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Program Director

BALANCE AUTISM
BALANCE AUTISM Salary
Altoona, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 10/24/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/24/2025

This leader directs and coordinates program activities of Balance Autism to provide specialized human
services in adult community programs (ACS) including HCBS and HAB services by performing the
following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

Top 5 Duties:
1. Ensures ACS growth in number of persons served in HCBS and HAB services for assigned
scope
2. Ensures appropriate recruitment, selection, and retention of ACS Leadership staff for assigned
scope
3. In collaboration with the Operations Department and other Leadership staff, develops the ACS,
HAB, and SCL Hourly budgets
4. Within assigned scope, demonstrates oversight of program compliance with external and internal
rules, regulations, policies, and procedures
5. In collaboration with other ACS leaders, establishes and provides oversight of processes for any
and all contingency planning to ensure ACS meets or exceed organizational outcome
expectations


Additional Responsibilities include the following:
  • Ensures all necessary paperwork is prepared for oversight agencies and payers for new
admissions
  • Provides oversight of the performance management system for ACS program and ensures timely
and appropriate evaluation of ACS Leadership staff
  • Develops processes to ensure ACS meets or exceed budget expectations by the end of each
fiscal year
  • Development and oversight of systems and process to ensure full compliance with regulations
  • Development and oversight of systems and process to ensure full compliance with organizational
policies
  • Collaborates with Admissions to ensure census meets associated organizational outcomes
  • Establishes reporting mechanisms to ensure proper oversight of the ACS program
  • Effectively resolves family, vendor, or other stakeholder concerns
  • Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential
duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability
required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.


  • Education and/or Experience: Fifth year college or university program certificate; or Bachelor
degree with four years related experience in all disciplines; or equivalent combination of
education and experience.
  • Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and
maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of
organization.
  • Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using
whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and
to draw and interpret bar graphs.
  • Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of
Therap Database software; Halogen Human Resource systems; ADP Payroll systems; Excel
Spreadsheet software and Microsoft Word Processing software.
  • Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete
variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of
instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Benefits:

  • Medical, Vision, Dental, STD, LTD, FSA
  • 403b Retirement plan with up to an 8% contribution.
  • Balance Autism values continuous learners. All full-time employees have the opportunity to enroll in our Student Loan Repayment program with up to an 8% contribution match.
  • Employee discount program
  • Generous PTO Plan

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent from Four-year college with 4 years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Valid Driver's License and Auto Insurance
  • Ability to complete background check
  • Supervisory experience required
  • Microsoft Office Proficient

We will conduct a pre-employment motor vehicle and criminal background check.

Balance Autism is an equal opportunity employer.

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