Residential Program Director

As a Program Director I (PD) you will oversee the operational, financial and administrative operations of group homes designed the meet the needs of adults living with intellectual and developmental disabilities or acquired brain injuries. The Program Director (PD) will oversee the operational, financial and administrative operations of residential programs and provide leadership and consultation to staff on implementing Individual Service Plans (ISP) and Program Specific Treatment Plans (PTSP).

Additionally, the PD will supervise program staff and ensure that contract specifications and program regulations are followed. In your role you will work together with the people we serve, their families, friends, employers, and other support staff to transform their lives.

Oversees the clinical, financial, and administrative operations of specified programs. Ensures proper standards and regulations are adhered to as set forth by the funding sources. Ensures programs meet the quality standards and provide value to the public.

Job Duties and Responsibilities:

The essential job duties/responsibilities of the position include but are not limited to the information listed below:

• Directs and manages the activities of program staff. Hires staff appropriate to the position. Utilizes staff appropriately with the goal of optimizing effort and achieving operational and financial goals.
• Manages staff performance. Provides direction, training, and coaching; implements recognition and rewards programs; conducts performance planning and review sessions; provides guidance on career development. Responsible for counseling and corrective action programs, as necessary.
• Ensures that the intake of prospective persons served is completed in a timely, professional manner; arranges and performs intake procedures, conducts 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. Assists managers in completing comprehensive assessment for persons served. Participates in various internal and external meetings regarding treatment/support planning.
• Ensures research into housing and subsidy opportunities for referred individuals; provides assistance with all elements of the application process, as necessary. Follows through with all requirements and documentation as outlined.
• 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 manages adherence to, program budgets.
• Ensures collection of program fees and service delivery data.
• Represents Vinfen in professional, trade, regulatory, and funding source organizations; participates 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); ensures plans and corrective actions are implemented and reported.
• Responds to internal and external data collection and reporting…