About the Role
Oversee and manage the day habilitation program for individuals with developmental disabilities, designing and implementing programs that promote personal growth, social skills, and community involvement. Lead a team, ensure quality care, and collaborate with stakeholders to meet participant needs. Manage budgets and assess program effectiveness.
Responsibilities
- Manage the daily operations of the Day Habilitation program
- Handle incident management
- Provide overall program supervision for individual services and the staff delivering those services
- Ensures documentation and compliance
- Track professional development and required training for all staff
- Monitor participant satisfaction and address program issues
- Participate and manage Life Plan Meetings, Staff Action Plans and Safeguards
- Collaborate with other JCC Departments for program ideas and activities reflective of individual and program need
- Foster independence among individuals served
- Supervise and hire staff, student interns and volunteers
- All other projects as assigned by supervisor
- Implementation and supervision of agency-wide procedures on behalf of individuals with disabilities
- Provide effective and regular communication with staff/parents and other service providers
- Conduct outreach to recruit new program members
- Conduct bi-monthly staff meetings and required trainings
- Oversee purchases of supplies
- Manages financial aspects, including petty cash and other expenses
- Report progress and areas of concern
Requirements
- Demonstrate understanding of knowledge specific to technical, professional, or administrative work in managing the day-to-day operations of the Day Habilitation program
- Adjust or adapt methods depending on the members' needs
- Know who to contact in the event of an emergency
- Review and update Safeguards/Individual Plan of Protection (IPOP) as needed
- Respond to safety issues with an appropriate level of urgency
- Ensure levels of supervision are implemented as per service plans
- At least three years’ experience working with individuals with disabilities
- Experience developing creative programming for persons with disabilities
- Knowledge of OPWDD funding and regulatory guidelines
- Ability to collaborate with other agencies and community at large
- 3 years’ supervisory experience
Work Type
- Full-time - 40 Hours
Experience Level
- 3 years’ supervisory experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred
Salary/Compensations
- Salary Range: $60 - $65K
Benefits
- Subsidized options for Medical
- Offerings for Dental and Vision coverage
- FSA and Dependent Care
- Free LTD, STD, Life Insurance
- Pension
- 403B
- Generous program discounts
- Free membership
- Ample time off
About the Company
- The Jewish Community Center of Staten Island was founded in 1929 with the goal of creating a home for the Jewish community by offering social, recreational, and educational activities.
- The mission expanded to help anyone who walked through the doors of any of our facilities.
- The JCC has become a true community center—not just for the Jewish community, but for the entirety of Staten Island.
- Programs serve the needs we see in our community and are constantly expanding to meet new demand.
- We serve people of all walks of life, from young children to seniors and everyone in between.
- The JCC is proud to offer services that help improve the quality of life for people on Staten Island and beyond.
- We strive to help those in need as well as provide recreational and educational opportunities for our members.
Equal Opportunity
- The JCC of Staten Island is dedicated to encouraging harmony throughout the community by providing facilities and programs that are open to all regardless of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or political affiliation.
- Everyone is welcome at the JCC.
