Assistant Program Manager

Overview

Are you looking to advance in the behavioral health field? Are you interested in making a positive difference in the lives of adults with developmental disabilities? If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!
Being an Assistant Supervisor has its Advantages! As an Assistant Supervisor, you will work with other dedicated professionals who share your passion for helping individuals in need.

We offer:

• The opportunity to develop the leadership skills needed to step up into a Program Management position
• Working in a respectful, inclusive and diverse environment
• Excellent Benefits + Tuition Assistance (learn more ereux.org)
• Tuition Assistance up to $25k and Student Loan assistance up to 5k a year through our ASCEND program

Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health is one of the largest and most advanced behavioral healthcare organizations in the country. Devereux California is a therapeutic behavioral health treatment facility offering residential services, community living, day programs, and clinical services for adults with multiple diagnoses, including autistic spectrum disorders, emotional and/or behavioral differences, intellectual and developmental disabilities, dementia and other cognitive disorders. Our Goleta campus overlooks the Pacific Ocean and has been treating adults with co-occurring diagnoses in California since 1945.

This position is responsible for assisting the Program Manager with overseeing the efficient operation of our Weisman program. Weisman Center is a residential care facility for the elderly that serves both men and women, age 59 and older. The capacity of this warm, caring home is 15 people. The goal of Weisman is to maintain an excellent quality of life for an aging population.

Maintaining skills, functioning and good health are all promoted.

Pay: $24-$25/hour DOE

Schedule: May vary, but looking for candidates that are primarily available in the afternoons/evenings (3pm-11pm). Minimum of one weekend day required.

• Provide direct care support to individuals served
• Provide guidance and support to staff
• Management of petty cash funds
• Staff scheduling and allocation per established staff/individual served ratios within programs
• Maintains, collects (from assigned staff) and enters all PSR compliance data
• Oversees accurate and timely collection of individual served data by Direct Care Staff per individual goals and objectives
• Enters data into electronic health system
• Plan and create activities for individuals served
• Creates milieu support, schedules, and other materials
• Must have the ability to work with individuals with moderate to severe challenging behaviors
• Other duties as assigned by Program Administrator

• Must have a valid license and clean driving record.
• Must be able to complete a two week new hire orientation training; hours are approximately 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day
• Must be able to clear a background check and livescan fingerprint screen
• High School Diploma/GED required
• Bachelor’s degree in human services field preferred
• 1 year of experience providing direct care to individuals with developmental disabilities required
• 2 years of experience and prior supervisory/lead staff experience in developmental services highly preferred
• Must obtain Direct Support Professional Year 1 Certification within 1 year of employment
• Must obtain Direct Support Professional Year 2 Certification within 2 years of employment
• Must obtain Administrator certification through the State of California, Community Care Licensing Division upon hire. Adult Residential Administrator (ARF) or Residential Care Facility for the Elderly RCFE Certification as required per program regulation.
• Proficiency using Word & Excel.

Note: Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.

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