Family Care Connect Director

The Family Care Connect Director is responsible for oversight of all program and services supporting the needs of care partners who have a loved one diagnosed with a neuro degenerative disease while insuring alignment with SJJCC’s mission and strategic goals.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES + RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of the needs of care partners and best practices in program delivery.
• Strategic visioning, developing, and implementing programs and services based on the community’s needs while ensuring high-quality/cutting edge support. Programs such as support groups, educational workshops, memory cafes, care partner dinners, symposium.
• Develop new programs such as a wellness/self – care programs for care partners
• Complete care partner assessments to understand needs and develop a proactive plan of action while entering this data into a software system to track data.
• Create and facilitate a care partner committee to support department goals
• Design, evaluate, and expand programs for care partners with a growth mindset.
• Build and maintain relationships with community partners to act as mutual referral source
• Track and analysis data to inform program decisions, improvements, and growth opportunities
• Oversight of monthly financials and department budget
• Public speaking engagements, tabling at conferences and networking.
• Hire Support Staff to help achieve department goals
• Facilitate ongoing staff meetings and trainings

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 3-5 years supervisory experience working in comparable setting.
• LMSW / LCSW, Mental Health Counselor
• Experience working with individuals with Dementia and other neuro degenerative illnesses and their families
• SIFI Certified
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Communication skills including strong interpersonal skills
• Exhibit patience, initiative, enthusiasm, resourcefulness and strong attention to detail.
• Ability to provide leadership and motivation to staff and work effectively with diverse groups of people.