St. Mary’s Villa for Children and Families

Director of Staff Development

 

Division: St. Mary’s Villa for Children & Families

Locations:  Ambler, PA

Reports to: Executive Director

Hours: Flexible

 

General Statement of Duties: The Director of Staff Development will assist and support the continuing development of staff through training, direct role modeling and intervention during the program day.  He/She will assess utilization of the SMART model, Sanctuary and Mission concepts.

 

Responsibilities;

1.  Coordinates with the Treatment Coordinator and recruiter in the continuous development of the orientation program for all employees; as well as development of in-service programs in response to staff/agency needs, in accordance with regulatory standards.

2.  Assesses and coordinates the need for in-service based on participation in interdepartmental meetings, observations and professional knowledge in the field.

3.  Directs and/or assists in development and implementation of agency Quality Assurance Program.

4.  Functions as a direct leader/supervisor and role model by working directly with Shift Supervisors in realizing their full potential and fulfillment of their job descriptions; creating campus supervisors competent in developing their supervisors.

5.  Functions as administrator on-call, as needed.

6.  Evaluating current programming needs/strengths and participating in development and implementation of revised and/or new policies and procedures to improve quality of program services and the service providers (mental health technicians, supervisors, clinicians, etc.)

7.  Demonstrates leadership through taking a positive approach to problem solving, maintains accountability for accomplishments and/or failure, offers creative input into relevant matters and handles unanticipated events in a positive, constructive manner.

8.  Coordinates with the Residential Manager the oversight of timely completion of required documentation and policies (completion of incident reports, meal charts, progress notes, point cards, evaluations, consultations, etc.)

9.  Coordinates with other department heads in improving thorough communication and teamwork; specifically working to rebuild strong, working relationships between Clinical department and Residential staff.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s Degree required.  Master’s Degree preferred.  Previous experience in developing training programs an supervisory experience required.  Must be flexible to work any day/evening of the week.  Current driver’s license, Act 33/34 and FBI clearances required.  EOE

 

Internal applicants who are interested in this position must submit a job posting application to Human Resources no later than February 22, 2010.