About the Role
The Dominion House Program Manager is responsible for the overall leadership, administration, and operation of a group home serving adults with mental illness. This role involves ensuring high-quality, recovery-oriented services, staff supervision, regulatory compliance, and program operations management.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the overall leadership, administration, and operation of the group home.
- Ensure the delivery of high-quality, recovery-oriented, person-centered services.
- Provide leadership, supervision, and staff development.
- Maintain compliance with agency and regulatory requirements.
- Oversee program operations, admissions, discharges, client services, budgeting, documentation, Medicaid billing, safety, and quality improvement.
- Promote client independence, recovery, empowerment, dignity, and quality of life.
- Provide person-centered, strength-based, and culturally responsive services.
- Support clients in developing goals, strengths, and independent living skills.
- Monitor program outcomes, quality indicators, client satisfaction, and service delivery.
- Address deficiencies and promote continuous quality improvement.
- Participate in coordinating referrals, screening visits, and admissions.
- Participate in County SPOA, referral, agency, county, and community meetings.
- Supervise Assistant Program Managers and oversee staff supervision, delegation, accountability, and staff development and training.
- Support recruitment, selection, onboarding, development, and performance evaluation of program staff.
- Ensure client records and required documentation are accurate, timely, professional, and maintained.
- Ensure compliance with agency policies, regulatory requirements, and other applicable laws and standards.
- Manage incident reporting and follow-up.
- Oversee Medicaid billing processes.
- Ensure adequate staffing, effective delegation, and continuity of program operations.
- Ensure the program is safe, clean, organized, and well maintained.
- Report and follow up on maintenance, safety, and facility concerns.
- Ensure emergency, safety, and operational procedures are implemented consistently.
- Participate in the program rotating weekday crisis/on-call schedule and weekend community residences on-call schedule.
- Support staff, respond to crises, assess client safety and needs, provide appropriate intervention, and obtain additional services when necessary.
- Provide client transportation when necessary, using agency vehicles.
Requirements
- Minimum of three years of experience working in a residential human services setting, preferably serving individuals with mental illness.
- Minimum of two years of supervisory experience.
- Proficiency with Windows and database applications.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize, and manage short- and long-term responsibilities.
- Valid and insurable New York State driver's license.
- Reliable access to a personal vehicle for business purposes.
- Successful completion of background checks.
Skills
- Human services or related field
- Supervisory experience
- Windows and database applications
- Electronic client records
- Organizational skills
- Written communication skills
- Verbal communication skills
- Interpersonal communication skills
- Planning
- Prioritization
- Management
Location
- Schenectady
Work Type
- On-site
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 3 years of experience in residential human services
- 2 years of supervisory experience
Education Level
- Bachelor’s degree in human services or a related field preferred
- Equivalent education and extensive relevant human services experience may be considered
Salary/Compensations
- $69,992.00/annual equivalent
Benefits
- Supportive work environment
- Providing A Culture of Caring
About the Company
- Dominion House is a group home in Schenectady that serves adults with a diagnosis of a mental illness in the Schenectady community.
- Mohawk Opportunities is committed to helping individuals living with mental illness achieve stable community living and independence.
- Our goal is to provide services and supports that empower individuals to thrive and achieve their full potential for a happy, independent life in the community of their choice.
Equal Opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer
- If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Sr. Director of Human Resources at 518-836-3980.
