Job Description

Remedy Road is looking for an experienced Assistant Director to oversee all operations, functions, and activities. An excellent executive director is an influential manager with the ability to lead and motivate. They have great communication skills and take a holistic approach to manage the organization's operations. The goal is to manage and lead the organization toward the realization of its mission.

Responsibilities:

• Manages and coordinates, directly or through subordinate coordinators/supervisors, a significant area within the organization.
• Plans, implements, and evaluates short and long range goals.
• Establishes priorities and allocates resources to meet goals.
• Maintains liaison with administrators/support coordinator of contracts to resolve problems, interpret policies, ensures contract compliance, and promotes self-determination practices.
• Represents company on various local and state governmental and community committees and boards.
• Monitors, assists, or provides in-service training, staff development, and consultation to staff members regarding vocational, day, social, behavioral, recreational, personal living, personal choice, and community services issues.
• Provides direct services in crisis or extremely difficult/emergency situations.
• Organizes resources in ways that are life enhancing and meaningful for consumers.
• Analyzes and develops new programs and alternatives to existing programs emphasizing consumer personal choice.
• Acts as an advocate in ensuring personal freedoms, responsibility, and support, assists in resolving problems, and securing needed services for consumers.
• Supervises, trains, and evaluates professional and support personnel.
• Collects and analyzes statistical data for determining cost/benefit ratios.
• Acts as a technical expert and monitors all program's functions and licensing requirements for community programs.
• Assists in performing various treatments including counseling and crisis intervention as well as physical management procedures as necessary.
• PERFORMS OTHER RELATED DUTIES AND ASSIGNMENTS AS REQUIRED.

Qualifications

Knowledge/Skills:

• Community resources in social services programs.
• Program planning and evaluation, report writing, and data analysis.
• Responsibility of an advocate and fostering self-determination practices.
• Theory, principles, and practices of professional work with developmental disabilities and mental illness.
• Principles and practices of contract administration and budgeting principles and practices.
• Principles and practices of self-determination and individualized supports.
• Principles and practices of supervision and management.
• Behavioral treatment plans and person-centered planning.
• Administering a social services program by implementing the theory, principles, and practices of professional program management.
• Analyzing and evaluating social and/or behavioral data to determine the needs of consumers
• Interpreting laws, rules, regulations, and policies.
• An associate degree from an accredited college or university with a major in public or administration, social or behavioral sciences or a closely related area and one year of related experience; professional experience coordinating, planning and implementing residential and/or community programs for developmentally disabled/seriously mentally ill population; including:
• Minimum of 1 year of supervisory or management experience. (Additional relevant experience and education may be substituted for a portion of the requirements.)
• Ability to effectively communicate in English both in writing and verbally.
• Able to positively interact and develop rapport with consumers and their families, professional support staff, and various levels of staff from community agencies.
• Able to maintain a calm, non-defensive, supportive attitude during crisis or potential crisis situations.
• Willingness to undergo an extensive background check.
• Eligible to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Previous work with DHHS in any department.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: From $18.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Holidays
• Monday to Friday
• On call
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Signing bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Omaha, NE: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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