Director - Warren County Children's Shelter

Founded in 1912 as an adoption agency, Canopy Children's Solutions is Mississippi’s most comprehensive nonprofit provider of children’s behavioral health, educational, and social service solutions. Canopy employs a diverse group of mission-driven individuals committed to honoring the voice of Mississippi children and families. Being an integral part of the Canopy team involves committing to the Core Values that drive our organization forward:

• The voice of our children and families always comes first
• Relationships matter and our differences make us stronger
• We take great joy in service to others
• Our families and our communities deserve our very best

Canopy has been designated a Great Place to Work® for the fifth consecutive year, and is one of only eight companies in Mississippi to qualify for this certification in 2024-2025. Canopy’s employees are charged with building a healthy work culture within their teams, that focus on trust, and the collective goal of helping kids thrive and families to overcome extraordinary challenges.

Shelter Director - Position Overview

• The Shelter Director is responsible for the overall leadership and administration of Canopy’s Warren County Children’s Shelter (WCCS). 
• The Shelter Director works with the shelter staff to plan, organize, and lead the solution’s services, including daily operations, child advocacy, clinical practices, staff support/development, and the physical environment. 
• Other duties include fiscal stewardship, grant maintenance, community relations, therapeutic/physical environmental management, and on-call administrator responsibilities.
• Strong leadership skills, self-initiative, healthy communication style, and effective administration skills are critical to be successful in achieving outcomes.

Job Responsibilities:

Administrative

• Ensure Integration and understanding of Canopy’s core values, mission, and thematic goals into all aspects of the Solution.
• Cascade pertinent information from Canopy’s leadership to the shelter team within 48 hours.
• Plan, manage, and supervise the Solution in accordance with Canopy, local, state and federal guidelines and evidenced-based practices.
• Maintain appropriate licensure, certification, and accreditation with regulatory agencies including MDHS, MDCPS, MDMH, Safe Place, and The Joint Commission.
• Monitor, Evaluate, and Steward the operating budget, spending, and revenue for the shelter in consultation Sr. Director of Solutions and Canopy’s accounting team.
• Helps seek out and manage applicable proposals/grants in compliance with all regulatory requirements, with support from Canopy’s Director of Grants and Advancement Operations.
• Prepare solution reports as needed/required.
• Develop and recommend annual and long-range plans and Key Performance Indicators for the Shelter and Shelter staff.
• Implement bylaws, plans, policy and procedures of the Board of Directors and/or Sr. Leadership as required.
• Take administrative after-hours “on-call” as scheduled, and is accessible for staff/child emergences as other on-call administrators need support or are unavailable.

Supervision

• Meet with WCCS Leadership/Clinical team on a weekly basis to debrief, advocate, and ensure best practices.
• Provide individual and group supervision monthly to supervisees and document supervision in accordance with Canopy policies and procedures, and keep track of supervision through use of supervisory notes/logs.
• Use organization approved communication channels to share updates with all shelter staff on a routine basis.
• Review and approve timesheets for all designated staff on a bi-weekly basis.
• Ensure adequate staffing and maintenance of staffing patters to meet the needs of the children and youth served.
• Hire, implement disciplinary actions, and terminate personnel - in consultation with the Sr. Director of Solutions and Human Resources.
• Ability to evaluate staff routinely, annually in performance evaluations, and new staff throughout their first 90 days.
• Ensure that staff file incident reports, and provide documentation of the reports to the Sr. Director of Operations within 24 hours of occurrence.
• Attend leadership meetings as assigned or needed.

Relationships

• Establish working relationships with applicable state and local offices (including the Mississippi Department of Health, the Mississippi Department of Child Protective Services, the Warren County Youth Court, the Vicksburg-Warren School District, etc.) as needed.
• Maintain and develop relationships with k