Assistant Program Director

Job description

What We Offer
• Generous PTO
• Tuition assistance & student loan forgiveness options
• Comprehensive benefits: medical, dental, vision, and pet insurance.
• Two week paid training program
• Professional growth: ongoing development, training opportunities, and structured career pathways.
• Supportive environment: a collaborative and compassionate team culture.

Position Summary
We are seeking staff to work with at-risk youth. We take pride in our structured program that focuses on changing a client's behaviors, thinking patterns, and values. Our program primarily focuses on implementing behavioral changes to assist with a successful reintegration into the home, family, and community.
The Assistant Program Director - Residential is responsible for assisting in the overall daily operation and functioning of the residential houses in specified programs.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in related field required. Master's preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience and well as direct care experience with children required.
• Successful completion of a criminal record check, child abuse history clearance and physical and drug screen required.
• Valid state driver's license required.

Job Duties:
• Provide administrative coverage for multiple residential buildings including overseeing and coordinating programs and scheduling, administrative follow up and intervention with acting out clients, assuring there is adequate coverage at all times, including during crisis, assuring the safety of the children and buildings, inspecting and caring for the buildings, assuring the quality of staff-child interaction based on agency mission, policy and public regulations, as well as reading, editing and overseeing the implementation of individual treatment plans.
• Complete training each calendar year in accordance with all corporate and regulatory requirements. Ensure that all staff in programs complete required training annually.
• Assure the safety of kids and staff and the quality of residential programs consistent with the mission of KidsPeace.
• Participate in the hiring, supervising, orienting, training and evaluating child care and treatment team supervisory staff members.
• Schedule and provide campus wide coverage including staff schedules for all houses.
• Assure organizational compliance with all regulatory, accrediting, licensing, legal and other authorizing bodies.
• Oversee Quality Assurance and improvement relevant to risk management, client care vital signs (restraints, medication events, etc.) and the environment of care as defined by KidsPeace and all regulatory and accrediting bodies.
• Fully perform restraints as necessary when ordered by a licensed professional using the current approved KidsPeace restraint methodology on youth who may weigh in excess of 250 pounds and who are verbally or physically threatening or otherwise presenting a threat to themselves or others.
• Meet or exceed budgeted revenue, expenditures, contribution margin and census.
• Contribute to budget development process and all related tasks.
• Provide appropriate supervision and coverage on all shifts, including regularly scheduled shifts on evenings and weekends.
• Ensure that all standards of documentation relevant to client care are rigorously upheld.

Position located in Orefield, PA
Full-time, primarily evening hours, includes one weekend shift.
About Us
KidsPeace is a private charity committed to supporting the behavioral and mental health needs of children, families, and communities. Since 1882, we have provided psychiatric hospital services, residential treatment, accredited educational programs, and foster care services. Our culture is rooted in compassion, creativity, collaboration, and a dedication to providing hope and healing.
KidsPeace is proud to be an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity