Vocational Program Manager

RHA Health Services • Kannapolis, NC

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About The Position

RHA Health Services is hiring a Vocational Program Manager to plan, coordinate, and ensure the consistency and quality of training, habilitation, and development programs for people with disabilities. The manager supervises classroom and vocational activities, coordinates schedules and events for Direct Support employees and Vocational Instructors, and leads the work of others to promote the vocational service's curriculum, philosophy, and mission. The role relies on experience, knowledge, and judgment and includes responsibility for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of up to 12 employees.

The manager develops training policies, programs, and schedules based on the needs of people supported and program requirements; creates individualized teaching tools and learning materials; arranges appropriate tools and equipment; and directs contract work, including negotiating rates with vendors. The role also involves coaching people supported, collaborating with clinical and medical staff and other stakeholders, training and assigning staff, maintaining safe program conditions, and reporting incidents, hazards, accidents, and needed repairs. The position requires a high school diploma or GED, experience with the population served, and experience supervising others. The annual salary is $47,000.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED.
• Experience with the population served.
• Experience supervising the work of others.
• Valid driver's license and personal vehicle insurance coverage.
• Maintain proficiency in company-sponsored training and certifications.
• Meet applicable conditions of employment, including CPR, first aid, NCI, Medication Certification, and other certifications required by company regulations.
• Demonstrate proficiency in CPR from floor level; practicing CPR requires working on hands and knees, bending, standing, and lifting.
• Complete pre-employment screening, including criminal background checks, registry checks, drug testing, education verification, and other credentialing based on position requirements.
• Provide proof of employment history or references if required.
• For positions requiring driving, provide proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and a vehicle if required for transporting individuals.

Responsibilities

• Plan, coordinate, and ensure the consistency and quality of training, habilitation, and development programs for people with disabilities.
• Supervise classroom and vocational activities and coordinate schedules and events for Direct Support employees, Vocational Instructors, and others.
• Formulate training policies, programs, and schedules based on individual needs and applicable production processes, business systems, and changes in products, procedures, or services.
• Develop special teaching tools, techniques, and learning materials suited to each person's abilities and interests.
• Arrange and adjust classroom tools, work aids, and equipment used by people supported.
• Direct and monitor contract work and negotiate rates with vendors.
• Protect confidential information and report suspected or observed abuse, neglect, or exploitation of people supported to management.
• Instruct people supported in individualized programs, including activities that develop motor, perceptual, cognitive, language, social, and emotional skills.
• Support motivation and learning through reinforcement, assessment of functioning, and feedback to people supported and the clinical team.
• Assist clinical and medical staff with rehabilitation programs and monitor the responsibilities of Vocational Instructors and Program Manager stations.
• Provide input to staff performance evaluations.
• Work with guardians, administrators, Qualified Professionals, Habilitation Specialists, social workers, nursing staff, and others to develop individual instructional programs.
• Coordinate communication between the day program or vocational center, community workers, and employees.
• Plan and assist with special events within and outside the day program or vocational center.
• Attend mandatory meetings and training sessions.
• Train staff on day program procedures and modular day training, make staff assignments, ensure adequate staffing, schedule breaks and lunches, and order supplies.
• Stay informed about developments, methods, and training techniques in the ID/DD field.
• Ensure program facilities are safe and conducive to learning; report accidents, hazards, and needed repairs.
• Enforce universal medical precautions and use required personal protective and safety equipment.
• Follow company policies and requirements concerning personnel, regulations, safety, and blood-borne pathogens.
• Use and teach proper body mechanics when assisting with behavioral interventions, transfers, and positioning.
• Conduct fire and disaster drills and identify the location and use of exits and fire extinguishers.
• Supervise up to 12 first-shift employees, including training, planning and directing work, evaluating performance, motivating, disciplining, promoting teamwork, addressing complaints, and resolving problems.

Benefits

• Payactiv early access to earned wages before payday.
• Employee perks and discount program.
• Paid time off for full-time employees.
• Health and insurance benefits for full-time employees.
• 401(k) retirement savings program.
• Physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing programs.
• Chronic disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes for qualifying employees.
• Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: High school or GED