Director of Veterans' Services

As a leading provider of residential and support services to individuals with special needs,Services for the UnderServedprovides the resources you need to build on your experience amidst our culture of team support. Ongoing training and attention to your development help to ensure your success. Your achievements and leadership are rewarded by advancement opportunities. Our commitment to continuous quality improvement impacts the lives of our clients and communities while contributing to the development of our employees.

Position Summary:

The Director of Veterans Services provides operational leadership to SUS' Veterans' Services inclusive of the following programs: Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF), Homeless Veterans Reintergration Programs (HVRP), HUD-VASH Case Management including the direct supervision of three Program Directors and indirect supervison of more than 30 employees comprising clinical, para-professional, administrative, vocational, mentoring, and peer roles.

This individual will play a significant role in maintaining and expanding SUS' Veterans' Services in coordination with Senior and Executive staff and will maintain a high visibility in the veterans community.

The ideal candidate possesses a sophisticated undersatnding of veteran homelessness and unemployment; supportive housing; mental illness and service related disabilitites, e.g. PTSD, TBI, MST; military culture; OIF / OEF veteran re-entry issues; military benefits and entitlements systems.

Responsibilities:

• Enhance and maintain strong external relationships with current, emerging and potential partners within the veterans' services program area; leverage existing relationships whenever possible and appropriate
• Maintain thorough knowledge of important policy and programmatic trends and factors at the national, state and local levels affecting veterans' services
• Demonstrate superior operational knowledge of public systems serving veterans' inclusive of the VA
• Maintain performance and compliance standards associated with all Federal, State and local funders associated with SUS' Veterans' Services
• Maintain fluency in evidence-based approaches to working with veterans
• Participate in key industry organizations; maintain a high level of visibility in the veterans' community
• In close coordination with the Finance Department, demonstrate fluency in financial operations inclusive of relevant claims protocols and budgeting
• Monitor all contract deliverables and maintain total compliance with all reporting requirements

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience; minimum of 3 years in a senior level position.
• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in relevant subject area; Master's degree (MBA, MPA, MSW) strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated successful experience in the areas of veteran-focused supportive housing, case management, and or clinical services preferred.

If interested, please apply online at http://careers-sus.icims.com/jobs/1558/login