Program Director, Developmental Services

Role Overview

• Directs and manages the activities of program staff.
• Hires staff appropriate to the position.
• Utilize staff appropriately with the goal of optimizing effort and achieving operational and financial goals.
• Manages staff performance. Provide direction, training, and coaching; implement recognition and rewards programs; conduct performance planning and review sessions; provide guidance on career development.
• Ensures that the intake of prospective persons served is completed in a timely, professional manner; arrange and perform intake procedures, conduct initial assessment of persons’ served appropriateness for program.
• Provides supervision and direction to program staff regarding treatment/support plans and interventions, including rehabilitative strategies and techniques.
• Assist Managers in completing comprehensive assessment for persons served.
• Participate in various internal and external meetings regarding treatment/support planning.
• Provides outreach and create environments in which family, friends, and established relationships of the person served can be fostered.
• Provides problem resolution for staff and persons served.
• Fosters teamwork and leadership in work groups.
• Provides staff with new and updated policies and directives.
• Responsible for the quality and timely completion of all clinical, recordkeeping, and service/support/action plans and documents for persons served.
• Ensures compliance with all internal quality and external licensing, certification and accreditation standards and regulations, as well as program specific policies and procedures.
• Assists in the development of, and manage adherence to, program budgets.
• Ensures collection of program fees and service delivery data.
• Represents Vinfen in professional, trade, regulatory, and funding source organizations; participate in committees, meetings, and other activities, as requested.
• Serves as a resource for program staff, family and friends of persons served, neighbors, public officials, and other providers.
• Manages adverse events (such as medication occurrences, physical restraints, and other critical incidents); ensure plans and corrective actions are implemented and reported.
• Responds to internal and external data collection and reporting requests.
• Ensures program quality and achievement of goals and objective, as well as managing quality improvements.
• Provides on-call back up and on-site support and intervention when necessary.
• Stores, administers, documents, and disposes of medication for persons served consistent with MAP requirements, funding source regulations, and Company policy.
• Ensure program compliance with Vinfen MAP protocols.
• Maintains and enhances staff’s knowledge of human services issues, trends, and techniques.
• Ensures maintenance and safety of physical sites.
• Performs other related duties, as required.

Requirements

• A master's degree in a Human Services related field is preferred.
• High school diploma or GED required.
• 2-3 years in progressively responsible Human Services functions required.
• Experience working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities preferred.
• Strong time management and writing skills.
• All applicants must be at least 21 years of age and have a current, valid, US drivers' license for at least 6 months.
• All applicants must be able to become CPR, First Aid certified within 2 weeks of employment and MAP certified within 150 days of employment.
• All candidates must be able to successfully pass a CORI, reference, multi-state background and driving record check.

Benefits

• A fully funded, employer-sponsored retirement plan that requires no employee contribution as well as an employee-funded 403(b) plan
• First-rate Medical, Dental and Vision plans that are open all employees scheduled to work 30 hours per week or more. Plus, we offer a generous employer contribution toward the cost of medical insurance!
• Employer-paid Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability Insurance (no cost to you!)
• Employer-paid Short-Term Disability Insurance along with the option to purchase additional, voluntary, Short-Term disability insurance
• Flexible Spending Reimbursement Accounts (Health and Dependent care)
• Voluntary Term, Whole Life, Accident and Critical Care Insurance
• Generous paid time off (Employees scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week): 15 days of Vacation per year
• 11 Paid Holidays
• 10 Sick Days per year
• 3 Personal Days per year
• Educational Assistance and Remission Programs
• $500 Employee Referral Bonus with no annual cap!
• Other generous benefits including discounted YMCA memberships, access to discounted movie tickets and more!