Residential Director - New / Female Program / 8a-4p / Warwick

Gateways to Change, Inc.; Cranston (RI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Paid time off

401K

Life insurance

Tuition stipend

Mileage reimbursement

PPE provided

Job summary

Gateways to Change, Inc. is seeking a Residential Director to lead services for individuals with developmental disabilities in Rhode Island. You will oversee scheduling, program development, data collection, and staff supervision, ensuring confidentiality and respectful care.

This full-time role runs 8am–4pm with every other weekend, offers comprehensive benefits, mileage reimbursement, and professional growth opportunities through collaborative teamwork and ongoing training.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree in Human Services field.
• Forty hours per week, 8am-4pm shift, including every other weekend.
• Two years working directly with individuals with developmental disabilities.
• Valid driver's license and existing insurance/registrations.
• Criminal background check required.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates respect and a caring attitude toward clients.
• Maintains confidentiality of clients and programs.
• Communicates pertinent information on clients' needs and programs to team members.
• Supervises staff, including observations and feedback.
• Participates in ISP process and meetings.
• Writes annual progress reports and collects reports from professionals.
• Implements teaching programs from goals/objectives and tracks progress.
• Ensures consistency in implementing behavioral procedures.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Supervisory skills

Goal writing

Education

Associate degree in Human Services

Job description

Residential Director

Overview:

Are you looking to make a difference and have a passion for working with individuals with disabilities?

If so, please join us at Gateways to Change and be part of our team where our values include respect, integrity, team work & innovation.

The Residential Director will follow through on recommendations of Administrators and Consultants, organizational skills of development of schedules, filing, ordering supplies, inventory, management of petty cash, supervisory skills, communication skills, program development skills of writing goals, objectives, setting up teaching programs, analyses of data, and good observation skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Demonstrates respect and a caring attitude toward clients
• Maintains confidentiality of clients and programs
• Communicates pertinent information on clients' needs and programs to team members
• Works cooperatively with all team members and follows through on recommendations
• Exhibits professional demeanor in language, dress and behavior
• Supervises staff, including observing staff work and giving verbal and written feedback (e.g., staff evaluations, observational feedback, handling staff grievances, approving staff vacations, holidays, sick and personal time requests
• Participates in completing the ISP process, preparing for and facilitating the meeting
• Writes annual progress report, and collects progress reports of other professionals
• Implements teaching programs from goals and objectives and develops system for collecting data and monitoring progress for each area.
• Displays consistency in implementing behavioral procedures as described in the IDFs

REQUIREMENTS:

• Associates Degree in Human Services field
• Forty (40) hours per week 8am-4pm shift, including every other weekend, availability by telephone or beeper during non-work hours.
• Two years working directly with individuals with developmental disabilities
• Must have a valid driver's license and existing insurance, registrations & inspection
• Must provide a criminal background check with no disqualifying offense
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills

BENEFITS:

We offer a competitive benefit packages for full-time & part time employees including:

• Competitive Salary
• Healthcare and dental insurance
• Vacation, Personal & Sick time off
• Weekend and holiday differential pay
• 401K
• Life insurance
• Tuition Stipend
• Mileage Reimbursement
• COVID-19 considerations: Full PPE Provided, Sanitizing/Handwashing Stations.