Director of LSSI Works
Fort Wayne, IN Fort Wayne, IN Full-time Full-time $70,000 - $80,000 a year $70,000 - $80,000 a year 6 days ago 6 days ago 6 days ago WHY WORK FOR LSSI? Lutheran Social Services of Indiana expresses the love of Jesus Christ for all people through services that empower individuals and families to move toward social, emotional, and spiritual wholeness.
We seek to promote the overall health of our community by focusing on impacting families facing the most challenging obstacles with the skills necessary to make positive life choices as evidenced by advancement toward economic and family stability.
LSSI spent years researching local and national workforce development programs, seeking to understand the types of programs that are most effective in creating lasting change for systemically affected and unemployed individuals.
The outcome of that research resulted in the creation of our own Workforce Development Program called LSSI WORKS:
https:
//lssin.
org/our-programs/lssi-works/, using the highly successful, long-term, and unique model of Cara Plus out of Chicago, Illinois:
https:
//caracollective.
org/ SUMMARY OF WORK:
The Director of LSSI Works is responsible for the start-up, strategic growth, and sustainability of the LSSI Works workforce initiative.
This person will lead a team to help those who are systemically affected or unemployed build the personal and professional skills needed to obtain sustainable employment.
This role requires a high level of adaptability as the Director will engage in leading initiatives to develop and implement recruitment strategies to build, attract program participants as well as employment and referral partners.
Key aspects of the Director's role are running a start-up, project management, strategic development, relationship management, conceptual and futuristic thinking, community engagement, teambuilding, vision casting, budgeting and fundraising.
Essential Duties and
Responsibilities:
Overall
Responsibilities:
The Director will hire, lead and develop a staff with the goal of helping those who are systemically affected or unemployed.
This role requires a high level of strategic capabilities, as the Director will be inaugurating, developing, and growing LSSI Works for long term success.
The Director will lead initiatives to create a robust participant pipeline, training, and placement strategies, as well as building relationships with external stakeholders.
The Director will report to The Chief Program Officer and will work to establish standards and measures of accountability.
Essential Duties and
Responsibilities:
Executive and Program Management
Responsibilities:
? Engages in futuristic thinking and strategic planning to set program direction and anticipates challenges and builds sustainability within the program.
? Responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously evaluating participant outcomes.
? Stays abreast of best workforce development practices and establishes standards.
? Establishes KPIs and evaluates all objectives while providing accurate reporting and analysis.
? Ensure participants receive comprehensive services in line with LSSI's strategic direction, organizational goals, and has maximum impact.
? Hires, develops, leads, coaches, and manages a high performing team of service professionals.
Relationship Management and Business Development Oversees the growth of employment and referral partners to increase program participation.
Drives and coordinates the implementation of new service line development.
Stewards and enhances relationships with Cara's affiliate partners.
Assists in grant applications and seeking alternative funding.
Nurtures strong positive relationships with community partners and represents LSSI to the community, stakeholders, within professional organizations and the media.
Program Management Creates and executes a strategic plan and casts a clear vision for LSSI Works within the strategic plan of Lutheran Social Services, Indiana.
Ensures program policies and procedures are maintained and followed.
Fully manages program budget and revenue generation.
Provides input, generates proposals, and monitors budget compliance.
Manages program and delivery of service according to the standards within the critical elements and Counsel on Accreditation (COA) standards.
Engages in strategic planning to set program direction, anticipate challenges, and build sustainability.
Actively oversees the internal and external referral programs.
Education and
Experience:
Bachelor's degree in business management, Social Work, Psychology, or related fields required.
Five years of related experience in program management, staffing, or workforce development preferred.
Experience in management of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) databases required.
Valid driver's license, in force auto insurance and vehicle for full time business use required.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, & Outlook required.
LSSI Core Values:
Commitment to excellence:
Makes sure program standards meet all applicable laws, federal guidelines, and accrediting bodies while balancing client services.
Hope now and for eternity:
Ensures hope to clients and to staff who are providing direct care to those in need.
Respect for all people:
Upholds respect for all clients and staff and ensures program services are meeting the needs of the community.
Integrity in relationships and resources:
Gains the trust of other organizations, staff, and the leadership team through sound work standards and performance.
Service as a reflection of our Faith:
Treats others as the mission of the organization reflects.
Trust in Christ and His Word:
Establish trust with clients, staff, and partners by serving those in need with compassion.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position.
Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
Compensation and
Benefits:
$70-80K based on qualifications and experience Holidays and Paid Time Off Apply Here:
https:
//docs.
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com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1LNRlUYP0o8y-ULIMHIFqRRhyBd1TOlW_8tA51d_nb2gqqw/viewform?pli=1 Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
$70,000.
00 - $80,000.
00 per year
Benefits:
401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Vision insurance Schedule:
8 hour shift Work Location:
In person Bachelor's degree in business management, Social Work, Psychology, or related fields required.
Five years of related experience in program management, staffing, or workforce development preferred.
Experience in management of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) databases required.
Valid driver's license, in force auto insurance and vehicle for full time business use required.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, & Outlook required.
Commitment to excellence:
Makes sure program standards meet all applicable laws, federal guidelines, and accrediting bodies while balancing client services.
Hope now and for eternity:
Ensures hope to clients and to staff who are providing direct care to those in need.
Respect for all people:
Upholds respect for all clients and staff and ensures program services are meeting the needs of the community.
Integrity in relationships and resources:
Gains the trust of other organizations, staff, and the leadership team through sound work standards and performance.
Service as a reflection of our Faith:
Treats others as the mission of the organization reflects.
