Person Directed Supports is a human service agency supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We are dedicated to supporting individuals to help assist them to live the lives they want to live while keeping them healthy and safe. We are seeking devoted and caring professionals to make this happen and create a positive impact in people’s lives.

The Director of Community Homes position oversees the House Managers and or lead staff in numerous community living homes. They help ensure staffing, compliance and programing needs as well as the health, safety and happiness of the people we support.

JOB RESPONSIBILITES:

• Creates/promotes a culture centered on building self directed lives with the people we support.

• Demonstrated effective administration of assigned units; complies with established administrative policies and duties.

• Displays principles of good management and applies these principles in daily work performance.

• Assures program staffing needs are met for all community homes and programs.

• Coordinate allotted work schedule and assigned duties; effectively performs on-call duties.

• Abides by established policies and procedures of the agency, County, and State; offers direction and supervision for compliance for Direct Support Staff and Program Specialists.

• Makes independent decisions regarding program operations within his/her authority.

• Acts as back-up to the Regional Director

• Fills-in as Regional Director in their absence.

• Evaluates and appropriately acts in emergency situations, assisted as needed and reports to the Regional Director.

• Notifies the Regional Director in an accurate and timely manner of unusual incidents, problems and changes in individual Person Centered Plans.

• Promotes a positive working relationship with all employees.

• Assists in the planning and development of the Person Centered Plan.

• Assures the individuals have comfortable, clean, orderly, and safe living environment.

• Assists in the planning and development of household budgets.

• Ensures all programs are always in compliance with their applicable licensing regulations.

• Coordinates and reviews the careful preparation with individuals’ records and ensures that they are kept accurate and up to date.

• Maintains statistics and prepares and submits as directed by the Regional Director.

• Provides input to the Regional Director to facilitate contacts with County, State, Day Programs, and Community Services.

• Ensures that programmatic and behavioral routines are followed as established; follows established procedures when making changes.

• Remains aware of behavioral and/or medical status of residents. Notifies the appropriate authorities.

• Participates in the training and evaluation of subordinates.

• Attend all individual related individual meetings.

• Attend weekly supervisory meetings.

• Attend all staff meetings.

• Conduct staff meetings to include meeting notes and the agenda.

• Participates in required in-service training and professional growth activities.

• Provides direct support as needed.

• Provides counseling and assistance to consumers as needed.

• Handles individual or personnel grievances and reports or refers them to the Human Resource Department.

• Ensures individuals’ right to privacy.

• Cooperate with parents, service agencies, and administration regarding programs and habilitative planning.

• Assists in establishing good public relations.

• Performs the duties and/or schedules or the Program Specialists during vacations or absences.

• Conducts weekly supervision meetings with the Program Specialists.

• Completes other duties as assigned by Person Directed Supports, Inc.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• On call

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• management: 2 years (Preferred)
• Intellectual disabilities: 2 years (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person