What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Director III position at Community Solutions?
Job Details
Job Location
CT - Chase Center - Waterbury, CT
Position Type
Full Time
Education Level
Masters Degree
Travel Percentage
Up to 25%
Job Shift
First Shift
Description
Company Overview
Community Solutions Inc. (CSI) is a nonprofit organization that promotes the responsible citizenship, accountability, and well-being of individuals and families involved, or at risk of involvement, in the child welfare, juvenile justice, or criminal justice system. Since CSIs founding in 1962, it has been a pioneer in the community-based service. We have been delivering supervision, treatment, and comprehensive individualized services to help clients interact more effectively in their communities and become productive citizens. Using this plan we built the first ever halfway house in New England which has now been replicated and grown to almost 50 programs in 9 states. For over 50 years, CSI has been building upon its successful foundations and has been expanding its services to serve thousands of adults, youth, and families each year.
Program Overview
CSI is in need of an experienced Program Director to lead our Chase Center program located in Waterbury, CT. The program is an adult residential facility that administers assessments, monitors clients' compliance with service plan goals, and involves clients in services that address their criminogenic tendencies. Though case management, supervision, and provision of evidence-based groups, clients gain the tools and support necessary for successful community re-entry. The Program Director is responsible for the health, safety, and security of the clients, staff, facility, and programming. This position is responsible for the operation, staffing, programming, safety, leadership, and fiscal management of the program, including planning and implementation of administrative, operational, and treatment mandates, to ensure that residents stabilize in a safe environment, learn new skills, and successfully transition back to their home community.
Position Overview
- Ensure that a holistic approach is facilitated via collaboration and delegation with staff.
- Promote inclusion and acceptance of diversity and uniqueness, specifically with regard to age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identification.
- Facilitate strengths-based, relational, and trauma informed approaches and practices to ensure that the program culture reflects these values.
- Engage referral agents to ensure processes and procedures are consistent.
- Oversee implementation of the resident referral, assessment, case planning, case management, service delivery, recreation, skill building, and discharge planning for all residents. This includes recording, organizing, arranging, and interviewing activities.
- Developing and administering program policies and procedures.,
- Ensure that the development, implementation and oversight of all services and activities are facilitated in accordance with contract requirements.
- Lead recruitment efforts, hire, train, conduct supervision, and evaluate personnel. Manage the staff supervision process including preparation of reports, evaluation, training, development plans, and issue specific supervision.
- Ensure required staff to resident ratio at all times.
- Develop program resources and liaison with funders and local community agencies.
- Evaluates program data to ensure compliance with contractual requirements, making adjustments as necessary for successful program delivery.
- Develop and implement Manage and facilitate proper record keeping and report writing as needed, required and requested. This includes program, resident and staff logs, files, and schedules.
Direct quality assurance activities as required.
Qualifications
Qualifications
Additional Benefits
CSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M / F / Disability / Vet. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
