Staff Secure- Program Director

Overview

Rising Ground will support to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) by providing residential, medical, educational, and mental health services to Unaccompanied Children in need of a higher level of care, such as Staff Secure, in an out of network agreement. Case Management responsibilities will be held by an agency providing services to Unaccompanied Children under ORR. The Program Director will report to the VP of Clinical, Case Management and Educational Services. This role is primarily responsible for the full operation of the residential program. The Program Director will ensure that the residential program is in full compliance with Rising Ground and OCFS regulations, and that facilities always provide a safe environment that promotes a healthy wellbeing for all children in the program.

 

Rising Ground

 

Founded as an orphanage in 1831, Rising Ground has been at the forefront of evolving community needs as a leading non-profit human services organization. Driven by the belief that each of us can thrive when life has hope and opportunity, Rising Ground provides caring support and proven paths to positive change, helping children, adults, and families rise above adversity, and each year, Rising Ground is a positive force in the lives of more than 25,000 individuals. We do this through 50 programs in 70 locations throughout New York City and Westchester. Our strong belief and commitment to diversity shows not just through our work with supported persons but is integral to the building of a strong staff that reflects the communities we serve. 

 

Benefits

 

At Rising Ground, we encourage everyone to live a healthier life. When you enroll in health care benefits — medical, dental, and vision care, you and your family can take advantage of each plan’s preventive services, which will help everyone to stay well. Another way to remain healthy is to eat right and keep active. Ultimately, we all benefit when we make the right choices, whether through diet and exercise or health care services. You can also take advantage of other important benefits, including life and accident, disability benefits, the retirement savings plan, and the employee assistance program.

 

Annual Salary

$80,000.00

Responsibilities

Managerial Responsibilities:

• Directly Supervises the Program Administrator, Clinician, and the Teacher of the program by providing support and engaging them in a process that requires team processes to solve problems effectively, address their teams positively and proactively, and reaching program expectations and goals.
• In conjunction with Human Resources and the Management Team, assist in the selection, interview and hiring of staff in the program. Provide specific program-related orientation for new employees.
• Monitor progress of staff through performance evaluations.
• Assist supervisees in developing improvement plans and ensure training compliance of the residential team.
• Responsible for completing Plans of Corrective Action to OCFS on behalf of the program in addition to assuring that all other reports required by the governing bodies are submitted in a timely manner.

Program Delivery:

• Ensure that the program is being run in accordance with all regulations as outlined by OCFS and in a manner that is consistent with the Organization’s mission and values.
• Develop and maintain strong knowledge of OCFS current policies and procedures related to Residential programs
• Ensure that all staff is trained on all OCFS and Rising Ground related training.
• Ensure that all children in the program access all the residential services consistently
• In collaboration with the Vice President and other staff in the program ensure the
• implementation of PBIS and PROMISE.
• Communicate regularly with others, both orally and in writing. This includes providing any necessary reports to be used for child conferences or evaluations.
• Monitor the budget of the program to ensure that it is spent in accordance to the approved budget, always ensuring that all needs of the program are met on a timely manner.
• Show organizational commitment which includes understanding and actively supporting the mission, policies and procedures protecting the integrity of the Organization.
• Work in collaboration with the Compliance Manager (Quality Assurance Staff) to ensure program compliance, and to track performance indicators to ensure the best quality and timeliness in service provision.
• Assume expected role on treatment team and participate in weekly staffing with the referring program as appropriate
• Demonstrate the use of all TCI and other intervention techniques required in the program