DSHS DDA Rainier School Assistant Superintendent

State of Washington Dept. of Social and Health Services; Buckley (WA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Orca transit card

5% premium pay for on-site work

On-site work

Job summary

Rainier School, operated by the Department of Social and Health Services, seeks an Assistant Superintendent to lead habilitation and healthcare services for residents and to guide policy, budgeting, labor relations, and operations. The role reports to the Superintendent and drives strategic objectives within DDA and DSHS.

The position is primarily on-site with occasional remote work, and staff scheduling, training, and performance oversight are key responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human services fields including sociology, social work, counseling, psychology, education; or health sciences with nursing; or public administration/healthcare administration.

Responsibilities

• Oversee departments including Safety/Emergency Management, Duty Office, Dietary, Personal Service Specialist, Custodial, Therapies, Residential Information Services, Admission and Placement, and Staff Development.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Budget management

Policy development

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in human services or health sciences or public administration

Job description

As the Assistant Superintendent of Rainier School, you'll hold a key leadership role in support of the mission, vision, values, and the strategic objectives of Rainier School, Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA), and DSHS. The Assistant Superintendent oversees the critical departments and provisions of the habilitation services and healthcare for the clients residing at Rainier School. You'll serve as a member of the facility's executive management team in addressing agency policies, overall budget, labor relations and facility operations and is responsible for scheduling, training, and ensuring that assigned areas of responsibility are run professionally and within budget. You will report directly to the Superintendent at Rainier School, a Residential Habilitation Center for intellectual and developmental disabilities.

This role will primarily be on location with occasional remote work as needed.

Pierce County employees are eligible to receive an Orca Card for transportation needs.

Opportunities performed on-site at this work location at least three days a week may be eligible for an additional 5% premium pay in addition to the advertised salary.

Some of What You Will Do

• Manage a diverse workforce of staff in the following departments: Safety/Emergency
• Management, Duty Office, Dietary, Personal Service Specialist 3, Custodial, Therapies, Residential Information Services, Admission and Placement and Staff Development.
• Exercise oversight over Program Area Team directors and Attendant Counselor Managers ensuring residential coordinators execute baseline policies effectively across all working shifts.
• Conduct supervisory meetings with direct reports and provides timely performance feedback including completion of annual performance evaluations.
• Track leave requests and timesheets.
• Set direction for each department under supervision. Provide metrics and performance goals as appropriate.
• Ensure all departments operate in accordance with DSHS and DDA policies and requirements.
• Oversee and track corrective action plans as necessary.
• Provide oversight on behalf of the Superintendent to ensure department directors operate within their assigned financial limits.

What We’re Looking for

• A bachelor's degree in human services fields including but not limited to sociology, social work, counseling, psychology, education; or a degree in health sciences field including a degree in nursing; or a degree in public administration, business administration or healthcare administration;
• This position requires five years of supervisory experience in a 24/7 setting;
• Equivalent experience and/or education

Some of the Required Competencies Include:

• Knowledge and ability to plan, organize and direct a broad spectrum of support services with skilled professional and technical staff and preprofessional staff. Knowledge of advanced principles of management, budget development and control, federal and state laws pertaining to institutions.
• Knowledge and understanding of developmental and intellectual disabilities.
• Ability to plan, organize, and direct work of others; to evaluate various programs, including professionally developed residential, habilitation, educational, and fiscal programs.
• Communicate effectively orally and in writing with management, peers, facility staff, clients, client families, and the public as required to carry out the assigned duties of the position.
• Safeguard sensitive and confidential information and documents and maintain confidentiality regarding client information.
• Demonstrate sensitivity to cultural diversity.

Preferred/Desired education and experience:

• Experience in providing analysis, evaluation, and review services to people with developmental disabilities.
• Knowledge of principles and methods of management, including budget and program planning, supervision of staff, using multiple modalities of communication.
• Knowledge of DSHS and DDA programs and services.
• Knowledge of the State of Washington Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs).
• Ability to take an active role in strategic planning in a long-term care setting.
• Ability to effectively hire, assign work, coach, mentor/supervise; and evaluate high level technical staff such as lead psychologist and nursing supervisor.
• Ability to gather information, analyze data, prepare reports and make budget projections for broad variety of audiences.
• Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to understand, develop, write, implement, and monitor complex policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Ability to understand and develop program strategies to maintain Federal certification in an ICF/IID Facility.

In your first six months on the job, you will be expected to develop rapport with your direct reports and demonstrate strong knowledge of ICF/IID regulations; provide a strategic plan of budget development based on department data. ?

Questions?

Please contact Kathy Simmons and reference job number 07120, or you may call [phone].

The Department of Social and Health Services’ vision that people find human services to shape their own lives requires that we come together with a sense of belonging, common purpose, shared values, and meaningful work. It is crucial to our agency’s vision that you bring a fairness, access, and social justice commitment to your work with DSHS. We strive to support all Washingtonians, including Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, people with physical, behavioral health, and intellectual disabilities, elders, LGBTQIA+ individuals, immigrants and refugees, and families building financial security.

Prior to a new hire, a background check including criminal record history may be conducted. Information from the background check will not necessarily preclude employment but will be considered in determining the applicant’s suitability and competence to perform in the job. This announcement may be used to fill multiple vacancies. Employees driving on state business must have a valid driver's license. Employees driving a privately owned vehicle on state business must have liability insurance on the privately owned vehicle.

Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any area of employment, its programs or services on the basis of age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, marital status, race, creed, color, national origin, religion or beliefs, political affiliation, military status, honorably discharged veteran, Vietnam Era, recently separated or other protected veteran status, the presence of any sensory, mental, physical disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability, equal pay or genetic information. Persons requiring accommodation in the application process or this job announcement in an alternative format may contact the Recruiter at [phone]. Applicants who are deaf or hard of hearing may call through Washington Relay Service by dialing 7-1-1 or 1-800-833-6384.