Trust in Christ and His Word:
Establish trust with clients, staff, and partners by serving those in need with compassion.
401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Vision insurance 8 hour shift.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
We seek to promote the overall health of our community by focusing on impacting families facing the most challenging obstacles with the skills necessary to make positive life choices as evidenced by advancement toward economic and family stability.
LSSI spent years researching local and national workforce development programs, seeking to understand the types of programs that are most effective in creating lasting change for systemically affected and unemployed individuals.
The outcome of that research resulted in the creation of our own Workforce Development Program called LSSI WORKS:
https:
//lssin.
org/our-programs/lssi-works/, using the highly successful, long-term, and unique model of Cara Plus out of Chicago, Illinois:
https:
//caracollective.
org/ SUMMARY OF WORK:
The Director of LSSI Works is responsible for the start-up, strategic growth, and sustainability of the LSSI Works workforce initiative.
This person will lead a team to help those who are systemically affected or unemployed build the personal and professional skills needed to obtain sustainable employment.
This role requires a high level of adaptability as the Director will engage in leading initiatives to develop and implement recruitment strategies to build, attract program participants as well as employment and referral partners.
Key aspects of the Director's role are running a start-up, project management, strategic development, relationship management, conceptual and futuristic thinking, community engagement, teambuilding, vision casting, budgeting and fundraising.
Essential Duties and
Responsibilities:
Overall
Responsibilities:
The Director will hire, lead and develop a staff with the goal of helping those who are systemically affected or unemployed.
This role requires a high level of strategic capabilities, as the Director will be inaugurating, developing, and growing LSSI Works for long term success.
The Director will lead initiatives to create a robust participant pipeline, training, and placement strategies, as well as building relationships with external stakeholders.
The Director will report to The Chief Program Officer and will work to establish standards and measures of accountability.
Essential Duties and
Responsibilities:
Executive and Program Management
Responsibilities:
? Engages in futuristic thinking and strategic planning to set program direction and anticipates challenges and builds sustainability within the program.
? Responsible for developing, implementing, and continuously evaluating participant outcomes.
? Stays abreast of best workforce development practices and establishes standards.
? Establishes KPIs and evaluates all objectives while providing accurate reporting and analysis.
? Ensure participants receive comprehensive services in line with LSSI's strategic direction, organizational goals, and has maximum impact.
? Hires, develops, leads, coaches, and manages a high performing team of service professionals.
Relationship Management and Business Development Oversees the growth of employment and referral partners to increase program participation.
Drives and coordinates the implementation of new service line development.
Stewards and enhances relationships with Cara's affiliate partners.
Assists in grant applications and seeking alternative funding.
Nurtures strong positive relationships with community partners and represents LSSI to the community, stakeholders, within professional organizations and the media.
Program Management Creates and executes a strategic plan and casts a clear vision for LSSI Works within the strategic plan of Lutheran Social Services, Indiana.
Ensures program policies and procedures are maintained and followed.
Fully manages program budget and revenue generation.
Provides input, generates proposals, and monitors budget compliance.
Manages program and delivery of service according to the standards within the critical elements and Counsel on Accreditation (COA) standards.
Engages in strategic planning to set program direction, anticipate challenges, and build sustainability.
Actively oversees the internal and external referral programs.
Education and
Experience:
Bachelor's degree in business management, Social Work, Psychology, or related fields required.
Five years of related experience in program management, staffing, or workforce development preferred.
Experience in management of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) databases required.
Valid driver's license, in force auto insurance and vehicle for full time business use required.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, & Outlook required.
LSSI Core Values:
Commitment to excellence:
Makes sure program standards meet all applicable laws, federal guidelines, and accrediting bodies while balancing client services.
Hope now and for eternity:
Ensures hope to clients and to staff who are providing direct care to those in need.
Respect for all people:
Upholds respect for all clients and staff and ensures program services are meeting the needs of the community.
Integrity in relationships and resources:
Gains the trust of other organizations, staff, and the leadership team through sound work standards and performance.
Service as a reflection of our Faith:
Treats others as the mission of the organization reflects.
Trust in Christ and His Word:
Establish trust with clients, staff, and partners by serving those in need with compassion.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position.
Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
Compensation and
Benefits:
$70-80K based on qualifications and experience Holidays and Paid Time Off Apply Here:
https:
//docs.
google.
com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd1LNRlUYP0o8y-ULIMHIFqRRhyBd1TOlW_8tA51d_nb2gqqw/viewform?pli=1 Job Type:
Full-time Pay:
$70,000.
00 - $80,000.
00 per year
Benefits:
401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Vision insurance Schedule:
8 hour shift Work Location:
In person Bachelor's degree in business management, Social Work, Psychology, or related fields required.
Five years of related experience in program management, staffing, or workforce development preferred.
Experience in management of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) databases required.
Valid driver's license, in force auto insurance and vehicle for full time business use required.
Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, & Outlook required.
Commitment to excellence:
Makes sure program standards meet all applicable laws, federal guidelines, and accrediting bodies while balancing client services.
Hope now and for eternity:
Ensures hope to clients and to staff who are providing direct care to those in need.
Respect for all people:
Upholds respect for all clients and staff and ensures program services are meeting the needs of the community.
Integrity in relationships and resources:
Gains the trust of other organizations, staff, and the leadership team through sound work standards and performance.
Service as a reflection of our Faith:
Treats others as the mission of the organization reflects.
Trust in Christ and His Word:
Establish trust with clients, staff, and partners by serving those in need with compassion.
401(k) 401(k) matching Dental insurance Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Retirement plan Vision insurance 8 hour shift.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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