Director- Community Living Services - AHRC Nassau

Direct day to day operation of the Community Living Services Program to ensure compliance with federal, state and agency regulations, policy and procedures.  Responsible for ensuring individuals participate fully in their daily lives in accordance with the agency’s philosophy’s and mission.

Primary duties and responsibilities include but not limited to: 

• Practices and promotes the agency’s mission statement in every interaction.
• “AHRC Nassau empowers people to live fulfilling lives. Together with Family – Friends – Community.”
• Provides direct supervision to program Assistant Directors and program Administrative staff to ensure all federal, state and agency wide regulations and policy and procedures are adhered to and that individuals participate fully in their daily lives.
• Comply with all Justice Center regulations as a mandated reporter and ensure the adherence of all residential staff with all required abuse prevention and incident reporting policy and procedures.
• Communicates with staff at all levels through regularly scheduled meetings so that residential program staff remain knowledgeable of regulations, policies and new agency information
• Ensures that program maintains adequate staffing to operate effectively and that the minimum amount of overtime needed is utilized
• Develops program policy and procedures that provide residential staff with direction to perform their job responsibilities while adhering to federal, state and agency regulations and to ensure a high quality of life is maintained.
• Serves as a committee member of agency wide committees as requested (i.e., Human Rights Committee, Incident Review Committee, COMPASS Committee, safety committee, etc.) so that information pertaining to the residential program is provided and new initiatives are shared with residential staff.
• Visits residential sites to ensure that staff is supporting people to live the life they choose and to meet with residential staff to ensure that feedback on the program is obtained, questions are answered, issues are resolved, and information is communicated to all staff in the program.
• Provides direct supervision to Administrative Assistant so that support services meet the needs of the program.
• Responds to emergencies in residential sites so that direction can be provided to assist and resolve issue/concern in a timely manner
• Meets regularly with Vice President of Operations to brainstorm ideas to existing issues and to share information regarding residential program. Works closely with the VP on any program development.
• Meets with architect and agency staff for all renovations to existing homes to ensure design meets the needs of the people we support.
• Attends family and house meetings to establish relationships with staff and families and to ensure that agency information is shared.
• Resolve grievances related to the workforce (example: discipline and terminations).
• Perform other responsibilities as requested by the Vice President, Chief Operating officer and Executive Director.

This position requires varied work times including evenings and weekends.     

This position requires regular and substantial unsupervised or unrestricted physical contact with people receiving services and, therefore, is subject to successful completion of fingerprint/criminal background check.

Ensures that work-related safety procedures are in place and are being adhered to by staff.  Observance of an unsafe act or a potentially hazardous work environment must be immediately reported to supervisor and/or safety committee.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services or related field required; Master’s preferred. 
• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience in human services field; five (5) years supervisory experience.

There are no physical requirements for this position.