DIRECTOR OF ADULT FOSTER CARE

Come join a vibrant community at Waystone, where our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging flourishes. We believe that by engaging our employees and embracing our core values of Trust, Growth, Respect, Integrity, and Belonging, we can create an environment where everyone feels empowered and welcomed.

The Director of Adult Foster Care develops and supports the Adult Foster Care team to provide individuals and caregivers with the assistance needed to achieve the best living situation possible.

KEY ACTIVITIES:

• Coach and train staff (Hire, provide or arrange for training, and provide supervision and support to the AFC case managers and nurses)
• Oversee department functions, policies and procedures (Ensure that all MassHealth and other applicable regulations are met, visits are done and notes completed)
• Orientation and training of new caregivers (Provide information and training to newly qualified AFC caregivers, ensure that AFC caregivers are regularly trained and evaluated)
• Billing and financial (Oversee billing, budget preparation, and required program statistical and financial reports)
• Recruit new caregivers and referrals (Recruit and select caregivers for out of home placements and participate with DDS and Waystone Children and Family Services staff in facilitating individual referrals, placement and transfers)

OTHER DUTIES:

• Meet regularly with the AFC team to discuss administrative and clinical issues
• Connect with other AFC providers and related organizations
• Create contracts
• Monitor individual records to ensure compliance with MassHealth standards
• Conduct investigations of reportable incidents and complaints
• Develop and implement strategies to expand the AFC program. Through marketing and outreach, recruit additional caregivers as well as families and individuals needing AFC services.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have a bachelors degree and a minimum of 5 years of health care experience working with elderly or disabled adults.
• At least one of those years must have been spent in an administrative role.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Experience in leading and supervision.
• Ability to travel locally within the Merrimack Valley/Lowell area
• Ability to work extended/flexible hours to accommodate program needs and on-call support, meetings/trainings/audit preparation needs
• Valid drivers license in good standing with minimum of 1 year driving experience.
• Regular and predictable attendance

At Waystone, we firmly believe that by investing even more in the professional development of our employees, being an inclusive community and passionate about the services we offer, we will attract more skilled people who embody our mission. The future of Waystone is extremely bright thanks to our incredible employees, community partners and other supporters.

Generous Benefits - most start on the date of hire with regular schedules of 25 hours per week!

• Health insurance; Harvard Pilgrim network, 3 levels of coverage
• Dental insurance, Vision insurance, and tax-saving Flexible Spending Accounts
• 401K Retirement Plan with generous employer match
• Start building Vacation time right away, accruing at 2 weeks/year
• 12 Paid Holidays, 3 Personal Days, 9 Sick days/year
• Mileage Reimbursement
• Free access to our on-demand training library with opportunity to earn CEUs

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For more than 50 years, Waystone has been partnering with people who are diverse in age, ability, and cultural background throughout their personal, work, and life journeys. We serve people across the lifespan, starting at the age of three and through the end of life. While we are known for serving people with disabilities, we support a growing number of people with brain injuries, medical and behavioral challenges, dementia, and veterans with service-related disabilities.

Serving over 1,700 individuals and their families, we continue to expand our programs and innovate new services to support the diverse life journeys of those we serve. We have expanded our involvement in the local communities we serve and collaborated with others to address dementia, food insecurity, staffing shortages, leadership development, disability advocacy and building communities that promote equity and belonging.