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Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Provides overall direction and oversight for the regional operation, ensuring consistency in application of policies, practices and procedures and creating a structure of consistent and transparent communication with the staff, which supports diversity and inclusion.
• Promotes agency mission and goals by providing leadership and guidance to staff and ensuring safe, appropriate, therapeutically documented supervision and habilitative services across assigned region for the people we support in line with agency philosophy, department practices and Federal, State, Local and regulatory requirements to promote quality care and positive outcomes.
• Establishes the philosophy of person-centered thinking and delivering exceptional service and a culture of cooperation and collaboration across regions supporting the strategy/vision of the agency and CEO.
• Develops and manages regional/program budgets in collaboration with Finance Department and with support of the Regional Director, ensuring that programs are operating within budgetary guidelines, providing oversight of all financial systems related to the people we support and ensuring accuracy and timeliness of billing, as applicable, to support financial and program performance objectives.
• Ensures recruitment and retention of diverse, highly qualified program leaders and staff; manages and develops talent, effectively utilizing resources in order to meet program requirements; and continually assesses future staffing needs across the region with a focus on succession planning.
• Establishes measures and controls to ensure compliance, ethical and quality standards and to manage and mitigate risk and conducts reviews and/or audits to ensure compliant and safe operations, implementing corrective actions, as needed.
• Complies with and ensures that staff complies with all Federal, State, Local and other relevant regulatory agency requirements, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and ensures cooperation with appropriate entities in any inspection, inquiry or investigation.
• Assists with monthly, quarterly and annual compliance audits and surveys, Special Incident Reporting and ensures appropriate documentation and reporting of errors, incidents and corrective actions across the region and assists with the investigative process, as applicable.
• Understands and effectively communicates current and future trends, issues and initiatives relevant to the field.
• Represents the organization by taking an active role in the region’s local meetings and events.
• Develops professional, empathetic relationships with families, service providers, and/or community members and advocates for persons with disabilities to local government and community and fostering of interagency collaboration and communication between relevant supports and program staff.
• Participates in the identification and development of new services or programs and assists in the implementation of services, ensuring smooth transitions to new business models, specifically managed care and person-centered care and support.
• Performs all other duties, as assigned.

Minimum Qualification Requirements including education, experience, licensure/certification, etc. and essential physical capabilities (e.g. lifting, assisting lifting, standing, etc.)

• Consistent with 42 CFR 483.430, must meet the federal requirements for a QIDP:
  • Have at least 1 year of experience working directly with persons with intellectual disability or other developmental disabilities; and is one of the following:
    • Doctor or medicine or osteopathy; or
    • Registered nurse; or
    • For Human Services Professional, an individual who holds at least a bachelor's degree in a human services field (including, but not limited to sociology, special education, rehabilitation counseling and psychology); and
• Three (3) – five (5) years of experience supporting people with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD); and
• Five (5) – ten (10) years of experience managing a large or multi-unit team preferably in a dynamic and highly regulated environment including start-up experience, development and implementation of new programs and/or services, operations and budgeting and supervising various levels of staff; and
• Valid CA driver’s License
• Willingness to travel across California region, as required, and to New York on occasion.
• Ability to respond to calls and programmatic needs beyond regular work hours/serve as Administrator on-call, as needed
• Extensive knowledge of developmental disabilities, cooccurring behavioral/mental health diagnoses and clinical syndromes, including ABA, counseling, etc.
• Extensive knowledge of California’s Lanterman Act, Title 17 and Title 22 Regulations.
• Knowledge of START Model, its implementation and START documentation requirements.
• Advanced computer skills – including email, utilizing Workday and related systems (DA, etc.) to complete tasks
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• High Emotional Intelligence
• Ability to effectively lead, develop and manage others; strong interpersonal skills
• Strong planning and organization and decision-making skills, including the ability to anticipate roadblocks and think strategically
• Ability to collaborate, negotiate and build consensus
• Financial acumen
• Ability to make strong presentations and effect transformational change
• Strong clinical and administrative skills

Salary Range: $120,00 - $155,000

Preferred Qualification Requirements (desired requirements beyond MQRs above)

• Master’s degree in Human Services discipline
• BCBA, BCaBA, RBT certification and/or certification or licensure in mental health, social work, therapy, counseling or related clinical area
• At least two (2) years of experience in START and/or residential services, preferably in the State of California

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.