Program Director

Location: Columbus, Ohio

Compensation: Starting from $70k-

Employment Type: Full-Time

DTAC of Ohio is seeking a detail-oriented and highly organized Program Director to support our Residential Program in Columbus, Ohio.

The Program Director will lead daily operations, scheduling, staff training compliance, billing, documentation, and work closely with clinical and organizational leaders to support program excellence and staff success.

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in a clinical or human services field (Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Human Services, or related).
• Experience in child/adolescent behavioral health services.
• Experience in program administration, staff supervision, and program development.
• Strong organizational, time management, and communication skills.

Why Work for DTAC?

At DTAC, we believe in empowering our teams so they can empower the communities we serve. When you join DTAC, you join a mission-driven organization that values growth, collaboration, and work that truly makes a difference.

What Sets Us Apart:

Mission-Driven Culture: We are committed to improving the lives of children, adolescents, and families through compassionate and trauma-informed care.

Supportive & Collaborative Team Environment: You’ll work with leadership that values your voice, input, and professional well-being.

Growth & Development: We invest in our people with ongoing training, career pathways, and opportunities to learn, lead, and advance.

Meaningful Work: Your contributions directly support quality care and outcomes for the individuals and communities we serve.

What You’ll Do:

• Develop and implement the scheduling of employees that facilitates effective programming with the Site Director.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition & Site Director for all new hire process flows.
• Partner with Human Resources throughout the employee life cycle.
• Oversee admissions/discharges and working closely with Business Development for referrals and intake process.
• Oversee the physical care of all residents.
• Oversee timely completion of performance evaluations site-wide and completing timely evaluations for all direct report(s).
• Manage and resolve personnel conflicts that occur within the facility.
• Work closely with Office Administrator to ensure appointments are aligned within timeframes established by DTAC and agency oversight.
• Working alongside with direct care staff as a mentor, coach, and role model, and working closely with the team on a daily basis to provide ongoing support.
• Develop, update, and implement policies related, but not limited to, safety
• management, security management and emergency management, environment of care, and medication management.
• Coordinate maintenance and site building care/upkeep with Maintenance team.
• Coordinate for timely completion of regular safety checks and scheduling of testing, service, inspection, maintenance and repairs of all utilities and safety devices.
• Maintain a standard of compliance that adheres to all ODCY, DYS, and TJC standards.
• Respond to reportable incidents by participating in any investigation of incidents and ensuring that incidents are reported properly.
• Develop & execute realistic goals that will improve the quality of the organization on an annual basis.
• Supervise and participate in the DTAC Ohio on-call schedule.
• Continue improving the level of competency by participation in on-site and off-site training seminars.
• Review Policy & Procedure Manual annually to ensure all new policies are in manual.
• Oversee & support orientation & training of newly joining staff / interns.
• Supervision of interns and development of training schedule.
• Utilization of scheduling software.
• All other site-specific duties as assigned and delegated by the CEO and/or COO

What We’re Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in a clinical or human services field (Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, Human Services, or related).
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in child/adolescent behavioral health services.
• Experience in program administration, staff supervision, and program development.
• Strong organizational, time management, and communication skills.

Job Type: Full-time

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Program Director: 3 years (Required)
• Residential: 3 years (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Columbus, OH 43207 (Required)

Work Location: In person