WCWPDS Milwaukee Dir
Limited
Regular
Outreach Program Director
Summary:
The Director provides overall leadership to the Wisconsin Child Welfare Partnership for Professional Development at UWM (WCWPDS-UWM). WCWPDS-UWM is a partnership between the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare at UW Milwaukee, UW Madison, and the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families. WCWPDS-UWM provides innovative research-based training, technical assistance, and diverse learning opportunities for child welfare, home visiting, and early childhood professionals and paraprofessionals as well as foster and adoptive families across Wisconsin.
The Director oversees strategic and substantive program planning, contracting, and fiscal management of WCWPDS-UWM and actively pursues additional funding that aligns with WCWPDS strategic plans.
Key Job Responsibilities:
Organizational Planning, Operations, and Fiscal Oversight
- Direct planning and operations for all contracted professional services serving approximately 10,000 end-users annually
- Lead annual and multiyear strategic planning processes
- Develop an annual budget (approximately $4 million) aligned with strategic priorities
- Identify and secure the financial and technical resources needed to support plans and initiatives
- Develop and oversee fiscal processes and reporting in compliance with UWM policies and contractual requirements
Staff Development
- Lead a 25-person team, including six direct reports
- Develop and lead the management team
Program Innovation and Development
- Lead ongoing growth and continuous improvement of professional development offerings
- Secure new partnerships and programs through grants and other funding mechanisms
- Oversee integration of state-of-the-art theory and practice into program offerings
- Advise agency leadership on professional development strategies
- Align professional development activities with funders’ organizational goals
Community and Partner Collaboration
- Develop and manage ongoing collaborations with local, statewide, and national agencies and organizations
- Collaborate with academic partners in the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare and the Institute for Child and Family Well-Being within the College of Community Engagement & Professions.
- Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
- Directs the development of long range and short term strategic plans and initiatives to further the growth of the outreach program
- Serves as liaison to internal and external stakeholder groups providing organizational information and representing interest of the unit
- Directs the organizational strategic goals of the programs and unit
- Directs unit personnel and budgeted activities
- Develops and monitors the budget
Compensation: Target salary range is $115-125K, Final salary offer will be determined based on qualifications and experience
Required Qualifications:
Master’s degree and at least three years of leadership experience OR Bachelor’s degree and at least five years of leadership experience
Minimum of three years of experience with instructional design or adult education
Experience supervising professional staff
Experience with developing grants, budget planning, and financial reporting
Master’s of Social Work
Experience working for or with leadership in public and/or private social service agencies
Experience with strategic planning
Strong written and verbal communication skills as evidenced by application materials
Working Environment:
This position requires working primarily in-person, onsite, at the WCWPDS-Milwaukee offices on Port Washington Road in Glendale, WI. Hybrid work options may be available after the initial training period.
Interested applicants are required to apply online through this website by the application de adline of Tuesday, September 1st, 2026, and provide: 1) a cover letter and 2) a detailed resume/CV that addresses your professional level work experience as it relates to all required and preferred qualifications.
Finalist candidate(s) being considered for hire will be required to provide three professional/supervisor references through an external reference checking tool. References will not be contacted prior to candidates being notified.
In instances where the Search and Screen Committee is unable to ascertain from the candidates’ application materials whether they meet any of the qualifications, they may be evaluated as not meeting such qualifications.
Contact Information:
Angela Broderick, HR Coordinator
Email: [email protected]
Phone: (414) 229-3379
Reasonable Accommodations
Pursuant to university policy , UWM provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment. Employment opportunities will not be denied because of the need to make reasonable accommodations for a qualified individual with a disability. If you need assistance or accommodation in applying because of a disability, please contact [email protected] or 414-229-4463. This job announcement and other material on this site will be made available in alternate formats upon request to an individual with a disability.
Confidentiality of Applicant Materials
UWM is a State agency and subject to Wisconsin’s Open Records Law. UWM will not, however, reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing except as may be required by Wisconsin’s Open Records law. In certain circumstances, the identities of “final candidates” and/or the identity of the appointed applicant must be revealed upon request.
CBC and Reference Check Policy
Employment will require a criminal background check. UWM takes the prevention of sexual misconduct seriously. As such, you and your references will be required to answer questions regarding any past findings of sexual violence and sexual harassment or any pending allegations of sexual violence or sexual harassment.
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Employment Authorization
In compliance with federal law, all persons at the time of their start date will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
UW is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other bases protected by applicable federal or State law and UW System policies. We are committed to building a workforce that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.
