Assistant Director of Residential Operations
New Jersey Community Development Corporation

New Jersey Community Development Corporation is a multi-faceted community development and social service agency providing opportunities to transform lives in Passaic County.  The Assistant Director of Residential Operations is a member of the senior management staff and supervises residential programs for adults with developmental disabilities, homeless and at-risk youth, and people with mental illness.  This includes, but is not limited to, overseeing all aspects of personnel, delivery of services, program development and evaluation, new program development and quality assurance. The responsibilities include:

• Supervising all aspects of residential services to ensure the health, welfare, safety and personal development of residents in a way that promotes the attainment of individual goals and objectives as outlined in each resident’s service plan.
• Supervising the referral and admissions process for residential programs.  
• Overseeing service planning for residents and ensuring that the goals and objectives in the service plans are carried out.
• Overseeing training schedule that addresses specific goals and objectives flowing from each resident’s service plan.
• Ensuring that regular meetings are held relating to care of the residents, including, but not limited to, staff meetings, clinical consumer conferences, incident report review meetings, in-service trainings, resident meetings, etc.
• Overseeing the completion of all reports and documentation as required by funding agencies; comply with all licensing requirements and maintain licensing of programs.
• Developing and implementing standards and practices, contract documents, behavior management protocols and the quality assurance plan.
• Hiring, training and supervising staff. 
• Overseeing on-call staff and 24/7 availability for emergencies

Prospective applicants must have a Master’s degree in a human services field with at least three years of supervisory experience in management and delivery of residential services to persons with special needs, and demonstrated leadership capacity and sound judgment.  The successful candidate must have an appropriate professional credential, such as LCSW or LPC or be in the process of attaining same.  Computer skills are also essential, with experience with Microsoft Word, Access, and Excel, preferred.  Attractive salary and benefits package will be provided.

Compensation
Compensation is highly competitive depending on experience. Full benefits provided, including medical, dental, paid vacation etc. 

If Interested In Applying For This Position
Email your résumé with a thoughtful cover letter outlining your interest, skills, and experience to Jim Brown at box4005@yahoo.com.  Please put “Residential Operations” in the subject line of the email.