Adult Day Care Director creates and directs programs that address the health, psychosocial, and educational needs of older individuals and their caregivers and that provide clients a safe, secure, and positive daily experience. Responsible for recruiting, training, and retention of qualified staff. Being an Adult Day Care Director manages the financial operations for the center including billing, reimbursements, and budgets. Performs assessments of prospective clients to determine if programs will meet their needs. Additionally, Adult Day Care Director coordinates with caregivers, families, social services agencies, and medical professionals to plan clients program of care. Monitors programs to ensure effectiveness, quality care, compliance with applicable regulations and standards, and to identify areas for improvement or expanded program offerings. May be a RN with experience in gerontology. Requires a bachelor's degree of social science or a directly related field. Typically reports to top management. The Adult Day Care Director typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. To be an Adult Day Care Director typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)
** $500 SIGN-ON BONUS **
SUMMARY/OBJECTIVE
Assist and support individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities in a structured group day support center to maintain their health and wellness, learn important life skills for independence, explore their community in meaningful ways, increase independence, learn about public resources in their own community, encourage relationship building and developing friendships, find ways to have fun through activities and events, and to empower each person in services to achieve their goals. This position may also include shifts in the individual’s home or community. #hotjob
ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES
• Facilitate cognitive interventions; train in functional skills related to personal care (toileting, bathing, grooming, dressing, eating, etc.)
• Demonstrates effective and professional communication with persons served and their families/support systems as well as with providers serving the persons served while setting and maintaining professional boundaries.
• Assist with personal care and ADLs (completing personal care tasks when physically unable to do so, ensure hygiene and eating needs are met, complete daily tasks).
• Train in functional skills related to use of community resources (transportation, shopping, social and recreational activities, etc.)
• Monitor health and physical condition and assist with medication, if they have completed medication management, or medical needs as applicable
• Recognizing and reporting suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation.
• Supervise to ensure health and safety of individuals.
• Facilitate behavioral supports as appropriate; train in adaptive behavior for home and community (redirecting anger, handling social encounters with others, developing a circle of support).
• Facilitate active involvement of persons served and families/support systems in the service delivery process; maintain knowledge of individuals’ daily goals and document work on achieving those daily goals.
• Handling developmental and life transitions; being knowledgeable of community resources; connecting individual(s) with community resources
• Complete and turn in required documentation in a timely manner.
• Maintain accurate time by clocking in and out at the start and end of shift.
• Maintain current personal car insurance and registration.
REQUIRED EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE
• High School Diploma or GED
• Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation
• 1 year of experience working with individuals with disabilities (preferred)
• Ability to deal with others using courtesy, tact, and good judgment.
• Clean driving record
• Appropriate safety equipment and first aid kit in personal vehicle.
** $500 SIGN-ON BONUS **
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