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Division Director
Developmental Disabilities
Rochester, NY

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS  

• Provides leadership and coordination of department’s disability support services.
• Cultivates a culture of sensitivity and respect for diversity. 
• Communicates, promotes and monitors department's performance including managing and adhering to OPWDD/Medicaid funded regulations, standards, policies and procedures.
• Evaluates quality performance, risk concerns, continuous improvement.
• Plans, develops, and executes program goals and objectives.
• Inspires and leads team to exceed program goals.
• Drafts and submits monthly program reports and coordinates data in an accurate and timely fashion.   

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• Attends community and state-wide meetings in addition to maintaining communication and interaction with partner organizations.
• Hires, develops, and retains a dynamic team.
• Conducts annual evaluations of staff
• Demonstrates strong relationships with key stakeholders, service and funding partners to ensure effective service coordination
• Secures appropriate resources for staff and clients to include supplies, equipment, and training materials.
• Keeps abreast, find, and develop new funding sources for the department.
• Recommends program planning activities, including the development of new programs and funding proposals.
• Performs such duties as the supervisor may assign
• Attends all organization events and fund raising functions
• Creates performance metrics for all DD managed programs
• Performs and reports on monthly internal audits of notes
• Holds weekly staff meetings with each Medicaid program

 
Requirements & Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Education, Business Administration, Public Administration or related field; Bachelor’s degree with additional experience; minimum 3 years human services experience;
• Preference may be given to individuals with three years program coordinator experience working with the disabled, or professional level human resource work administering OPWDD/Medicaid funded programs.
• Experience with processing claims through eMedNY’s ePaces Medicaid billing application
• Supervisory experience a must.
• Demonstrates strong leadership skills in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with other department staff, students and the community.
• Skilled in analyzing and problem solving.
• Strong leadership skills and at least 3 years successful management or program development experience in a community based setting.
• Excellent supervisory, interpersonal, written and oral communications skills.
• Ability to relate to a diverse population and to maintain composure when faced with difficult situations.
• Ability to multi-task and organize, prioritize, and follow multiple projects and tasks through to completion with an attention to detail.
•  Competency with Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel and ability to produce required quantitative and qualitative reports.
• Provides own transportation.  Valid New York State Driver’s License with clean abstract.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends, when required.
• Experience with program and grant management.
• Knowledge of available community resources a plus.

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