Regional Director- Community Residential

AtResidential Transitions, Inc. (RTI), our mission is to help people improve their quality of life by empowering them with knowledge, resources, and skills—while always treating them with dignity and respect. We proudly serve individuals across Minnesota who are living with mental illness, substance use challenges, and other disabilities. Our services support people living independently in the community, in their own homes, as well as in our residential settings.

Through compassionate care and a person-centered approach, we aim to make a lasting difference in the lives of those we serve.

As the Regional Director you will lead, develop, support, and audit the multiple residential sites across the Dakota Countywithin the 24HR Community Residential Setting (CRS) program at Residential Transitions Inc. The CRS department serves participants with a diagnosis of a mental illness, developmental disabilities and/or a brain injury. This role will work closely with program managers and executive team to ensure the department is delivering and implementing the highest level of care and support to the individuals served by each program.

The Regional Director will analyze all levels of each site within the program to guarantee that Residential Transitions Inc is fulfilling its mission to assist individuals with disabilities in achieving the highest level of independence while on life’s journey.

• Collaborate with managers to guide and assist with the training, development, hiring, and performance management of the staff at each residential site.
• Serve as one of the Designated Coordinators for 245D licensing and will be responsible for programs under their direction to be compliant and accurate with licensing requirement timelines and documentation.
• Managing and maintaining staff training requirements, congruent with 245D licensing requirements.
• Protect and be watchful for risk that could negatively impact the employees and individuals served by Residential Transitions Inc.
• Responsible for decision-making processes related to selection and admission of new participants to RTI’s CRS program.
• Provides oversight over 24 HR Support Services, including evaluation of participants in mental health crisis and implementing crisis intervention plans. Provides direction to Mental Health Workers on how to respond to verbal and/or physically aggressive behavior.
• Ensuring compliance with 245D standards and RTI policies and procedures, managing medication systems and maintaining site compliance.
• Supervision of Program Managers, Mental Health Workers and float staff.
• Conducting monthly staff meetings for all staff.
• Providing 1:1 direct client care and participates in on-call rotation as needed.

The Regional Director shall qualify under Minnesota law as follows:

• a baccalaureate degree in a field related to human services, education, or health and one year of full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons aged 65 and older, or equivalent work experience providing care or education to vulnerable adults or children;
  
  OR
• an associate degree in a field related to human services, education, or health and two years of full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons aged 65 and older, or equivalent work experience providing care or education to vulnerable adults or children;
  
  OR
• a diploma in a field related to human services, education, or health from an accredited postsecondary institution and three years of full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons aged 65 and older or equivalent work experience providing care or education to vulnerable adults or children;
  
  OR
• a minimum of 50 hours of education and training related to human services and disabilities;
  
  AND four years of full-time work experience providing direct care services to persons with disabilities or persons aged 65 and older under the supervision of a staff person who meets the qualifications identified in clauses (1) to (3).

• Must posses two…