Strategic Director, Adult Day Services & Programs

Creative Foundations, Inc.; Delaware (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Creative Foundations, Inc. is seeking an Adult Day Services Leader to shape programs across multiple locations, guiding teams and advancing the organization’s mission.

You will lead with vision, drive growth, champion person-centered care, build strong partnerships, ensure compliance, and use data to improve outcomes. If you are a people-centered leader and strategic thinker, this role offers the opportunity to inspire staff, expand services, and enhance community impact.

Qualifications

• Experience leading adult day services or community programs.
• Strong people skills and advocacy for inclusion.

Responsibilities

• Lead with vision: Set the strategy and direction for Adult Day Services while advancing CF's mission and long-term goals.
• Drive growth: Identify opportunities to expand programs, strengthen facilities, and build sustainable services that meet evolving community needs.
• Champion person-centered care: Ensure individuals receive meaningful, individualized services aligned with their goals and ISPs.
• Build exceptional teams: Recruit, mentor, coach, and develop high-performing staff while creating a positive, accountable, mission-driven culture.
• Champion quality & compliance: Ensure programs meet DODD, federal, health, safety, documentation, and licensing requirements.
• Build strong partnerships: Collaborate with individuals, families, guardians, county boards, community partners, and internal teams to create seamless support.
• Use data to lead: Monitor performance, outcomes, satisfaction, staffing, budgets, and resources to drive continuous improvement.
• Represent CF: Be a visible and trusted leader in community and organizational meetings, events, and initiatives.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Program development

Staff mentorship

Partnership building

Regulatory compliance

Data analysis

Job description

Creative Foundations, Inc. is seeking an Adult Day Services Leader to shape programs across multiple locations, guiding teams and advancing the organization’s mission.

You will lead with vision, drive growth, champion person-centered care, build strong partnerships, ensure compliance, and use data to improve outcomes. If you are a people-centered leader and strategic thinker, this role offers the opportunity to inspire staff, expand services, and enhance community impact.