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California Department of Developmental Services · 4 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 responsible for providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities. The Program Director will oversee the planning, development, and evaluation of staff work in a secured treatment program, ensuring safety and compliance with relevant regulations.

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Responsibilities

Responsible for planning, developing, supervising, and evaluating the work of staff serving individuals who reside in a secured treatment program (STP)

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

Monitor the educational and technical occupational programs in Central Program Services (CPS)

Participate in the planning, development, and implementation of major components of educational and technical occupational programs

Assist in evaluating services to individuals

Develop appropriate staffing patterns

Serve as a resource on equipment, techniques, and current practices in the field

Develop training and development plans for staff members

Establish service priorities

Assist in developing and providing liaisons with appropriate community agencies

Direct the program to include safety and security of individuals with intellectual disabilities, staff, visitors, and the public

Available to respond to facility needs seven days a week, with twenty-four hour a day responsibility

Ensure individual, staff, and public safety through various security measures

Inspect the facility and training sites to identify and address potential security vulnerabilities

Observe individual behaviors, intervening as necessary to prevent harm to individuals or property

Ensure that all safety protocols are consistently upheld

Participate in meetings, workgroups, and conferences

Effective use of equipment for report writing and data collection

Qualification

Program DevelopmentStaff SupervisionSafety ManagementEducational Program MonitoringTraining DevelopmentCommunication SkillsTeam Collaboration

Required

Must possess and maintain sufficient strength, agility, endurance, and sensory ability to perform the duties contained within this duty statement

Ability to respond during various shifts when called upon

Ongoing responsibility for the protection and safeguarding individuals, staff, visitors, public, and property

Must be available to respond to the facility needs seven days a week, with twenty-four hour a day responsibility

Experience in planning, developing, supervising, and evaluating the work of staff serving individuals with developmental disabilities

Knowledge of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the California Education Codes (CEC), and the California Code of Regulations (CCR)

Experience in evaluating services to individuals and developing appropriate staffing patterns

Ability to develop training and development plans for staff members

Experience in establishing service priorities and providing liaisons with appropriate community agencies

Ability to monitor educational and technical occupational programs

Experience in observing individual behaviors and intervening as necessary to prevent harm to individuals or property

Ability to ensure that all safety protocols are consistently upheld

Effective use of equipment for report writing and data collection