Marvin Farris
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Dynamic Program Director with a proven track record at St PJ's Children's Home, excelling in strategic planning and team management. Expert in conducting evaluations and assessments, fostering staff development, and ensuring compliance. Recognized for enhancing program operations and delivering effective customer communication, driving continuous improvement in service delivery.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Director
St PJ's Children's Home
San Antonio, USA
12.2022 - Current
- Developed strategic plans to ensure successful program operations.
- Managed program operations and provided strategic leadership for workers.
- Collected key program data and analysis to support continuous improvement.
- Recruited, hired, trained, supervised, coached, evaluated, and disciplined personnel.
- Ensured compliance with organizational standards and applicable laws and regulations.
- Initiated and set goals for programs according to strategic objectives of organization.
- Administered budgets and monitored expenditures to keep program operations aligned with budget targets.
Child Protective Investigations Supervisor
State of Texas
San Antonio, USA
10.2018 - 09.2022
- Interviews, selects, hires, managers, and develop staff
- Conducts field visits with staff, reviews performance data, holds monthly conferences, trains, and complete performance appraisals
- Evaluates unit performance through case readings, computer reports, and observation of unit operations to ensure unit compliance with policy, procedure, and service control requirements
- Works to educate and develop competent staff that can engage, support, and empower families to ensure safety, permanency, and well being of the children and families we serve
- Ensures all time and leave is entered into the centralized accounting and payroll/personnel system and provides oversight, regulation, and manage all over time accumulated by staff
- Remained composed and calm when interacting with individuals, taking into account that children and families were involved in high-stress situations
- Conducted in-depth interviews with children, guardians, doctors, nurses and law enforcement to gain insight into individual cases
Education
Bachelor of Science - Sociology
Eastern New Mexico University
Portales, NM05.1997
Skills
- Effective Customer Communication
- Conducting Interviews
- Evaluation and Assessment
- Planning & Organizing
- Team Management
- Flexible Schedule
- Microsoft Office
- Active Listening
- Problem Resolution
Timeline
Program Director
St PJ's Children's Home
12.2022 - Current
Child Protective Investigations Supervisor
State of Texas
10.2018 - 09.2022
Bachelor of Science - Sociology
Eastern New Mexico University
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