Director of Residential

Birch Family Services; New York (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Birch Family Services is seeking a Director of Residential who will oversee and ensure compliance of residential programs. This leadership role requires significant experience with developmental disabilities and the ability to guide a team towards meeting regulatory standards while maintaining quality services.

Qualifications

• Minimum of ten years experience with individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Five years in a supervisory capacity and three in a residential setting.

Responsibilities

• Directly supervises operations coordinators and other staff.
• Ensures compliance with regulations in residential services.
• Establishes budgets in conjunction with finance department.

Skills

Leadership

Compliance Knowledge

Communication

Education

Master's Degree in Psychology or related Human Services

Job description

Join to apply for the Director of Residential role at Birch Family Services

1 day ago Be among the first 25 applicants

Join to apply for the Director of Residential role at Birch Family Services

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director of Residential is responsible for directing, assessing, and monitoring Birch's residential programs in order to ensure quality, program compliance with all regulatory and funding sources and fiscal practices. These responsibilities are completed in cooperation with and under the leadership of the Director of Residential. The Director of Residential will be responsible for all Community Service operations in the absence of the Director.

Description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Director of Residential is responsible for directing, assessing, and monitoring Birch's residential programs in order to ensure quality, program compliance with all regulatory and funding sources and fiscal practices. These responsibilities are completed in cooperation with and under the leadership of the Director of Residential. The Director of Residential will be responsible for all Community Service operations in the absence of the Director.

Essential Functions

• Assesses, plans, implements, and monitors policies, procedures, and systems to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations governing the operation of residential services, including but not limited to: Individualized Residential Alternatives and Intermediate Care Facilities.
• Assists the Director of Community Services to assess, plan, implement and monitor policies, procedures, and systems to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations governing the operation of day habilitation, prevocational, supported employment, Access-VR, and New Frontier.
• Works with the Director of Community Services and the leadership team to ensure department vision is aligned with the agency mission and set long-term goals for Community Services.
• Directly supervises the Operations Coordinators, Assistants, Nurse Administrator and BIS Coordinator.
• Delegates responsibilities to department management staff to ensure the efficiency of day-to-day operations and program effectiveness.
• Ensures that the health, safety, and habilitation needs of the people we support are addressed in an individualized manner. The Director of Residential. will meet with families to educate, inform and respond to matters related to their relative, services or the organization.
• Interviews, hires, orients, trains and completes performance evaluations for supervisory staff.
• Assesses and evaluates staff development needs and ensures that all such needs are adequately and routinely addressed through utilization of internal and external agency resources.
• Determines need for contracting of clinical services and ensures that services provided are appropriate and of high quality, provides input into the establishment of independent contractor agreements and oversees their implementation.
• Directs related planning and development activities, including but not limited to site finding, individual screening and acceptance, budgeting and staffing.
• Assists and helps oversee the start-up and operation of all Developmental Disabilities residential services.
• Ensures completion of all pre-operational requirements in accordance with regulatory, accreditation and program standards as well as individual and family need.
• Directs and monitors all facility operations to ensure adherence to all agency and related policies and procedures, program standards and level of service commitments.
• Establishes budgets for each program or service in conjunction with the Director of Community Services, Finance Department and Executive staff.
• Ensures reporting of allegations of abuse, neglect and incidents to the appropriate external parties (Justice Center, OPWDD) and internally.
• Ensures the maintenance and up-keep of residential sites in accordance with health and safety standards.
• Works with Human Resources regarding recruitment, staff performance, conflict resolution, grievance and other matters ensuring adherence to agency policies.
• Collaborates with directors of other departments to ensure that residential programs are meeting regulatory requirements and quality programming.
• Develop and maintain sound controls and systems for billing and other compliance matters.
• Serve as an organizational representative for Birch.
• May be assigned other tasks and duties reasonably related to job responsibilities.
  
  

Qualifications

EDUCATION

• Master's Degree in Psychology or related Human Services field required.
  
  

Experience

• Minimum of ten (10) years of experience working with persons with developmental disabilities or similar population; of which 5 years must have been in a supervisory/manager capacity, and including a minimum of three years in a residential setting.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Business Development and Sales

• Industries

  Non-profit Organizations

Referrals increase your chances of interviewing at Birch Family Services by 2x

Sign in to set job alerts for “Residential Director” roles.

New York City Metropolitan Area $120.00-$130.00 18 hours ago

New York City Metropolitan Area $110,000.00-$130,000.00 3 weeks ago

Bronx, NY $75,000.00-$80,000.00 4 months ago

New York City Metropolitan Area $150,000.00-$250,000.00 3 weeks ago

Director of Operations - The Langham, New York

New York, NY $175,000.00-$195,000.00 2 weeks ago

New York City Metropolitan Area $160,000.00-$180,000.00 1 week ago

New York City Metropolitan Area $200,000.00-$250,000.00 2 weeks ago

Director of Operations, Patina New York Region

Woodbridge, NJ $127,500.00-$172,500.00 5 days ago

DIRECTOR FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING SERVICES

Director of Strategic Housing Operations

Director of Construction & Operations - Manhattan Residential Interiors

Manhattan, NY $160,000.00-$200,000.00 6 days ago

Private Equity Portfolio Operations - VP/ Director

New York City Metropolitan Area $200,000.00-$250,000.00 2 weeks ago

We’re unlocking community knowledge in a new way. Experts add insights directly into each article, started with the help of AI.