GO Program Manager with LABBB Collaborative

About Us LABBB Collaborative provides educational programming and support services for over 300 special needs students from over 65 districts. LABBB serves students ages 3 to 22 years old with a variety of special needs including students on the autism spectrum, students with multi-handicaps, pervasive development disorders, developmental delays, language deficits and social/emotional challenges. The LABBB community has a vision of skill-based instruction that considers the whole student from early childhood to adult living. Our staff is committed to creating a professional working environment through teamwork, communication, and respect. We are very excited for you to join us!

About the role: LABBB is hiring a GO Program Manager who works directly under the supervision of the Program Director and acts as a member of a team providing learning and community support to individuals served throughout the day; implements direct instruction, actively supervises individuals, and ensures that the physical and emotional needs of individuals are being met on a daily basis. The GO Program Manager assures us the program offers a robust schedule of activities that help individuals develop the skills they need for employment.

Job Requirements:

• Associate’s degree or higher required in Vocational/Rehabilitation, Special Education or a related field.
• Valid MA driver’s license, eligible for MA 7D License, along with acceptable driving record.
• Experience working with people with developmental disabilities or in human services related field, special education experience highly desirable
• Ability to work with people with a variety of disabilities
• Ability to create and oversee a robust schedule of activities and fulfill the regulatory requirements of running a DDS CBDS (Community Based Day Support) program
• Excellent verbal communication skills and outstanding interpersonal skills
• Working knowledge of software applications such as electronic reporting systems (ex. EIMS), Microsoft Office, and Google Apps, etc.
• Ability to work collaboratively to address concerns and resolve conflicts in a professional, courteous manner.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Assist with arrival and departure of individuals
• Design and implement appropriate data driven, culturally responsive instruction
• Develop and implement individual support plans and any plans in place to support the whole person in participating in program activities.
• Maintain a culturally diverse, purposeful, respectful, and stimulating learning environment that is organized and positive in nature and geared towards individual needs and interests.
• Create and implement a daily schedule and communicate any concerns or required changes to the Program Director
• Prepare instructional materials
• Support individuals’ development of independence, social skills, language, independent living and working skills, and appropriate behavior
• Support individuals’ personal care needs which may include activities of daily living (ADL’s) such as communication, toileting, feeding, transferring, self-care, and assistance with mobility including lifting.
• Facilitate meaningful inclusion for individuals into community settings
• Collect and analyze data and provide information to members of the individual’s team
• Recommend and utilize adaptive equipment, accommodations or modifications for individuals to best access activities. •Communicate all significant occurrences/incidents to the Program Director in a respectful and timely manner and enter incidents into the HCSIS system according to regulations
• Supervise direct service providers
• Facilitate Human Rights Committee meetings at least quarterly
• Maintain an open, honest, and respectful relationship with others involved with the individual’s success.
• Uphold LABBB’s mission and core values as well as adhere to laws, policies, procedures, and ethical standards of the field and contribute to a positive and safe program culture
• Perform any other related duties assigned by the Program Director or other appropriate administrator.

Terms of Employment & Salary Range: This is a full year, 12-month position and the position will require travel, including between program locations and job sites. The salary range is $60,000 to $75,000 commensurate with experience and education.

Benefits: Full-time employees at LABBB Collaborative enjoy low-cost benefit offerings that includes medical, dental & vision insurance plans, partial employer-paid basic life insurance, optional employee and dependent life insurance, voluntary medical and dependent care flexible spending accounts, 403(b) retirement plan and Massachusetts state employees’ pension plan, paid time-off, tuition reimbursement, employee assistance program and much more!

Salary : $60,000 - $75,000