Temporary Program Director

Founded in 1997, California MENTOR provides a range of home and community-based programs for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As a trusted provider with a proven track record of success California MENTOR has helped hundreds of people grow and succeed in the communities they call home through flexible programs including the recognized Family Home Agency programs, community-based residential living options, day programs, and vocational training and support.

California MENTOR is a partner of The MENTOR Network, a national network of local human services providers offering quality, community-based services to adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, brain and spinal cord injuries and other catastrophic injuries and illnesses, and to youth with emotional, behavioral and medically complex challenges as well as their families. With opportunities from coast to coast, when you join California MENTOR and The MENTOR Network, you’ll make a difference every day and help to provide quality of life enhancing services to individuals across the country.

Every person needs the support of others, but we look for very special people to support individuals with disabilities. As a Temporary Program Director with California MENTOR you’ll be one of those special people.

For California MENTOR and The MENTOR Network the Program Director is critical to our success and exemplifies the wonderful mission driven work we do here every day.

California MENTOR is seeking a Program Director to manage the day to day operations of one to four programs in a community or small geographic area. Program Directors ensure quality of services delivered and compliance with regulatory requirements. The Program Director also manages, hires, trains and schedule staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Under the direction of an Area Director or Regional Director, manages the day to day operations of one to four programs in a community or small geographic area with combined revenues of around $1 million.
• Ensures quality of services delivered and compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Manages, hires, trains, and schedules staff.
• Promote and market programs to funding sources, community agencies, families, and related groups.
• Supervise all program staff ensuring completion of job functions and delivery of quality service.
• Supervise clinical functions and crisis management and establish on-call duties.
• Project revenue and monitor monthly expenses in conjunction with program goals.
• Monitor compliance with all regulatory, contractual, corporate, and legal requirements.
• Monitor the availability and efficacy of community-based and other supports required by the program.
• Support staff in the development of and facilitation of person centered plans.
• Assures service delivery and compliance with all regulatory, contractual, corporate, and legal requirements.
• Develop and maintain working relationships with all clients, families, funding sources and regulatory agencies, as appropriate, and monitor their satisfaction with services.
• Other delegated duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in human services required.
• Master’s Degree in Social Service field (preferred) and a minimum of 5 years experience, 2 of which includes supervision experience.
• The employee must have a thorough knowledge of the structure of entities associated with the human services field (i.e., funding agencies, governmental agencies, social agencies, medical practitioners, judicial system, community resources, etc.)

EOE/AAE