Assistant Program Director

Description

Mission: The Mission of St. PJ's Children's Home is to be a safe and loving refuge for children in crisis and to accompany them on their journey to healing and wholeness, breaking the cycle of abuse and neglect one child at a time.

Summary:

The Assistant Program Director is responsible for assisting the Program Director with the oversight and supervision of services provided to UAC, as well as management of programmatic, administrative, and operational systems related to the care of UAC. The Assistant Program Director assists with the provisions of regular and timely reports regarding operations, services, and finances, establishing a respective and supportive work environment and ensuring open and transparent communication with stakeholders.  The Assistant Program Director serves as the secondary liaison with stakeholders, and in absence of the Program Director, is responsible and accountable for the overall operation and implementation of all services provided. 

Position Responsibilities:

• *Developing policy and procedures in alignment with child welfare best practices, Trauma Informed Care and Trust Based Relational Intervention;
• *Creating structures and processes for safe and efficient service implementation and establishing program goals and outcome to determine effectiveness of service delivery;
• *Directly supervising the Lead Teacher, Lead Supervisor, Recreation  Specialist and Transporters;
• *Responsible for recruitment, hiring and training of all staff under their supervision and will make recommendations for termination of employees;
• *Obtaining continual feedback from UAC served and program staff to ensure continual quality improvement.
• Ensuring that up-to-date information and policies are shared, received and adhered to;
• Adapting to changing workloads to include work in the evenings, weekends and holidays as needed;
• Supervising, facilitating and participating, as needed, in the implementation of all services as needed;
• Monitoring, observing and evaluating facilities, grounds, vehicles, program staff, and children;
• Assisting with the collection, maintenance and submission of monthly, quarterly, and annual reports;  
• Must be sensitive to the  service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics;
• Adhering to safety training and protocols on a daily basis, and taking precautionary measure to ensure the safety and well-being of self, others;
• Responsible for protecting the confidentiality of any information or material obtained in the service      with the organization to include but not limited to client names and information, services rendered to clients, donors’ names and gifts, internal and external investigations or results of any investigations, and      financial information;
• Adherence to the Code of  Conduct and the Faith and Morals Policy is mandatory;
• Every employee is required to take a solution-oriented approach in their interactions and undertakings,      as well as being a team member that promotes collaboration and commitment to the Mission and Vision of the organization; 
• Attendance and successful completion of a 10- day New Employee Orientation is mandated for the      position. The inability to meet this requirement will conclude employment with the Agency;
• Other duties as assigned by the  Program Director or Vice President of Programs.

Competency

Adaptability

Building Collaboration

Developing Others

Leadership

Performance Management

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Education and Experience

o Minimum Bachelor's Degree in education, psychology, sociology or other relevant behavioral science.

• Experience
  • Minimum of five years’ of progressive employment experience within a social service or residential child-care agency or organization;
  • Supervisory experience preferred.
• License and Credentials
  • Reliable transportation;
  • Valid driver license;
  • Valid vehicle insurance;
  • Licensed Child-Care Administrator’s License required (or must qualify to test for the license within six months of hire).

Able to show proof of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases transmitted by the respiratory route if working directly with UC;

• Varicella: two doses of varicella vaccine (at least 4 weeks apart) OR born in the United States before 1980 with a reported history of chickenpox (verified by an adult present at the time of illness) OR titers indicating varicella immunity OR documentation from healthcare provider verifying previous infection.
• MMR: two doses of MMR vaccine (at least 4 weeks apart) OR titers indicating immunity to all three diseases
• DTaP or DTap: Complete primary vaccination series. If primary vaccination series completed in childhood, one DTaP dose in  adulthood.
• Influenza: one dose annually during flu season.

Minimum Knowledge and Skills: 

• Computer literate with working knowledge of Microsoft Windows (Microsoft Word, Excel) and a variety of online database systems, managing files and records, designing forms and other office procedures and terminology;
• Strong analytical and organization skills and abilities;
• Must be able to read and interpret policy, procedures and standards;
• Must be detail oriented, organized, self-motivated, work well independently and on a team;
• Must have good written and verbal skills;
• Must have good critical thinking and problem solving skills;
• Must be able to remain calm and composed in crisis situations;
• *Bilingual: Fluent in English/Spanish with regards to reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension of the spoken language.

Disclaimer:

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job description or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, etc.) ** This is a Grant funded position and salary is dependent on funding availability. Position can be eliminated at any time because of lack of funding to support this position.**

Catholic Charities is an Equal Opportunity Employer. To view this and other employment opportunities please visit our website at www.ccaosa.org. You must apply through our website and complete the application and upload your resume. No phone calls please. If you are chosen for an interview, you will be contacted.

Salary : $75