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Shrub Oak International School · 1 day ago

Head of Programs

Mohegan Lake, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$180K/yr - $220K/yr

10+ years exp

Shrub Oak International School is a therapeutic day and residential school for autistic children and adolescents. The Executive Director will provide visionary leadership and management for educational, clinical, and residential services, ensuring a supportive environment for students with complex needs.

EducationSpecial EducationTherapeuticsYoung Adults

Hiring Manager

Heather Bermingham

Responsibilities

Provide strategic and hands-on leadership and management for the continuous development and implementation of short and long-term goals and related operational planning for all student facing departments

Provide ongoing leadership, management, and coaching to Department Directors to ensure that programming (and related administrative needs) is integrated, non-siloed and holistically provides a developmental, safe, and supportive experience for our students

Continuously and proactively drive areas of enhancement and improvement for the overall campus, facilities and other areas to support a therapeutic environment

Develop and sustain communication channels and relationships to champion the vision, mission, values to internal and external constituencies, including but not limited to staff, partners, parents, districts, accrediting bodies, and others as determined by the CEO

Work closely with Admissions & Media Relations team to develop, foster, and grow strategic relationships to support the school’s overall growth and external reputation

Drive and oversee the performance management and goal setting process of directors (and teams), with an approach and mindset designed for continuous self-evaluation, development, and engagement for high performance

Partner closely with the CFO to develop and manage the school’s student facing and programming budgets to support overall fiscal health

Utilizes data collection and other evaluation tools to assess different areas of functioning and develop and implement appropriate quality improvement and change management initiatives

Oversee the school’s various accreditation and works across departments to ensure processes are in compliance with regulatory requirements Provides support to Shrub Oak’s Research Institute to ensure the school’s ability to conduct meaningful research projects to improve quality of care for students with autism both at the school and more broadly

Qualification

Master's degreeProgram developmentTherapeutic program developmentLeadershipData evaluationTCIS trainingProject managementCommunication skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Master's degree in Special Education, Mental Health, Clinical Services, Health Care, or a related field

A minimum of 10 years of experience overseeing and driving programs for individuals or students with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), developmental disabilities, or psychiatric conditions

Proven track record in overseeing and driving the development and implementation of innovative programs in a large-scale, growing, and evolving operational processes

Demonstrated experience leading, managing, and coaching cross-functional teams to achieve integrated services with optimal outcomes in educational, clinical, or residential environments

Experience working in a residential or inpatient setting, managing operations across multiple departments

Strong ability to manage and evaluate data to continuously improve programs and services while ensuring the safety and developmental needs of the student population are met

Experience with therapeutic program development and creating and sustaining a therapeutic milieu for students, families, and staff

Strong hands-on leadership experience and with proven experience in strategic planning and project management and implementation

Experience leading and fostering a collaborative and high-performance work culture

Experience and ability around working with families both individually and collectively as a critical part of student treatment and a resource to the school as a whole

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work with internal and external constituencies, including staff, families, partners, accrediting bodies, and others

Ability to complete TCIS training

Preferred

Doctoral degree in Special Education, Mental Health, Clinical Services, Health Care, or a related field

15+ years of experience overseeing and driving programs for individuals or students with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), developmental disabilities, or psychiatric conditions

Experience driving the same results while overseeing all three areas (educational, clinical, or residential environments)

Experience managing all programming in a Residential School

Demonstrated success in performance management, goal setting, and fostering a culture of self-evaluation, development, and high performance within teams