Program Director

Your path toward a fulfilling career begins at the Charles River Center. Consider joining our team of compassionate, hard-working and caring individuals that empower and support people with disabilities. The Charles River Center provides innovative opportunities, services, and supports for over 950 children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, acquired brain injury and mental health challenges, in the Metrowest and Southeast regions of Massachusetts.

Program Directors are responsible for the overall functioning of individual CRC homes, training, supervision and scheduling of support staff, development and implementation of the individuals’ ISPs and programs, provision of direct-care and supervision to individuals, coordination of medical services and follow-up, and rotational on-call duties. Program Directors are responsible for operating a CRC home under the principles of Normalization and in accordance with the principles and policies illustrated in the Charles River Community Living Program Policies and Procedures Manual. Since some individuals require personal care involving lifting and transfers in and out of wheelchairs, Program Directors of some homes must be physically able to perform this function.

Program Directors II are responsible for the overall functioning of the Association’s most intensively staffed/most clinically involved homes.

Generous Benefits Package:

· Sign On Bonus: $2,000

· Competitive Health and Dental Insurance with employer paying a substantial portion of the costs, including a Health Reimbursement Account (HRA). Health and Dental Insurance available to all full-time employees on the 1st day of employment.

· Employer sponsored 401(k) retirement plan with employer match.

· Employer-paid Life, Long Term Disability, and AD&D insurance offered at no cost to the employee. Opportunity to purchase additional Short Term Disability coverage at great rates.

· Flexible Spending accounts offered for both dependent and health care.

· $1,500.00 tuition reimbursement per benefit year for full-time employees.

· Through the 1st year of service, full-time employees receive 13 vacation days with additional increases after one year.

· Full and Part-time employees accrue 48 hours (6 days) of sick time per year with rollover.

· Part-time employees can receive prorated vacation and holiday time.

· 11 paid holidays per year.

Qualifications:

· Undergraduate or higher degree in human services and two years experience with developmentally disabled individuals.

· 2 years of prior human services managerial experience preferred

· Valid driver’s license required

· Successful completion of all state and agency mandated trainings.

· Working knowledge of the use of behavior modification techniques.

· Strong oral and written communication skills.

· Must be willing to authorize a Criminal History Background Check (CORI) and release information concerning allegations from Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC), Department of Developmental Services (DDS), and other agencies.

· Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Responsible accommodations may be made to enable persons with disabilities to perform these essential functions.