Vocational Program Manager

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Vocational Program Manager

Type:

Regular

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!  

Plans, coordinates, and ensures consistency and quality of training, habilitation, and development programs for persons with disabilities. Supervises classroom and vocational activities by performing the following duties and by coordinating schedules/events of Direct Support employees, Vocational Instructors, etc. Relies on experience, knowledge, and judgment and to lead and direct the work of others. Requires a high school diploma or GED and experience with the population served and supervising the work of others.

Annual Salary: $47,000.00

Our Vocational Program Manager will supervise classroom and vocational activities and coordinate the schedules/events of Direct Support employees, Vocational Instructors, etc.  Successful candidates will be able to rely on experience, knowledge, and judgment and will lead and direct the work of others to promote the vocational service's curriculum philosophy and mission.

Job Responsibilities

Quality Assurance:

• Formulates training policies, programs, and schedules, based on knowledge of individual people supported needs, company production processes, business systems, or changes in products, procedures, or services.
• Devises special teaching tools, techniques, and equipment and creates learning materials geared to each people supported ability and interest.
• Arranges and adjusts tools, work aids, and equipment utilized by people supported in classroom such as specially equipped worktables, computers, typewriters, and other mechanized and non-mechanized aids.
• Directs and monitors contract work.
• Negotiates rates with vendors to establish contract work.
• Ensures confidentiality regarding sensitive material, and including people supported rights to privacy, employee complaints, supervisor and unit problems, investigations, and legal proceedings
• Reports all suspected or observed incidents of people supported abuse, neglect or exploitation, to management.

Coaching:

• Instructs people supported in all facets of their individualized programs including but not limited to: improving sensory motor and perceptual motor development, perception, memory, language, cognition, and social and emotional development.
• Works with people supported to enhance their motivation, provide consistent reinforcement to learning, continuous assessment of level of functioning, and continuous feedback to people supported and clinical team for all learning activities.

Team Management

• Assists members of clinical & medical staff in rehabilitation programs for people supported.
• Monitors and assures responsibilities of Vocational Instructors and Program Manager stations
• Provides input to staff performance evaluations.

Teamwork

• Confers with guardians, Administrators, Qualified Professional, Habilitation Specialists, social worker, nursing, and others to develop individual instructional program for people supported.
• Interfaces between day program/vocational center, community workers, and employees.
• Plans and assists with the implementation of special events within and outside the day program/vocational center.
• Attends mandatory meetings and training sessions as required and scheduled by unit management staff, Administrator or corporate managers

Career and Staff Development

• Trains staff on day program procedures, modular day training, makes staff assignments, ensures adequate staffing; schedules lunches, breaks and orders supplies.
• Stays informed of new developments, methods, and training techniques in the ID/DD field.

Employee Health and Safety

• Ensures physical conditions in the day program/vocational center are safe and conducive for learning.
• Reports all accidents, hazards, and needed repairs.
• Understands and enforces universal medical precautions by utilizing personal protective and safety equipment.
• Seeks understanding of and follows company policy with regard to personnel, regulations, safety, & blood borne pathogens.
• Understands, teaches and utilizes proper body mechanics while assisting with behavioral intervention techniques, dependent/independent transfers and positioning of people supported regardless of individual weight distribution.
• Conducts fire and disaster drills, sites location and use of exits, and fire extinguisher.

Requirements

• Successful candidates of the Vocational Program Manager must be able to meet the following requirements:
• Manages up to 12 employees.
• Is responsible for the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of these employees from the first shift.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws.
• Responsibilities include:  training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; motivating, disciplining, promoting team performance; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Additional requirements of the Vocational Program Manager include:

• Valid drivers license including personal vehicle insurance coverage.  Must maintain proficiency in company sponsored training and certifications.
• The following are conditions of employment: CPR, first aid, NCI, Medication Certification and others as specified and/or required by company regulations.
• Must be able to demonstrate proficiency in CPR from floor level. Practicing CPR skills will require you to work on your hands and knees, bending, standing and lifting

Pre-employment screening:

• Complete criminal background
• Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)
• Drug testing
• Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.
• Proof of employment history or references (if required)
• Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals.

We offer the following benefits to employees:

• Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
• Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
• Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
• Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
• 401(k) retirement savings program
• Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
• Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
• Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities

*contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for any of the above benefits

EEO Statement RHA is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, we provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact our solutions center.

About RHA:

At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and/or substance use needs live their best lives. Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes.

For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey.

If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of people we serve and support apply to join the team today.