Program Director, Full Time, Shorewood Home, Starbuck, MN

Prairie Community Services, Inc. • Starbuck, MN

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About The Position

The Program Director is responsible for all aspects of a 24-hour program serving people with intellectual or developmental disabilities, brain injuries, challenging behaviors, and/or mental health needs. The role includes supervising and training staff; coordinating and carrying out person-centered programming and positive support services; managing the program’s day-to-day operations; maintaining records; and ensuring compliance with regulatory agencies.

The Program Director develops, implements, evaluates, and updates each person’s services, supports, and outcomes, and trains staff on them. The position also helps ensure people’s needs and program expectations are met around the clock, including appropriate meals and medically ordered treatments and medications.

The role involves communicating with people served, their families, external services and providers, staff, and the public; maintaining staff schedules; documenting daily program information; and leading or attending in-services. The Program Director also conducts employee performance reviews and is responsible for hiring, discipline, and termination of staff. Starting salary is $58,240 per year.

Requirements

• Be at least 18 years of age, or meet the age required by licensure.
• Pass DHS background clearance.
• Have a valid driver’s license and meet company driving criteria.
• Be able to read, write, comprehend, and communicate in English.
• Have a BA or BS degree in human services or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, evaluate, and update each person’s services, supports, and outcomes, and train staff on them.
• Ensure the needs and program expectations of people served are met 24 hours a day.
• Follow recipes, menus, and ordered diets when preparing and serving meals and snacks.
• Ensure medical treatments and medications are ordered, secured, stored, documented, and administered as medically ordered.
• Communicate professionally and courteously with people served, their family members, outside services and providers, PCS staff, and the public.
• Develop and maintain staff schedules, including approving or denying staff time-off requests.
• Ensure documentation of daily program information.
• Attend and/or lead in-services.
• Complete employee performance reviews and hire, discipline, and terminate staff.

Benefits

• Flexible paid time away for exempt-level team members, without accruals or tracking.
• 100% employer-paid employee health insurance, with access to spouse and family plans.
• $75 per month toward a Health Savings Account when enrolled in the company insurance.
• $20,000 employer-sponsored life insurance, with access to an additional voluntary plan.
• Retirement plan options with employer contributions and financial education resources.
• Voluntary dental, vision, hospital indemnity, critical illness, short- and long-term disability, and accident insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager