Riverside Community Care
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Assistant Vice President of Child and Family Services
*Independent Licensure Required - LICSW, LMHC, or LMFT*
We are seeking an Assistant Vice President for our Child and Family Services Division!
Riverside’s Child and Family Services provide mental healthcare, early childhood programs, and family support services – and we are dedicated to helping families succeed. We offer a range of programs that serve children and families at all levels of development – including before birth. Our goal is to keep the family at the center of care and focused on their child.
In this vital role, the Assistant Vice President of Child and Family Services is responsible for overseeing, planning, administering, and supervising division operations. They ensure the delivery of high-quality, strength-based, and family- and community-focused services that are fiscally viable and adaptable to the diverse needs of those served. This role also requires a strong commitment to culture and belonging across all areas of work.
The AVP will:
- Ensure the delivery of high-quality, family-centered services that reflect a deep commitment to excellence, and are responsive to the unique cultural, social, and economic needs of all individuals and communities.
- Demonstrate adaptability by fostering a culture that embraces change, continuously improving the quality of care, and ensuring programs are flexible to meet evolving community needs.
- Lead strategic planning for the Division, ensuring alignment with both short-term and long-term organizational goals, while maintaining a focus on the effectiveness of services across all levels.
- Promote organizational effectiveness by ensuring that all services meet regulatory requirements, and by providing appropriate staff support to enhance team performance, retention, and satisfaction.
- Oversee the effective and efficient implementation of programs that align with the mission of Riverside and are fiscally viable, ensuring sustainability and continued impact.
- Provide back-up oversight of the entire Division in the absence of the Vice President for Child and Family Services, stepping into leadership roles when necessary to ensure smooth operations.
- Lead by example and through policy to foster a culture of mutual support, respect, active community partnership, personal responsibility, empowerment, and continuous improvement in staff skills and Child and Family Services programs.
- Provide leadership and oversight to ensure that the human rights of youth and families across the division are upheld, clearly communicated, and integrated into service delivery, fostering a person-centered, client-driven approach grounded in social consciousness and sustainability.
- Oversee and support program leadership responsible for ensuring the effective delivery of high-quality, person-centered services, providing guidance, accountability, and strategic direction to maintain excellence and alignment with organizational goals.
Key Competencies:
- Ability to lead with flexibility for change, responding to the evolving landscape of behavioral healthcare and human services.
- Expertise in strategic planning, identifying opportunities for growth and improvement while maintaining a focus on quality service delivery.
- Commitment to culture and belonging, ensuring that programs and services are designed to be responsive to all populations and community needs.
- Strong organizational effectiveness, ensuring seamless coordination and collaboration across multiple programs and services to enhance the overall impact
- Ability to build rapport and work effectively with a diverse, multicultural team of program staff, community partners, and families, with an understanding of and sensitivity to the needs of a neurodiverse population.
Why You'll Love Riverside
We make a true difference in people’s lives through rewarding work. Most of our jobs come with great benefits – including healthcare, numerous professional development opportunities, and generous time off - all in a respectful and inclusive environment, perhaps why Riverside was named a Boston Globe Top Workplace and a best-in-state employer by Forbes.
Benefits include:
- Comprehensive, high-quality health, dental, and vision insurance options
- Flexible Spending Accounts – both medical and dependent care
- Eleven paid holidays
- Separate accruals for vacation (increases with tenure), personal, and sick time
- Tax-deferred 403(b) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Employee Assistance Plan / Travel Assistance Plan
- Employee bonus for referrals resulting in hiring
- Discounts to movie theaters, sporting, and entertainment events
- Employee YMCA discount: 10% off a YMCA monthly membership and 50% off the joiner’s fee
Learn more about our benefits and culture:
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Required Skills
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
- Basic computer fluency, including Microsoft Office
- Valid driver’s license and regular access to a reliable vehicle
Required Experience
- Minimum of a Master's Degree in a clinical behavioral health discipline
- Massachusetts licensure at an independent level of practice (LICSW/LMHC/LMFT)
- Minimum 7 years' experience in healthcare/human services with at least 5 years supervisory and management experience
- Experience/ knowledge of budget development, fiscal and operational oversight, operating in a 3rd party billing and managed care contracted environment
Riverside Community Care is dedicated to respect, integrity and engagement of all individuals. We are committed to building an inclusive and culturally competent organization and we value the richness of having a diverse applicant pool. As an employer committed to equal opportunity, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, religion, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, national origin, disability, or any other characteristic as established by law.