Program Manager - Adolescent Behavioral Health
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Description:

Are you interested in working in a management role? Do you enjoy working with individuals with specials needs? Do you have a passion for mentoring and developing a great team of staff?If you answered YES, then consider joining our Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health team!

Being a Program Manager with our Adolescent Behavioral Health, Residential Program at Devereux has its Advantages!

You will be offered:

• Schedule of Mon-Fri; 8am-4pm; will need some flexibility
• Annual Rate of $60,122-$68,539.08 (dependent upon experience)
• ASCEND- Career Accelerator Program to help pay for your continuing education
• BENEFIT ELIGIBILITY AFTER 30 DAYS OF EMPLOYMENT (1st day of the 1st pay period after 30 days)

Every day as a Program Manager you will....

• Ensure the safety and well being of individuals in our care.
• Plans and implements residential program services for assigned individuals.
• Assists in providing supervision of individuals in program activities and leisure time, on and off facility grounds
• Maintains a safe and therapeutic treatment environment that meets the physical, emotional, and personal needs of program individuals
• Provides leadership, guidance and support to staff in assigned programs
• Assists and acts in the absence of the Program Director in areas involving staffing, program delivery, financial management, regulatory compliance, and integration with the treatment team.

Devereux Pennsylvania Childrens Services (DPACS) center serves children, adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorders, intellectual and developmental disabilities, behavioral, emotional and psychiatric challenges and disorders. Located in West Chester and Malvern Pennsylvania, services provided include psychiatric residential treatment (PRTF), acute inpatient psychiatric hospital (AIP), assessment services, community-based mental health services, community-based employment training and social skills training, and approved private school educational services to male and female children and adolescents (6-21 years of age) with diagnoses of intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, concomitant psychiatric and behavioral challenges often associated with experiencing some level of trauma in their lives. A primary focus throughout the program is the philosophy of Program-Wide Positive Behavior Intervention and Support (PW-PBIS), a program-wide system of care that promotes and rewards positive behaviors, and prevents negative behaviors, to create safe, supportive living environments. Each year, more than 1,000 children and adolescents receive specialized care, in the environment best suited to the unique challenges they face, all with the goal of providing each child with the academic, social, emotional and life skills needed to flourish in their home community.

Qualifications:

EDUCATION: Bachelors degree from an accredited college with at least twelve credit hours in a human services discipline to include, but not limited to psychology, sociology, social work, education, pastoral counseling, political science, health, recreation, criminal justice, counseling. Masters degree preferred.

EXPERIENCE: Minimum of two year of supervisory experience required. At least three years experience working directly with

individuals with, developmental disabilities and/or Mental Health/ Behavioral Health disorders.

Devereux has a zero-tolerance policy for abuse and maintains policies and procedures to systematically reduce the risk of abuse to occur in our organization. Devereux fosters a culture of reporting abuse, and will cooperate with the authorities to the fullest extent possible.