Lead Habilitation Office — Associate Director

BAYADA Home Health Care; Rolla (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking an Associate Director to help launch a new Habilitation office in the Sikeston Region of Missouri. This onsite leadership role focuses on building relationships, developing teams, and creating dependable processes for quality client care.

You will start in the Lebanon office, move to the new Rolla site when ready, and work 100% in office. Ideal candidates have leadership experience, a bachelor’s degree, and a passion for serving individuals with I/DD.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; leadership and operations experience preferred.
• Experience leading new office startups or program launches is valuable.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Help launch the new Habilitation office and establish BAYADA as a trusted provider and employer in the Sikeston Region.
• Build relationships with clients, families, referral partners, community organizations, and prospective employees.
• Support local marketing, outreach, and business development efforts to grow awareness of Habilitation services.
• Learn and perform Client Services Manager responsibilities during the office launch and until the office is fully staffed.
• Support client and employee census growth, service coordination, staffing, and day-to-day office workflow.
• Manage the office using established workbooks, billed-hour expectations, KPIs, goals, and other operating metrics.
• Help create and maintain organized, reliable processes that support quality service and compliance.
• Partner with Division Director and BAYADA leaders to set priorities and move the office forward.
• Assist with hiring and onboarding the future Clinical Manager, Habilitation Manager, and Client Services Manager.
• Contribute to a culture grounded in compassion, reliability, and excellence.

Skills

Leadership experience

Operations management

Team development

Excellent communication

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

BAYADA Home Health Care is seeking an Associate Director to help launch a new Habilitation office in the Sikeston Region of Missouri. This onsite leadership role focuses on building relationships, developing teams, and creating dependable processes for quality client care.

You will start in the Lebanon office, move to the new Rolla site when ready, and work 100% in office. Ideal candidates have leadership experience, a bachelor’s degree, and a passion for serving individuals with I/DD.