams.
- Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work in a complex environment.
- Mobility for travel.
- Ability to work effectively with diverse individuals and groups.
TRANSPORTATION/TRAVLE REQUIREMENTS:
- Driving for work required with a personally owned vehicle.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Satisfactorily pass all screenings and criminal background checks.
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 25 pounds.
Metropolitan Family Services puts our people first with a top-of-the-line benefits package. Find out more by clicking here!
Some highlights include:
- Medical Coverage, Dental Coverage, and Vision Coverage.
- Metropolitan Family Services contributions of $2,000 to individual, and $4,000 to family, HSA accounts, pro-rated to your benefits start date.
- FREE General Medicine and Behavioral Health Teladoc services provided to all team members.
- Ascensus 401K plan services with a 4% employer match, vested at 100% on day one of eligibility.
And so much more! Make sure you click here to see the full suite of benefits offered!
MORE ABOUT US:
Metropolitan is Illinois' first comprehensive human services agency and reaches more than 122,970 individuals and families in Chicago, Evanston/Skokie, the southwest suburbs, and DuPage County with services promoting education, economic stability, emotional wellness, and empowerment.