Group Home Treatment and Program Director

Youth Homes•Missoula, MT

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The Group Home Treatment and Program Director performs a variety of administrative, supervisory, clinical and advanced direct care services in managing personnel, creating a therapeutic milieu and meeting each child's treatment needs. The Director is responsible for providing continuous care for children, meeting standards of professional performance and utilization established by the professional staff. This position ensures the philosophical, operational and clinical integrity of home services for 24-hour operation. The Director assumes a leadership role in integrating, overseeing, planning and evaluating each child's treatment progress and directs treatment implementation in the milieu to ensure the overall well being of children. The Director works closely with a variety of agency personnel and community professionals in meeting program and operational needs. The Director is responsible for the development and maintenance of a positive and cohesive staff effort in an atmosphere of trust and security.

Requirements

A bachelor’s degree in human services or equivalent experience
Solid moral character
Knowledge of normal and abnormal child development and the social, psychological and environmental factors contributing to pathological behavior
Knowledge of the terminology used in psychological assessments
Knowledge of advanced theories, techniques, practices and philosophy used in the agency's program model
Knowledge of policies, procedures and standards regarding food preparation, household maintenance, record keeping, personnel management, safety, infection control in areas of responsibility
Interpersonal skills required to provide effective leadership
Ability to establish and promote secure and trusting relationships with subordinate staff
Analytical and management skills necessary to organize and oversee the work of others, staff effectively, enforce agency policies and to develop and administer sound policies, procedures and budgets
Thorough knowledge and ability to train and apply the philosophy, theories, techniques and practices used in the agency's program model in the daily course of work
Capacity to utilize clinical supervision and apply it to personal growth and treatment design
Ability to work under minimal administrative supervision
Exercise a high degree of initiative
Organize and manage time and tasks with a high degree of flexibility
Manage personal needs under frustrating and stressful conditions
Knowledgeable about federal, state and local regulations related to the protection, rights and care of children
Able to work effectively with all agency staff and outside professionals in an interdisciplinary team approach

Responsibilities

Managing personnel
Creating a therapeutic milieu
Meeting each child's treatment needs
Providing continuous care for children
Meeting standards of professional performance and utilization
Ensuring the philosophical, operational and clinical integrity of home services for 24-hour operation
Integrating, overseeing, planning and evaluating each child's treatment progress
Directing treatment implementation in the milieu to ensure the overall well being of children
Working closely with a variety of agency personnel and community professionals in meeting program and operational needs
Developing and maintaining a positive and cohesive staff effort in an atmosphere of trust and security