Assistant Program Director

Assistant Program Director – Archdiocese of San Antonio

Location:

919 Mission Rd, San Antonio, TX 78207

Work Hours:

10:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• Workdays:
Sunday – Thursday

The Mission of St. PJ’s Children’s Home is to be a safe and loving refuge for children in crisis and to accompany them on their journey to healing and wholeness, breaking the cycle of abuse and neglect one child at a time.

The Assistant Program Director assists the Program Director with oversight and supervision of services provided to UAC, manages programmatic, administrative, and operational systems related to the care of UAC, and provides regular reports regarding operations, services, and finances while fostering transparent communication with stakeholders.

• Developing policy and procedures in alignment with child welfare best practices, Trauma Informed Care and Trust Based Relational Intervention;
• Creating structures and processes for safe and efficient service implementation and establishing program goals and outcomes to determine effectiveness of service delivery;
• Directly supervising the Lead Teacher, Lead Supervisor, Recreation Specialist and Transporters;
• Responsible for recruitment, hiring and training of all staff under their supervision and will make recommendations for termination of employees;
• Obtaining continual feedback from UAC served and program staff to ensure continual quality improvement;
• Ensuring that up-to-date information and policies are shared, received and adhered to;
• Adapting to changing workloads to include work in the evenings, weekends and holidays as needed;
• Supervising, facilitating and participating, as needed, in the implementation of all services as needed;
• Monitoring, observing and evaluating facilities, grounds, vehicles, program staff and children;
• Assisting with the collection, maintenance and submission of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports;
• Must be sensitive to the service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics;
• Adhering to safety training and protocols on a daily basis, and taking precautionary measure to ensure the safety and well‑being of self and others;
• Responsible for protecting the confidentiality of any information or material obtained in the service with the organization to include but not limited to client names and information, services rendered to clients, donors’ names and gifts, internal and external investigations or results of any investigations, and financial information;
• Adherence to the Code of Conduct and the Faith and Morals Policy is mandatory;
• Every employee is required to take a solution-oriented approach in their interactions and undertakings, as well as being a team member that promotes collaboration and commitment to the Mission and Vision of the organization;
• Attendance and successful completion of a 10-day New Employee Orientation is mandated for the position. The inability to meet this requirement will conclude employment with the Agency;
• Other duties as assigned by the Program Director or Vice President of Programs.

• Adaptability
• Building Collaboration
• Developing Others
• Leadership
• Performance Management

Education and Experience

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in education, psychology, sociology or other relevant behavioral science.
• Minimum of five years’ of progressive employment experience within a social service or residential child‑care agency or organization; supervisory experience preferred.

License and Credentials

• Reliable transportation
• Valid driver license
• Valid vehicle insurance
• Licensed Child‑Care Administrator’s License required (or must qualify to test for the license within six months of hire).

Able to show proof of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases transmitted by the respiratory route if working directly with UC.

• Varicella: two doses of varicella vaccine (at least 4 weeks apart) OR born in the United States before 1980 with a reported history of chickenpox (verified by an adult present at the time of illness) OR titers indicating varicella immunity OR documentation from healthcare provider verifying previous infection.
• MMR: two doses of MMR vaccine (at least 4 weeks apart) OR…