Social Services Program Manager

Visalia, CA

📍 Location: Visalia, California
📅 Schedule: Full-Time /Exempt 
💼 Department: Intensive Home-Based Services
📈 Reports To: Core Program Director
💰 Pay Range: $82,500 per year
🎁 Bonus: $750 Sign-On Bonus & $750 Retention Bonus

✨ Make a Meaningful Impact

Aspiranet, one of California’s leading nonprofit organizations supporting children, youth, and families, is seeking a compassionate and skilled Social Services Program Manager to join our team in Visalia.

If you’re passionate about supporting the emotional and physical well-being of young people and thrive in a collaborative, mission-driven environment, we invite you to join our team and make a lasting impact.

❤️ About Aspiranet

Founded in 1975, Aspiranet is a mission-driven organization dedicated to helping families thrive. We provide a continuum of care across California through six service divisions: Foster and Adoption, Transitional Aged Youth, Residential, Intensive Home-Based Services, Behavioral Health, and Family and Community. Every role at Aspiranet contributes to something greater: building a future where every child is loved, every family supported, and every individual equipped to succeed.

📝️ Position Summary

Aspiranet supports your success at each step. You will work closely with Aspiranet’s leadership to develop and implement a program budget, practice standards, and a strategic direction. We provide ongoing training and career development opportunities that allow you to grow professionally including the possibility of receiving group or individual clinical supervision hours as a registered AMFT, ASW or APCC.   There is plenty of room for advancement, as Aspiranet is a large statewide organization.

🔍 Key Responsibilities

• As a Social Services Program Manager in Visalia, California, you’ll hire, train, supervise and evaluate on average 5-7 social workers who implement treatment plans for youth who struggle with behavioral and mental health issues.
• You’ll have a direct impact on the success of the program as a resource to those you supervise by training staff, mitigating client safety issues, supporting  program compliance and evaluating staff’s ability and willingness to provide strength-based trauma-informed care.
• As part of the team-based approach, you’ll participate in group supervision, staff meetings and have the ability to shadow those you supervise to provide in-the-moment modeling, coaching, and feedback.
• As a way to strengthen families and support in times of need, you will provide back up after hours support to social workers on a rotation basis.

✅ Qualifications

If you have a Master’s Degree in psychology, social work, or related field, with a minimum of two years' experience working with high-risk youth and families and one year of supervisory experience, we encourage you to apply today.  BBS registration preferred. 

Minimum Requirements:

• Master's Degree in Psychology, Social Work or related field
• Minimum of one year supervisory experience.
• Minimum of two years’ experience working with children, adolescents, and families with emotional or behavioral challenges.
• Meets all state-required employment conditions, including:
  • DOJ fingerprint and Child Abuse Index clearance
  • TB/Health physical
  • Valid CA Driver’s License, acceptable driving record, and proof of insurance

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Proficiency in English (reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension).
• Ability to work independently while seeking guidance when necessary.
• Strong writing and documentation skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and standard office software.
• Excellent time management, multitasking, and organizational abilities.
• Ability to establish and maintain professional boundaries with clients and staff.

💻 Work Environment & Schedule

• This position operates within an office
• Schedule: Full-time, Monday-Friday, day shift which may occasionally go into early evening hours

❤️ Why Aspiranet?

• Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits package, and a 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching.
• Access to the free Aspiranet Employee Perks Program. Enjoy exclusive discounts on entertainment, travel, wellness, pet care, gym memberships, theme parks, and more
• Flexible paid time off including 11 paid holidays, 10 vacation days, 10 sick leave days, two diversity days, and paid birthday time off.
• Access to our employee assistance program including 24/7 crisis line; up to 6 counseling sessions per issue.
• Training opportunities are available to support your ongoing development and career aspirations.
• Collaborate in a supportive, inclusive, and mission-aligned culture.
• Opportunity to lead meaningful initiatives that support employee wellbeing.

🏋️Physical Demands

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

This position typically operates in a standard office environment. The noise level is generally quiet and remains within OSHA’s established safety levels at all times.

⚖️ Equal Employment Opportunity

Aspiranet is an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of diversity. We believe a diverse workforce within a culture of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA) increases creativity, innovation, problem-solving, and teamwork for the youth and families that we serve and the organization as a whole.  Aspiranet strives to provide our employees with a workplace that is welcoming, inclusive of differing world views, cultures, and lived experiences.

📝  How to Apply

Join us in building brighter futures.

Apply today through our career portal:

✨ Click here to apply: www.aspiranet.org/careers

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