Program Manager - Social Services
Posted:
Friday, 18 April 2025
Valid Thru:
Sunday, 18 May 2025
Index Requested on:
04/18/2025 19:29:50
Indexed on:
04/18/2025 19:29:50
Location:
Golden Valley, MN, 55422, US
Industry:
Social Services
Occupational Category:
11-9111.00 - Management
Type of Employment: FULL_TIME
Orion Associates, Meridian Services, & Zenith Services is hiring!
Description:
Job Title: Program Manager – Social Services
Location: Golden Valley, MN
Job Summary
The Program Director will provide quality assurance and strong program development to the Zenith Services Day Program. Program Managers are responsible for oversight of the Program Managers at their assigned program. Managers provide supervision and coaching/mentoring/training to the managers and direct support professionals. As a Director, you will be responsible for ensuring programming is being carried out as dictated by the team, annual/semiannual/quarterly reports and meetings are written and conducted.
Additional job tasks include oversight of financial reporting, county/social security paperwork is completed, medication oversight, household needs are being met, auditing of program site and paperwork, etc. Directors are responsible for psychotropic medication monitoring at each program. Program Directors have additional job duties as needed per oversight of the homes in compliance with Meridian standards, 245D licensing and CARF standards.
Essential Job Duties:
- Supervision and training of Program Managers
- Attend and assist if needed monthly staff meetings, write and complete evaluations for Managers
- Direct care as needed per program needs
- Attend and if needed, lead, meetings with parents/guardians, teachers and/or work programs, and case managers
- Communication via meetings, phone calls, emails and text to team members
- Assist with the development and implementation of person centered plans and outcomes including writing progress reviews and making recommendations to the team on changes
- Writing behavioral programming as applicable per person served
- Completion of person served paperwork in compliance with 245D
- Oversight of Manager in ensuring medical and dental appointments for person’s served are scheduled and completed. May attend these as needed per appointment
- Develop and connect with community resources to ensure successful community integration
- Oversight of Manager in ensuring SLS’s petty cash, person’s served petty cash and financial reports, weekend plans are completed and accurate
- Oversight of all psychotropic medication monitoring
- Directors will assist in direct care as needed per program to support managers in filling openings.
Required Skills:
- Writing skills adequate to write narrative accounts of daily events and emails to team members.
- Excellent communication with all team members via email, text, phone calls and in person as dictated by each person’s team. Must be able to communicate with a variety of persons of different backgrounds and educational and life experiences.
- Great time management, problem solving skills, and work ethic.
- Ability to multi-task and meet deadlines
Required Qualifications:
- Must be at least 21 years of age
- Experience with 245D licensing
- Experience in positive supports
- Experience with individuals with interfering behaviors (challenging behaviors) and/or mental health diagnosis
- Comfortable with personal cares and medical needs
- Experience in supervision in residential homes
- Proficiency in spoken and written English communication
- Successful clearance of Department of Human Services background check
- Successful clearance of Motor Vehicle Background Check and acceptable driving record per Company Policy
Preferred Qualifications: - Experience working direct care with individuals with intellectual disabilities and/or mental health diagnosis.
- Experience supervising staff in a social service field
- Certificate or Bachelor Degree in human service related background.
Responsibilities:
Please review the job description.
Educational requirements:
Desired Skills:
Please see the job description for required or recommended skills.
Benefits:
Please see the job description for benefits.
Apply Now