Director of Children's Residential Programs (38282)

Job DetailsLevel: ManagementJob Location: Grove - Brooklyn, NY 11237Position Type: Full TimeSalary Range: $110,000.00 - $130,000.00 Salary/yearJob Shift: DayBirch Family Services is a leading provider of education, employment, and community support services for individuals with autism and developmental disabilities and their families in New York City. Every year, the organization supports more than 2,000 people across 31 locations in Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. From preschool to graduation, employment, housing, and beyond, Birch Family Services provides fully integrated programs and services to support individuals in achieving their goals across their lifetime.

 

Help young lives thrive as the Director of Birch Family Services' Children's Residential Programs!

Are you a compassionate, clinically skilled leader who believes every adolescent with autism deserves a true home? We are seeking a Director of Children's Residential Programs to oversee two specialized residences in Bushwick, Brooklyn supporting 12 adolescents with autism and developmental disabilities. You'll lead an interdisciplinary team of clinicians, managers, and direct support professionals to create a therapeutic environment where young people build independence, develop their skills, and connect with their communities.

You’ll guide treatment planning, coordinate care across residential and school settings, and champion a person-centered, strengths-based approach. This is more than a management role. It's an opportunity to shape futures, support families through life transitions, and be the kind of leader that changes lives every single day.

If you're ready to lead with heart and clinical expertise, we'd love to hear from you.

 

Position Summary:

 

The Director of Children’s Residential Programs (CRPs) is responsible for the clinical, supervisory, and overall management of Birch Family Services’ two residential programs designed to support 12 adolescents with autism and other developmental disabilities in two adjacent 6-bed residences. The Director is responsible for providing direct oversight, guidance, supervision and support to the clinicians, frontline managers, and direct support staff of the CRPs. Additionally, the Director is responsible for facilitating communication and ensuring the coordination and integration of services and supports including but not limited to parent and family engagement; treatment plan implementation at the residence and school; healthcare service providers with follow-up interventions; and other service providers for the children supported in both residences. The Director serves as the Team Leader focused on a holistic person-centered approach that is strengths based and supported by sound clinical and therapeutic interventions that facilitate each person’s growth and enhance their independence. The Director plays an integral role in creating a therapeutic home environment that builds skills in self-care, communication, adaptive behavior, health, behavioral support, recreational, and community inclusion while coordinating with Birch’s educational services. The Director works with individuals and their families through various life stages and develops future transition planning initiatives.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

 


Assesses, designs, manages, coordinates, and implements quality service activities necessary to meet the needs of adolescents with autism and others supported within their residential, educational and community environments.
Plan for the provision of staffing that are necessary to ensure the safety, well-being, required level of supervision, oversight, protection, and clinical needs of residents 24 hours a day.
Collaborate with education staff to ensure each person’s needs are met and appropriately coordinated at school and vocational settings.
Direct supervision of Managers, Nurse, Behavior Intervention Specialist, QIPD, and ensures regular supervision for all staff in the residences.
Implement active treatment and programming documentation along with billing following state requirements and agency protocols.
Advocate for the individuals as appropriate; and encourage and facilitate self-advocacy and person-centered treatment planning.
Serve as a positive role model, leading by example and demonstrating clinically appropriate interactions with adolescents supported in the residence.
Manage all services in compliance with OPWDD and agency regulatory standards.
Report incidents and occurrences in a timely fashion and ensure appropriate protective, preventive measures are implemented.
Communicate important, significant information to stakeholders (i.e., parents/families; healthcare and other service providers; internal residential and educational/vocational staff etc.). Information may include but is not limited to achievements, medication changes, hospitalization/ER visits, behavior changes, incidents, and family matters.
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