Program Director

Job Title: Program Director

Job Summary:

RLS is hiring a Program Director to work at our Adult Foster Care homes in various locations. As a Program Director, you will be responsible for overseeing the daily operations of our residential homes, providing support to individuals with mental health diagnoses, and working with our Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) to ensure a high level of care and support.

• Responsibilities:
• • Provide quality support designed to enhance each person's skill development, health, freedom, and personal dignity.
  • Promote community participation, person-centeredness, and an approach that focuses on supporting persons receiving services in the most integrated setting.
  • Oversight of the license holder's responsibilities assigned in each person's Coordinated Service and Support Plan and Coordinated Service and Support Plan Addendum.
  • Ensure that monitoring and PRN mediation recommendations following incidents and/or medical procedures are followed accurately per the medical professional's order.
  • Ensure MARs, medication supervision, and self-administration of medication are completed and documented accurately.
  • Ensure any medication changes or updates are reflected immediately on the person's MAR.
  • Communicate all Doctors' orders and document all medical communications in the Health Progress Notes.
  • Ensure the completion of all documentation during each shift on a daily basis, such as the completion of daily progress notes, health program notes, observations, MARs, and communications logs.
  • Ensure that DSPs receive ongoing training by conducting DSP team meetings and by offering emergency procedures, behavioral, medical, and program implementation/revisions.
  • Take responsibility for the performance and skill growth of DSPs by being available, giving regular performance feedback, and providing additional training on incorrect work practices, both individually and in group settings.

Requirements:

• A minimum high school diploma.
• One year of experience working directly with individuals with disabilities.
• Successful completion of RLS Orientation.
• The knowledge, skills, and ability to successfully complete the duties of the job.
• Read, write, and speak the English language in an understandable manner.
• Knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook systems. Ability to utilize a fax machine, phone system, document scanner, and other office materials as necessary for the position.

Rewarding Your Hard Work:

• Paid Training.
• Shift Differential Pay for Overnight and Weekend Shifts.
• Overtime Pay.
• Holiday Pay.
• Sign-On Bonus.
• On-Call Bonus.
• Referral Bonus.
• PTO Accrual.
• Optional Vision/Dental Coverage.

About Residential Living Solutions:

Residential Living Solutions maintains adult and transitional youth foster care homes in various locations. We provide home and community-based waiver services for the mentally ill adults and adolescents who are authorized by waivers or grant & aid funds or have health insurance or private pay. We believe Mental Illness is only a small piece of who we are, not a reflection of ourselves. Our character, the sum of who we are, is defined by what we do with the life, skills, and opportunities we have.