Day Program Manager
United Cerebral Palsy of Georgia
- Savannah, GA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop and implement opportunities for community connections and participation
- Plan and implement activities, curricula, and calendars
- Develop and maintain group schedules
- Ensure implementation of all documentation, such as data collection, forms, and progress notes.
- Oversee program area and ensure all safety guidelines and requirements are met. Ensure the day program is safe (chemicals locked, exits cleared, etc.)
- Weekly audit of individual records to include both electronic and paper documentation (including but not limited to daily notes, goal tracking, health related documentation, etc.)
- Daily audit of timekeeping and AOD requests
- Communicate with residential provider and/or family
- Monitor maintenance of equipment
- Monitor the day program for appropriate activities and levels of interactions
- Provide guidance to DSPs during activities
- Monitor/maintain necessary paperwork related to payroll for individuals as appropriate
- Participate in team meetings as directed by the supervisor
- Implement and assist in the development of Individual Service Plans (ISP)
- Attend all ISP meetings as the Day Supports DDP
- Provide leadership to all day program employees
- Provide support in the program area when necessary and full coverage in the case of staff absences.
- Provide support with personal care, such as toileting and feeding as necessary
- Oversee ordering of supplies and materials
- Attend joint meetings with other departments, such as Community Living, Nursing, Behavior, and QI.
- Ensure CPI standards are in use at day services
- Arrange and facilitate monthly department meetings and distribute minutes within a week of meeting.
- Ensure that staff receive training as needed
- Develop and maintain positive and productive relationships with individuals, families, co-workers, and community members
- Maintain objectivity in position to set appropriate limits while working with individuals
- Support individuals in their personal growth and development, respecting cultural, ethnic, spiritual, and individual differences
- Adhere to all agency policies and procedures
- Other duties as assigned
- Two years of management experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong supervisory and leadership skills
- Ability to prioritize tasks and to delegate them when appropriate
- Ability to function well in a high-paced and at times stressful environment
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or related software
- Required Certifications and Licenses: Developmental Disability Professional (DDP), CPR, CPI, First Aid and Driver License
- Bachelor’s degree required; human services field strongly preferred
- 2 years minimum experience working with adults with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities, or in another related Human Services field
- Ability to lift fifty (50) pounds.
- Moving, lifting or transferring of patients may involve lifting of up to 100 pounds
- Ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull or carry patients
- Ability to use abdominal and lower back muscles over time without fatigue
- Ability to stand for extended periods
- Ability to bend, stoop, stretch, twist, sit, and reach
- Fine motor skills
- Visual acuity
- Ability to operate a motor vehicle
- Ability to hear safety sounds and alarms