Residential Director

Description

Pay:

• Pay range $65270-$74407.80

Benefits & Rewards:

• 24 vacation days (increases with years of service)
• 8 sick days
• Quality low cost benefits (you can view our plans by visiting https://benefits.devereux.org)
• 403(b) plan with employer match/contribution
• Employee Assistance Program
• Career accelerator program (ASCEND). This program includes 100% of tuition covered (up to $15k reimbursed annually for undergraduate and $25k reimbursed annually for graduate) and student loan repayment!  Learn more here

 

 

The Glenholme School:

 

Are you interested in making a life-saving difference for children and adolescents? Would you enjoy being part of a team working to change the world for the better?

If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

For over 50 years -- The Glenholme School, part of Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health, has provided a comprehensive residential program and services for children with learning differences and special needs. Located in picturesque Washington, CT the Director of Operations position will be part of a cohesive, passionate and dynamic team. The selected candidate will foster Devereux’s mission and values of quality care as well as providing top-notch and individualized therapeutic care for our students.

Position:

We are seeking a Residential Director who has experience with the student population and is passionate about making a difference in the lives of children with learning differences and mental health/behavioral challenges. If this describes you, then look no further!

 

Primary Responsibilities Include:

• Responsible for the management and overall development of Direct Support Professionals (DSP’s) working in the residential program.
• Provides program supervisors with effective supervision and upholds the feedback model with personnel.
• Manages student behavior on campus effectively de-escalates students as needed, leads/supports behavior follow-up and intervention, ensures student and staff safety throughout crisis situations.
• Responsible for promoting and otherwise maintaining the safety of campus and all of it’s inhabitance at all times.
• Serves as an integral member of the Senior Leadership Team.
• Effectively organizes and manages the assigned shift on a daily basis by coordinating relevant shift information, prioritizing scheduling needs, and communicating information to the team in a timely fashion.
• Provides feedback and coaching to employees on shift, and actively monitors, reports, and documents feedback, performance, and development.
• Ensure effective internal, and external communications.
• Conducts periodic audits of campus to ensure compliance with all licensing standards.
• Conducts interviews and hiring needs for the department.
• Documents the relevant shift happenings using internal reporting/data-collection tools.
• Ensures that standards and values of campus are upheld at all times and follows-up with students and staff where appropriate.
• Adhere to expectations of licensers and regulators as well as Devereux and Glenholme policies.
• Maintain all appropriate certifications including Public Passenger Transportation Permit, CPR, First Aid Certification, Medication Administration, Water Safety, and all others as assigned.

 

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Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Sociology, Education or rlated field preferred.
• Extensive experience ideally gained through increasingly responsible management positions.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.