Chief Operating Officer Children's Services

The Groden Center

• $120K — $150K *
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Education, Special Education, Social Work, Non-Profit Management, or related field (Bachelor's with equivalent experience accepted).
  • 7 to 10 years of progressive leadership experience in educational, residential, outpatient, community-based, behavioral health, or human-services nonprofit settings.
  • Experience overseeing multi-program or multi-site operations.
  • Strong executive management and budgeting skills.
  • Proven abilities in program development and quality improvement.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily administration of school, residential, outpatient, and community-based programs.
  • Participate in strategic planning initiatives.
  • Ensure high standards of care and safety for all individuals served.
  • Foster an inclusive and trauma-informed work culture.
  • Maintain compliance with all regulatory and accreditation requirements.
  • Oversee health and safety protocols for facilities and community services.
  • Collaborate with clinical and administrative leaders to meet service requirements.
  • Partner with CFO to manage operational budgets and monitor expenditures.

Benefits

  • Company paid 80% of health insurance with Blue Cross Blue Shield.
  • Company paid 100% of dental insurance with Delta Dental (individual).
  • Vision insurance with VSP.
  • 401K with company match and ROTH contribution plan.
  • Up to 24 days of paid time off in your first year.
Full Job Description
Job Posting TitleChief Operating Officer Children's Services

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

  • Oversee and coordinate the daily administration of school, residential, outpatient, and community-based programs.
  • Participate in the development and execution of strategic planning initiatives.
  • Ensure high standards of care, safety, clinical quality, accessibility, and developmental support for students, residents, and individuals served in community settings.
  • Foster an inclusive, positive, trauma-informed, person-centered, and community-responsive work culture.
  • Maintain strict adherence to applicable state, federal, local, contractual, accreditation, licensing, documentation, and payer requirements across school, residential, outpatient, and community-based services.
  • Oversee health, safety, emergency response, clinical escalation, and field-safety protocols for facilities and community service locations.
  • Ensure outpatient and community-based services meet authorization, medical-necessity, billing-support, documentation-timeliness, and service-plan requirements in collaboration with clinical and administrative leaders.
  • Partner with CFO to develop and manage operational budgets for school, residential, and community-based programs.
  • Monitor and manage expenditures, staffing productivity, service utilization, reimbursement trends, and contract performance to support fiscal sustainability and target alignment.
  • Partner with finance and program leaders to address variances, optimize resources, and support responsible growth of outpatient and community-based capacity.


Minimum Qualifications:

  • Master's degree in Education, Special Education, Social Work, Non-Profit Management, or a related field (Bachelor's with equivalent experience accepted).
  • Minimum of 7 to 10 years of progressive leadership experience in educational, residential, outpatient, community-based, behavioral health, or human-services nonprofit settings, including oversight of multi-program or multi-site operations.
  • Strong executive management, budgeting, program development, quality improvement, and cross-departmental supervision abilities.


Preferred Qualifications:

    • Demonstrated ability to oversee outpatient workflows, community-based service delivery, referral relationships, caseload management, access and utilization, interdisciplinary coordination, and outcome measurement.
    • Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and respond effectively to inquiries or complaints from individuals, families, regulatory agencies, payers, and external partners.


Excellent Comprehensive Benefit Package!!
  • Company Paid 80% of Health Insurance with Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Company Paid 100% of Dental Insurance with Delta Dental (Individual)
  • Vision Insurance with VSP
  • Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA)
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DCFSA)
  • 401K with Company Match / ROTH Contribution Plan
  • Free Long Term Disability Insurance
  • Free Life Insurance
  • AFLAC
  • Voluntary Pet Insurance
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Up to 24 days of Paid Time Off in your First Year!
  • 12 Paid Holidays
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Opportunities for paid CEUs
  • Mileage Reimbursement
  • Cell phone stipend

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