ACCS Residential Director

The ACCS Residential Program Director promotes successful community integration and the overall well‑being of adults with psychiatric conditions by overseeing the operations of a supportive Group Living Environment. The Director will oversee the clinical, financial and administrative operation of the Site, ensuring that each Person Served receives the best services needed to live successfully independently. The Director will supervise staff, ensure quality of services licensing, quality and oversee the creation and implementation of treatment plans.

The Director will also facilitate successful and timely transitions to and from residential settings.

• Manage group residential sites systems and procedures, including planning and implementing regulations and requirements, quality improvement initiatives, and utilization management of residences.
• Collaborate with the Team’s Housing Coordinator to facilitate successful and timely transitions to and from group residential sites in the ACCS contract.
• Lead efforts to create a helping environment in assigned group residential sites in which family, friends, and others important in the lives of PS are welcome, respected and valued.
• Coordinate assigned group residential sites’ licensing, evidence‑based practice fidelity, Medication Administration Program (MAP) and Medicaid Rehab Option reviews.
• Oversee group residential sites’ adherence to Medication Administration Program policies and procedures.
• Oversee assigned group residential sites’ collection and use of resources including food stamps, program fees, representative payee accounts and housing subsidies. Develop and maintain all assigned group residences budgets, expense and billing procedures.
• Oversee Human Rights processes. May act as staff to ACCS contract’s Human Rights Committee as “Human Rights Coordinator”.
• Promote teamwork between Team and GLE and SIE staff.
• Ensure maintenance, repair and safety of all assigned group residential sites.
• At the direction of the Team Leader, direct the non‑Treatment Plan activities of the GLE/SIE Program Directors and staff including hiring, training, supervising, coaching, evaluating and developing the competencies of these staff. Offer consistent and direct performance feedback. Conduct corrective action procedures with managers for residential staff if needed.
• Manage relief and overtime resources to maintain operational excellence.
• Implement retention, recognition and awards initiatives for staff; provide guidance on career development and promotion opportunities to staff.
• Ensure required group residential Performance Measures and Incident reporting protocols are maintained.
• Serve as resource for group residential neighbors, public officials and other service providers.
• Support staff training in, and use of trauma informed, recovery‑oriented, person‑centered, culturally competent and strengths‑based approaches and skills training techniques in their work.
• Provide competency‑based evidence‑based practices and best practices to PS living in assigned group residences, including Motivational Interviewing;
  Harm Reduction;
  Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (SBIRT);
  Housing First;
  Stages of Change; and Cognitive Behavioral interventions, as well as the development of Safety Plans and Crisis Prevention and Response Plans, and 8 Dimensions of Wellness.
• Promote engagement, housing permanency, community tenure, achievement of greater self‑sufficiency and successful completion of service for all PS.
• Provide thorough and thoughtful documentation of PS needs and services.
• Promote healthcare, employment and education services access for PS.
• Support the provision of evidence‑based practices and best practices to PS, including Motivational Interviewing;
  Harm Reduction and Addiction Treatment support;
  Housing First;
  Stages of Change;
  Wellness Recovery Action Plans (WRAP);
  Seeking Safety and Cognitive Behavioral interventions.
• Participate as member of Residential Director Community of Practice Workgroup led by Director of Rehabilitation for continuous professional role competency development, mentoring and learning.
• Provide on‑call coverage and consultation to…