Title: Director of Aging Programs - #ARS00510

State Role Title: Prog Admin Manager III

Hiring Range: Minimum Starting Salary is $107,000 up to mid $120,000s Commensurate with Experience.

Pay Band: 6

Agency: Dept for Aging & Rehab Svcs

Location: Aging & Rehab Svcs

Agency Website: https://www.dars.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

If you want to work with a dynamic team that is committed to ensuring older Virginians and their caregivers have the support they need, then the Division for Aging Services at DARS is the place for you!

Job Duties:

*Telework is limited*
The Division for Aging Services within the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS), in collaboration with community partners, provides and advocates for resources and services that improve the lives of older Virginians to live independently longer and participate fully in their communities. The Division for Aging Services provides leadership to the COV to assure Virginia is the best place in America for individuals to live, work, raise a family, and age.
We are seeking a Director of Aging Programs. The incumbent will supervise the activities of Program Coordinators and Fiscal Staff within the Division for Aging Services in management of Older Americans Act initiatives, resources, and programs. Assures that effective oversight, technical assistance, and monitoring are provided for Virginia's 25 Area Agencies on Aging and other contractors. Coordinate existing grants and facilitates new grant opportunities and provide subject matter expertise to the department on critical policies and programs in the aging services system.

Minimum Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have:
Knowledge/Experience -
Extensive experience in staff supervision, leadership, and performance evaluation. Extensive experience with long-term care/aging and vulnerable adults and experience managing programs, including planning, and directing the work of staff.
Experience must demonstrate knowledge of applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and policies, including, but not limited to, the Older Americans Act.
Working knowledge of, and ability to communicate information about, aging services and long-term care services and supports, including interdependencies, funding, and role.
Knowledge of and able to successfully work with the aging network and its services delivery systems, including area agencies on aging, health care systems, other state and local government agencies, human service organizations, for profit organizations and private not-for-profit agencies.

Additional Considerations:

Experience and/or training in business management, gerontology, health care, human services, or public administration field or an equivalent combination of experience, and training.

Special Instructions:

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during the application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. Contact recruitment@dars.virginia.gov for assistance.
Minorities, Individuals with disabilities, Veterans, Americorp, Peace Corps, and other National Service Alumni are encouraged to apply.
To apply:
Equal Opportunity Employer State applications will only be accepted as submitted online by 11:55 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia’s New Recruitment Management System. Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. PageUp will provide you with a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information:

Name: Human Resources

Email: Recruitment@dars.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.