Developmental Disabilities Program Manager; Program Manager

Position: Developmental Disabilities Program Manager (Program Manager I)
## Developmental Disabilities Program Manager (Program Manager I)
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Center for Community Health time type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Yesterday job requisition :
R004108#

Job Summary This position is responsible for the planning, funding, and management of the complex system of local services for children and adults with developmental disabilities in Clark County. Services are based on consumer requests/needs, community needs, and state/federal and local requirements. The position develops and manages program budgets, prepares comprehensive community plans, supervises staff, and ensures there’s staff support to the local county advisory board.
The position builds capacity within the local community through active partnerships with business, education, service providers, neighborhoods, and others to ensure that people with developmental disabilities and their families have opportunities for formal and informal support. There is significant work with the business community to expand supported employment opportunities. Work with local school districts is intended to collaborate in the funding of services for children birth to three and coordinate students transitioning to adulthood after school eligibility.
This position actively supports and participates in the County and department diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Outreach to inform all people of developmental disabilities services is a major part of this job with a particular focus on outreach and increasing access to services to diverse, underrepresented communities.
The primary role is supervising employees that work on the implementation of legally mandated services including the provision of information and education opportunities to families, consumers, general community members, education faculty and the business community. The position also works with department staff to negotiate the state/county contracts, supervises employees that work on the development of local provider contracts and develops other grants to meet community needs.

Analyzing public policy and interpreting public policy is a frequent function of this position as well as contact with policy makers such as local and state elected officials.
This position also supervises employees that work on billing, data management, evaluation and monitoring of programs and the development of new programs and services to meet the changing needs of consumers and families. It is responsible for implementing and interpreting any new state, local, and federal initiatives. The Program Manager reports to the Department Director or assigned designee.# Qualifications This position requires a bachelor’s degree in social science, public administration, psychology, social work or related degree).

Master’s degree in the same field is preferred.  A minimum of five years of proven experience in the administration or delivery of services and budget management.  A minimum of five years of experience supervising and management of employees.
** Knowledge of;
** all aspects of human resource management of employees, public sector organizations, project management, planning, budgeting, provider monitoring, contract compliance and policy analysis are needed. Experience supervising staff represented by collective bargaining units is preferred. It is highly desirable to have experience in interpreting county, state, and federal laws and regulations related to developmental disabilities and in evaluating policies, procedures, public information and service delivery issues.  

Ability to show demonstrated success in working with diverse populations, increasing outreach and access to services.
** Ability to;
** effectively plan, direct, and delegate program activities to program staff. This includes assigning work, delegating authority to carry out policy directives, writing reports, analyzing problems and identifying solutions, interpreting policy, procedures, regulations, and overseeing the evaluation and monitoring of contractors as well as planning for future program activity.  This position must maintain effective working relationships with staff, peers, department management, the public, other…