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California Department of Developmental Services · 3 hours ago

PROGRAM DIRECTOR (DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES-SAFETY)

Tulare County, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$9,741/mo - $11,334/mo

The California Department of Developmental Services is an agency that provides services to individuals with developmental disabilities. The Program Director is responsible for planning, developing, supervising, and evaluating staff who serve forensic individuals and ensuring the safety and quality of the program.

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Responsibilities

Planning, developing, supervising and evaluating the work of staff serving forensic individuals

Direct the activities of multi-disciplinary treatment staff in achieving program/facility goals and individuals objectives

Directing a residential day training, and quality assurance program to include safety and security of the public, staff, visitors, and the individuals with developmental disabilities served

Qualification

Program ManagementSupervisionQuality AssuranceSafety ManagementForensic ExperienceCrisis ManagementCommunication SkillsTeam Leadership

Required

Must possess and maintain sufficient strength, agility, endurance, and sensory ability to perform the duties contained within this duty statement, and during mentally and emotionally stressful and emergency situations encountered on the job without endangering their own health and well-being or that of their fellow employees, forensic individuals, non-forensic individuals, or the public

Regular interaction with individuals and staff in monitoring the provision of direct services, and other conditions common on and off residence training environments

Being responsible for staff who perform security tasks such as accounting for utensils to prevent the use of weapons; inspecting the facility to identify security breaches that could lead to the escape of a forensic individual; responsible for staff that include escorting forensic individuals in and out of the facility; observing and intervening in forensic individual behavior that may injure people, damage property, or signal impending escape attempts

Exposure to communicable diseases, and other conditions common to a clinical/nursing environment

Participation in meetings and conferences and other conditions common to an office environment

Effective use of equipment for report writing and data collection

Completed applications and all required documents must be received or postmarked by the Final Filing Date in order to be considered

Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at www.CalCareers.ca.gov. All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position

Applications must include the Position Title and Position Number in the Job Title Section and MUST be signed and dated

Applicants should indicate on their application, in the job title section, the type of eligibility they currently possess and which qualifies them to apply at this time

In the 'Employment History' section of the application you must list your current employment history by providing the To and From dates with the month, day and year, the hours per week that you worked, which should be a whole number and not a range and the Total Worked (years/months)

You must complete the Duties Performed section on the application

Applications with 'see resume' are not acceptable

Applications received without all of this information will be considered incomplete and will not be processed

Candidates who do not submit all of the required documents will not be considered in the selection process

Surplus applicants must attach a copy of their surplus letter

All appointments are subject to State Restriction of Appointment (SROA), Departmental Restriction of Appointment (DROA), and Re-employment List procedures, pre-employment physical and fingerprint clearances

Further Information on the definition of the above may be found on the California State Department of Human Resources website at www.calhr.ca.gov

Applicants requiring reasonable accommodations for the hiring interview process must request the necessary accommodations if scheduled for a hiring interview

The request should be made at the time of contact to schedule the interview

Questions regarding reasonable accommodations may be directed to the EEO contact listed on this job posting

Confidential information that should be excluded or removed from these documents includes, but is not limited to, your Social Security Number (SSN), birth date, student identification number, driver's license number (unless required), basis of eligibility, examination results, LEAP status, marital status, and age

Possession of Minimum Qualifications will be verified prior to interview and/or appointment

If you are meeting Minimum Qualifications with education, you must include your unofficial transcripts/diploma for verification

Official transcripts may be required upon appointment

If it is determined an applicant does not meet the Minimum Qualifications, the candidate may be withheld from the eligibility list, rendering them inactive and ineligible to be hired for the position

Candidates who have been withheld may file an appeal with the California Department of Human Resources