IDD Program Manager

About the role

We are hiring for an IDD Program Manager at RHA Health Services. This is a regular position.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct supervision to Day Program Supervisors and Direct Support Professionals.
• Provide day-to-day leadership in Day Habilitation programs, including advice, guidance, direction and authorization to achieve the goals of the organization.
• Provide fiscal management of the day programs including responsibility for implementing, maintaining, and evaluating budgets, analyzing budget variances, and developing explanation and/or corrective action plans.
• Confer with guardians, Administrators, Qualified Professional, Habilitation Specialists, social worker, nursing, and others to develop individual instructional program for people supported.
• Interface between day program/vocational center, community workers, and employees.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with County and State regulatory bodies, community organizations and relevant industry partners.
• Ensure policies, procedures, and state regulatory requirements are implemented and adhered to at the program level.
• Motivate, lead, and mentor a high-performance team.
• Recruit and retain required staff with strong emphasis on employee engagement.
• Manage hiring, supervision, evaluation, scheduling, promotion, and corrective action in collaboration with HR.
• Ensure compliance with team member training requirements.
• Train staff on day program procedures, modular day training, makes staff assignments, ensures adequate staffing; schedules lunches, breaks and orders supplies.
• Stay informed of new developments, methods, and training techniques in the ID/DD field.
• Understand, teach and utilize proper body mechanics while assisting with behavioral intervention techniques, dependent/independent transfers and positioning of people supported regardless of individual weight distribution.
• Audit medication administration.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s preferred in Human Services or related field or equivalent work experience.
• A minimum of five (5) years progressive management experience working with individuals with mental illness and/or developmental disabilities.
• CPR, first aid, NCI and/or MedTech certification, a plus.
• Must be qualified as a Habilitation Technician II (med certified) or eligible to be so designated at the first available training after accepting the position.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

Skills

• Positive and personable personality.
• Strong leadership and motivational skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health, and substance use challenges.
• Proficiency in proper body mechanics and behavioral intervention techniques.
• Ability to manage budgets and analyze budget variances.
• Experience with recruitment, retention, and training of staff.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
• Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
• Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
• Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
• Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)

Pay

$60,000.00/Salary

Schedule

Regular full-time schedule