What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Residential Services position at Allendale Association?
Do you expect something more for your career? Bring your skills and talents to a role where you’ll have the opportunity to make a positive impact. We are looking for a motivated and dedicated professional to fill this role!
If you are adept at multi-tasking and embrace playing an integral role in changing the lives of the youth we want to talk to you!
This Position Will: Provide leadership to staff through planning, directing, and overseeing milieu and clinical services, related program policies, budgets, systems, and procedures to ensure the development, growth and quality of residential programs and services. Ensures implementation of trauma-informed therapeutic interventions or treatment modalities. Assists the Vice President of Residential Services with both short-term and long-term/strategic planning and forecasting.
The units consist of high-acuity boys’ ages 7-15, some of whom present on the autism spectrum. These units require specialized programming and increased supervision to ensure safety, structure, and individualized therapeutic interventions tailored to meet the diverse needs of the population. The Director of Residential Services must provide strong leadership in implementing trauma-informed care models, developing unit-specific behavioral management strategies, and supporting staff in navigating the complexities of working with clients exhibiting high-risk behaviors.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in human services or related field (Exceptions will be considered based on Agency need and experience related to position)
- Three years progressively responsible experience in a residential treatment facility
- Working knowledge of federal and state regulations
Allendale’s rich heritage is based upon 125 years of meeting society’s needs by determining new ways to make a lasting difference in the lives of children and families who have endured tremendous devastation and loss. We embrace challenge; we seek out new ways to learn and to grow along with families, regardless of their circumstance or what brought them to us. That is WHO we have always been, and WHO we continue to be today. Our goal is to provide safe homes, high-quality specialized education and vocational training options; and clinical services to children and their families while recovering from severe childhood trauma. We focus on helping youth who have progressed in treatment and are working toward self-sufficiency or returning to their home environment. Our programs emphasize community involvement and community integration as part of the individualized treatment goals.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $60,000.00 - $98,972.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- 403(b)
- 403(b) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid orientation
- Paid time off
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person
Salary : $60,000 - $98,972
