Assistant Program Director

Assistant Program Director – Vallejo, CA

Looking for a meaningful career supporting vulnerable youth in your community? Join our team as the Assistant Program Director for our Enhances Intensive Services Foster Care (E-ISFC) program. The Assistant Program Director will support with intake and placement, supervision of caseworkers and staff, service coordination, and will provide support to the Program Director. This role is hybrid (remote, on-site, and community based).

See details below, and apply today!

Alternative Family Services is a Foster Family, Adoption and Mental Health Agency that has been serving abused and neglected children in our community since 1973. Our mission is to support vulnerable children and families in need of stability, safety, and well‑being in communities. We provide a wide range of foster, adoption, mental health and transition‑aged youth services in English and Spanish.

We have eight locations throughout the Bay Area and 200 employees. We celebrate diversity, equal opportunity, and excellence. AFS offers an excellent benefits package, see below!

• Master’s degree in Social Work or comparable masters degree acceptable by Community Care Licensing for caseworker supervision required.
• Minimum 1 year case management experience in foster care/adoptions setting or comparable experience.
• Must be fully qualified as an AFS social worker/case manager.
• LCSW or MFCC preferred.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish a plus!
• Experience in foster care, residential or group home care desirable
• Obtain and maintain fingerprint and government and Agency required background clearances
• CPR/First Aid certification
• Able to drive and transport children into a variety of community settings using a personal vehicle that is maintained in safe working order
• Valid California driver’s license with an acceptable driving record and auto insurance showing as an insured driver on the policy
• Possess a high level of integrity, honesty and strong work ethic
• Able to read and write fluently in English
• Able to meet the specific linguistic needs of the target population
• Possess strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to serve a diverse client and family population with cultural awareness
• Able to maintain a professional demeanor in a stressful environment
• Able to interact calmly and professionally with clients who may act out due to behavioral disabilities
• Able to interact with co‑workers, county representatives, and other treatment team members as part of a cooperative team
• Able to work with minimal direct supervision and manage time and prioritize workload

• Coordinate all aspects of intake and pre‑placement with referring agencies, AFS, foster families, and other agencies involved in client’s life
• Ensure compliance with CCR Title 22 child placement provisions
• Prepare and complete intake and placement paperwork on each placement
• Perform individual intake interviews with client and resource families
• Facilitate all pre‑placement visits if necessary
• Actively place clients in resource homes
• Complete an Intake CANS assessment
• Transport clients using personal vehicle that is maintained in safe working order into a variety of community settings
• On‑call placement some nights and weekends

• Foster home recertification
• In‑field supervision
• Paperwork and file review
• Crisis management
• Community Care Licensing reporting
• TDM participation
• Weekly supervision
• Annual evaluations
• Other tasks as directed

• General coordination of Wrap‑Around service delivery (tutor, transport, mentor)
• Hire and supervise of Wrap‑Around service providers (tutors, mentors, transportation workers)

• Facilitation and/or co‑facilitation of Foster Parent Groups on a monthly basis
• Staff meeting facilitation when program director is not available
• On‑call/crisis response responsibilities to case managers and foster families when Program Director is not available
• Staff supervision when Program Director is not available
• Manage and direct “End of Month” data to accounting when Program Director is not available