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- Assistant Director Day Services- Bethpage
Help Others to ASPIRE HIGHER!
When a group of families came together in 1957 to find services for their children with developmental disabilities, ACLD was born. Today, we are a leading not-for-profit agency employing 1200+ staff and providing over 70 program sites in Nassau and Suffolk. ACLD assists children, teens and adults in reaching the highest level of independence with the freedom to ASPIRE HIGHER in their hopes, dreams and accomplishments. We are currently seeking a few exceptional people who have a passion to make a meaningful impact by facilitating the lives of the amazing people we support.
As a Day Services Assistant Director, you will direct day to day responsibilities for the Bethpage program. Primarily assigned to this designated location, which will serve as the home base. May be required to provide coverage at other locations on an as-needed basis to support operational needs and ensure continuity of services. Oversee all program related activities.
Specifically, as a Day Services Assistant Director you will:
- Monitor the program to ensure services are of the highest quality. Monitor the maintenance and appearance of all program sites to ensure program environments of the highest quality.
- Design and establish monitoring systems, which promote organizational efficiencies as well as compliance with ACLD policies, procedures and government regulations.
- Oversee the systems of staff recruitment, supervision, training and development of all staff.
- Participate in the development and monitoring of the income and expenses budgets as needed to ensure the fiscal integrity of all programs.
- Initiate and manage the development of new program initiatives.
- Participate in the admission and discharge process for the programs. Monitor program census and attendance statistics to ensure budgetary goals are met.
- Ensure compliance with all internal and regulatory quality assurance and corporate compliance standards.
- Maintain collaborative relationships with other ACLD programs and departments to maximize service coordination and integration; maintain relationship with representatives from OPWDD, OMH, and local and state municipalities.
- Oversee the Self-Advocacy process
- Develop and expand meaningful activities, supports and program inititives. Establish community partnerships and expand opportunities and services designed to maximize the interests and abilities of the people supported.
- Oversee the Incident Review and Reporting process. Ensure all programs comply with regulatory, corporate compliance and Quality Assurance standards. Participate in all division meetings..
- Participate and maintain clinical oversight. Attend clinical meetings and coordinate clinical services for the people supported.
We require:
- Bachelors Degree in the field of Human Services; Masters Degree strongly preferred
- Six years experience working in the field of Human Services.
- Four years of experience supervising three or more people.
- Knowledge of OPWDD regulations and systems preferred
- Required to attend off-site meetings.
- Substantial reasoning skills required including the ability to deal with a variety of abstract and concrete issues simultaneously; the ability to identify problems, interpret data and draw conclusions; and the ability to apply principles of logic or theoretical thinking to a wide range of intellectual and practical problems
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to coach and counsel, interpret and advise, and the ability to develop and present to professional forums.
- Perform computer duties which include knowledge of Word, Excel, Teams and Evero
Please submit your resume online at www.acld.org.
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/D/V req #