Program Director

Beacon Specialized Living; Trenton (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Beacon Specialized Living seeks a Program Director to oversee multiple residential care locations, ensuring budgets, staffing, and clinical targets are met. The role supports Care Team Managers, chairs staff meetings, and enforces policy compliance across locations.

You will coordinate regulatory reporting, assist in corrective actions, and manage payroll, census, and EBITDA metrics. Strong leadership and HR collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in human services.
• Minimum of two years’ experience in a supervisory/managerial role in a residential care environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Beacon locations to meet company goals, budgets and clinical targets.
• Support Care Team Managers by ensuring staffing and resources for high-quality care.
• Plan and co-chair monthly staff meetings with coordinated agendas and proper documentation.
• Ensure consistent application of policies and procedures; monitor workload and incident reports for regulatory submission.
• Communicate with regulatory agencies; assist compliance with corrective action plans and manage census, payroll costs, and EBITDA targets.
• Ensure accurate time-and-attendance reporting, manage staffing needs, and oversee new employee orientation and training compliance.
• Address personnel issues with HR, Compliance, and Executive Leadership; provide feedback on performance reviews and manage the DSP leveling program.
• Ensure protection of residents, support personal care, and participation in skill-building activities; perform ongoing facility audits.

Skills

Leadership

Staff management

Regulatory compliance

Budgeting

Education

Bachelor's degree in human services

Job description

Position Summary

The Program Director oversees assigned Beacon locations to ensure that company goals, budgets, and clinical effectiveness targets are met. They support Care Team Managers by ensuring adequate staffing and resources for high-quality care, and keep department heads informed of staffing, compliance, and operational concerns. The Program Director plans and co-chairs monthly staff meetings, ensuring that agendas are coordinated, and documentation is filed.

Position Summary

The Program Director oversees assigned Beacon locations to ensure that company goals, budgets, and clinical effectiveness targets are met. They support Care Team Managers by ensuring adequate staffing and resources for high-quality care, and keep department heads informed of staffing, compliance, and operational concerns. The Program Director plans and co-chairs monthly staff meetings, ensuring that agendas are coordinated, and documentation is filed.

They also ensure the consistent application of policies and procedures, monitor Care Team Managers' workload, and review incident reports for timely submission to regulatory agencies.

The Program Director communicates with regulatory agencies, assists the compliance department with corrective action plans, and manages Census, payroll costs, and EBITDA targets.

Additionally, they ensure accurate time-and-attendance reporting, manage staffing needs, and oversee new employee orientation and training compliance.

The Program Director addresses personnel issues with HR, Compliance, and Executive Leadership, provides feedback on performance reviews, and manages the DSP leveling program.

The Program Director ensures individual protection, personal care, and participation in skill-building activities, maintains accurate records, and performs ongoing audits of Beacon location(s) operations.

Education And Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human service preferred
• Minimum of two (2) years’ experience of previous management or supervisory experience in a residential care environment

Work Environment

• This is a full-time on-site position requiring regular rotation between Beacon locations within the assigned caseload.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a typical home setting or in the community at various stores, restaurants, entertainment venues, etc. Work may involve the treatment of non-cooperative individuals with psychosocial problems and needs, or chronic and acute health problems.

Travel

This position requires up to 80% of day travel.