[Hiring] Program Director @Tennessee Voices For Children

Role Description

The Early Childhood Program Director is responsible for the strategic oversight, coordination, and implementation of all grant-funded activities within the organization’s Early Childhood Program portfolio. This role provides leadership, supervision, and operational direction to ensure high-quality service delivery, adherence to grant requirements, compliance with applicable regulations, and alignment with organizational mission and system-of-care principles.

• Oversee, coordinate, and implement all components of assigned early childhood grant scopes.
• Ensure all phases of the Wraparound process are implemented with fidelity and high quality.
• Provide direct supervision and leadership to Early Childhood Program Managers, Program Coordinator, Data Coordinator, and Intake Coordinator.
• Support staff development efforts, including training in culturally responsive practices, consultative approaches, and fostering brave and psychologically safe team environments.
• Monitor, manage, and oversee assigned program budgets in collaboration with the Sr. Director and CFO/CIO.
• Ensure timely, accurate, and compliant documentation and data reporting to meet agency, funder, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate with leadership to support continuous quality improvement initiatives across services and processes.
• Represent the organization at conferences, community events, policy-making bodies, and advisory groups to promote cross-system collaboration and expansion of early childhood mental health services.
• Support recruitment efforts, program presentations, and coordination of community events.
• Establish clear workload expectations, monitor performance, and guide professional development for direct reports.
• Facilitate regular individual supervision, group supervision, and team meetings.
• Oversee administrative functions including review and approval of time sheets, PTO requests, mileage reimbursement, and payment requests.
• Coordinate with program leadership to ensure efficient intake processes, service transitions, data collection, and service delivery.
• Maintain clear and consistent communication between agency leadership and direct service staff.
• Ensure compliance with all federal, state, agency, and accreditation standards, including CARF requirements.
• Participate in required supervision, staff meetings, training sessions, and professional development activities.
• Pursuing professional endorsement through the Association of Infant Mental Health in Tennessee, as required.
• Other duties/or tasks as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, counseling, education, or a closely related field required.
• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, education, or a closely related field (preferred).
• Minimum of five (5) years of relevant professional experience working with parents of children and youth, state and local agencies, and task forces or other community groups; and in parent training, consultation, and support.
• Demonstrated experience in program management, supervision, and fiscal oversight.
• Experience working with children and families impacted by complex behavioral, developmental, and mental health needs.

Requirements

• Strong leadership, supervision, collaboration, and customer service skills.
• Demonstrate knowledge of early childhood best practices, community-based services, cross-system collaboration, and system-of-care principles.
• Exhibit strong communication, organization, problem-solving, computer skills, independent time management, and readiness to travel locally and statewide.

Benefits

• Employees are evaluated on an annual basis.
• Performance Reviews are completed electronically by the employee’s direct supervisor then reviewed and approved by regional or program leadership.
• Employees are given the opportunity to review their performance evaluation with their supervisor and will be required to acknowledge receipt of the annual review electronically.