Statewide Illinois Crisis Prevention Network Director

Statewide Illinois Crisis Prevention Network Director 

Salary Range: $110,000.00 - $120,000.00 annually

* This position may have a primary location at any one of two statewide offices (Hillside or Rockford) 

Summary: The Hope Statewide Director of the Illinois Crisis Prevention Network (ICPN) provides overall administrative and clinical leadership to ICPN and its employees, oversees day-to-day functions of the crisis services provided, supports ICPN team members in meetings, trainings and in communication with community providers, families, the Department of Human Services and any other agencies as needed; assists and encourages ICPN staff members in developmental growth, participates in the Professional Development Initiative contract deliverables by directly providing community trainings or assigning them to other team members.

WHO WE ARE 

Hope is a multi-state non-profit that provides clinical, education and residential services to individuals with disabilities across age spans. ICPNs mission is to bridge the gap between crisis management and crisis prevention by providing support and stability for children and adults experiencing behavioral, mental health, and/or medical challenges, so they may live and flourish in their community. 

WHAT YOU WILL DO 

• Clinical Support/Supervision/Leadership (40%) 
  • Delivers clinical & administrative supervision to ICPN Clinical Supervisors and team members, ensuring comprehensive and effective services are rendered to the individual in crisis, his/her family and other community agency providers; as warranted, ensures action plans, personal support plans, behavior planning, and other interventions are meeting the individual’s needs, ensuring necessary actions are taken to address challenges.   
  • Ensures that all required documentation is produced in timely correspondence with the provided services and routinely collaborates with the Clinical Supervisors for quality audits.
  • Provides guidance across ICPN teams regarding challenges with agency and provider training needs, clinical deficits and agency resistance or noncompliance; when appropriate develops plans for conflict resolution among families/guardians and community agencies; reorganizes work and caseloads across teams as necessary; provides ongoing opportunities for teams to collaborate and provide innovative training and a thorough clinical approach to each client. 

•  Hope Agency & Grant Management (30%) 

  • Oversees the day-to-day operations for Hope ICPN teams; provides guidance to the Clinical Supervisors related to recruitment, interviewing, selection and training new team members; provides for overall team performance management and identifies areas of needed improvement; provides regular and ongoing access and availability to direct reports. 
  • Develops and tracks data metrics across teams; analyzes and illustrates performance and impact trends statewide; provides inclusive data for annual report; ensures state contract deliverables are documented; reviews survey results and makes strategic and operational recommendations. 
  • Participates in the development of ICPN office budgets; provides data and input related to personnel salaries, program expenses, vehicle and crisis travel costs as well as needed clinical resources; guides and advises ICPN offices on operational issues related to finances, state and agency policy.
  • Assists with shaping Hope policies, priorities, and strategic goals through active participation in the Senior/Executive leadership groups, annual strategic planning and the development and implementation of annual operational goals across ICPN sites.

•  Professional Development Initiative (10%) 

  • Provides or oversees direct training to community provider agencies and their teams as well as families and guardians related to the implementation of intervention plans and reliable, valid data collection techniques for individuals served.
  • Collaborates and manages the development of all community-based training initiatives or requests for professional development from state and local entities; trains and presents at local at national conferences as well as locally and statewide on relevant topics and industry trends. 

•  External Collaboration (20%) 

  • Attends, engages, and collaborates in relevant discussions with the Department of Human Services DD Division, Trinity SST, SSH and/or SODC/SOMH; engages with Trinity ICPN leadership as needed to discuss trends, deliverables and develop and determine short- and long-term program plans collaboratively.
• Other Functions
  • Provides or models direct crisis services for persons served at risk of being displaced from their current placement, ensures family and/or support staff is appropriately trained and have the tools needed to effectively implement the action/personal support plan for the individual as needed.
  • Participates in special projects and/or clinical opportunities for collaboration, research, and development.
  • Offers referral supports through consent review with families and guardians; prepares documents or assessments; scans and organizes records orders testing materials or other supplies as needed.
  • Provides Trinity and Hope teams technical support and serves to coordinate requests for information technology supports across statewide database.

WHAT YOU WILL BRING 

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, applied behavior analysis, or related field
• Five plus years’ experience working with individuals with DD/ID in residential or therapeutic settings
• Ability to lead and motivate teams to work in a high stress/high impact environment. 
• Willingness to travel to various work sites and provider agencies in a flexible settings. 
• Comfort in working professionally with people from a wide variety of cultural and socio-economic backgrounds. 

 WHAT WE PREFER 

• Doctoral level degree in related field of study. 
• Subject matter expert concerning residential provider agencies. 
• Experienced and respected keynote speaker or conference presenter. 
• Fluent in best practices, treatments, and interventions across diverse populations. 

WHAT YOU WILL GET 

• 23 days of PTO annually, 11 paid holidays 
• Voluntary health, dental, vision, flexible spending options 
• Short- & long-term disability, life and AD&D 
• Tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents  
• 3% 401(k) profit share and $300 annual match after 1000 hours. 
• Workforce culture focused on employee engagement and recognition