Public Agency Consultant

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🕒 August 26

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $70k - $90k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Youth Villages

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1986

🏥 Healthcare

🤝 Non-profit

🌍 Social Impact

Healthcare • Non-profit • Social Impact

Youth Villages is a national nonprofit organization that delivers evidence-based mental and behavioral health and child welfare services to children, young adults and families. For over 35 years it has operated residential programs, intensive in-home treatment, foster care and adoption services, specialized crisis services, and LifeSet supports for young adults exiting foster care, while partnering with public agencies and advocating for systemic improvements across child welfare, juvenile justice and children’s mental health systems.

📋 Description

• Independently lead projects focused on specific areas of improvement or opportunity for public agency sites • Conduct and manage research and operational analysis to identify improvement opportunities unique to each agency site • Conduct stakeholder interviews, agency staff interviews, case reviews, surveys, performance-data assessments, and organizational analysis • Lead practice improvement efforts in 1–2 sites while supporting efforts in an additional 2–3 sites as needed • Use statewide performance data and relevant indicators to identify future sites suited for New Allies engagement • Identify strengths and improvement opportunities within key areas of state agency practice • Communicate findings and recommendations to Youth Villages leaders, site leaders, stakeholders, and local child welfare professionals • Develop and maintain relationships with child welfare leaders • Maintain strong understanding of current developments, trends, and innovations in child welfare practice • Coordinate efforts among diverse stakeholders to streamline collective impact • Provide coaching and support to public child welfare system leaders • Develop resources and policy/practice guides • Other duties may be assigned

🎯 Requirements

• 15+ years working for a public child welfare agency (all relevant experience will be considered, including internships) • Bachelor’s degree (required) • Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW), healthcare administration (MHA/MHSA), public administration (MPA), psychology (MP), or related field (preferred) • Experience supervising child welfare professionals • Experience in both frontline work and systems-level leadership • Passion for Youth Villages’ mission and motivation to improve systems serving children and families • Ability to lead project teams with minimal oversight • Ability to develop trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders • Skilled communication, listening, presentation, and senior-leader engagement abilities • Critical thinking skills and ability to distill analyses into key insights • Ability to view child welfare agency through a system’s lens • Understanding of state and federal government funding streams supporting child welfare and adjacent services • Strong Microsoft Office skills, specifically Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook • Applicants with lived experience or a personal connection to foster care or other social service systems are strongly encouraged to apply

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug Coverage and Vision • 401(k) • 2 week paid vacation (full-time) / 1 week paid vacation (part-time) • 12 paid sick days per year • 11 paid holidays • Paid Parental Leave • Mileage & Cell Phone Reimbursement (when applicable) • Tuition reimbursement and licensure supervision • Growth & development through continuous training • Clinical and administrative advancement opportunities