Program Director Lake County

Redwood Community Services (RCS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening individuals families and communities through behavioral health child welfare youth development housing and support services. Our work changes lives every day and our employees make that possible.

We are seeking an experienced strategic and collaborative Director of Lake County Programs to provide leadership and oversight for a diverse portfolio of behavioral health child welfare youth development and community-based services throughout Lake County. The ideal candidate is a mission-driven leader with strong clinical knowledge operational expertise and a passion for supporting children youth families and communities. This role requires the ability to balance program quality fiscal stewardship staff development community partnerships and innovative service delivery while ensuring excellence in care and outcomes.

What Youll Do

Key responsibilities include:

• Provide overall leadership direction and oversight for Lake County programs ensuring high-quality services across behavioral health rehabilitation substance use disorder treatment foster care wraparound residential and school-based programs.
• Oversee clinical and program operations while promoting effective coordination of services for children youth families and individuals with complex behavioral health and social service needs.
• Monitor program performance revenue and expenditures to ensure fiscal responsibility sustainability and alignment with organizational goals.
• Participate in strategic planning program development and implementation of new services that respond to emerging community needs and funding opportunities.
• Collaborate with clinical leadership to support treatment planning program reviews quality improvement activities and resolution of reportable incidents and service concerns.
• Provide leadership in budget planning review financial performance and authorize expenditures consistent with approved budgets and organizational priorities.
• Recruit interview hire supervise mentor and develop program managers supervisors clinicians rehabilitation specialists and support staff.
• Foster a positive collaborative culture through staff development training coaching performance management and succession planning efforts.
• Work closely with leadership teams across RCS to ensure seamless coordination among programs and alignment with the agencys mission values and strategic objectives.
• Establish and maintain productive partnerships with county agencies schools child welfare organizations behavioral health providers regional centers community partners and other stakeholders.
• Represent RCS within community collaboratives public meetings and professional organizations to strengthen partnerships and advance services for vulnerable populations.
• Ensure compliance with licensing requirements contractual obligations organizational policies and applicable regulatory standards while promoting continuous quality improvement.
• Prepare and review program reports operational data and outcome measures to support informed decision-making and effective communication with executive leadership and the Board of Directors.
• Respond to complex operational issues critical incidents and crisis situations while maintaining a focus on safety service quality and positive outcomes.
• Support community engagement public relations fundraising special projects and organizational initiatives as assigned.

What Were Looking For

The successful candidate will bring:

• A masters degree in Behavioral Science Social Work Psychology Counseling or a related field.
• California BBS licensure (or eligibility consistent with program requirements).
• Significant leadership and supervisory experience in behavioral health child welfare youth services or related community-based programs.
• Experience managing complex programs budgets contracts and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong clinical judgment strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication relationship-building and community partnership abilities.
• A commitment to trauma-informed culturally responsive family-centered and strengths-based services.

Why Join RCS

At RCS youll have the opportunity to lead meaningful programs that improve the lives of children youth and families while working alongside dedicated professionals who share a commitment to service innovation and community impact. Youll play a key role in shaping programs developing staff strengthening partnerships and helping advance our mission of building healthier and stronger communities throughout Lake County.

We offer:

• Meaningful work with a respected nonprofit organization
• Collaborative and supportive team environment
• Opportunities for professional development
• Stable mission-focused employment
• Comprehensive benefits package (for eligible employees)
• The opportunity to make a real impact every day