Community Living Director | North County presso Easterseals Midwest

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Easterseals leads the way to full equity, inclusion, and access for people with disabilities, families, and our community. Join us, and together, we will make the world a better, brighter, more fulfilling place for all.

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Our team is growing, and we are seeking a dedicated Community Living Director to join our team in St. Louis, MO. If you thrive in a vibrant, supportive, and inclusive work environment, this opportunity is perfect for you! As a Community Living Director with Easterseals, you'll work alongside people with disabilities to help them thrive in their homes and their community.

 Duties:

• Direct the daily operations of Community Living team.
• Visit each home on your team at least once a month to complete client -- staff observation and review follow-up needed and complete detailed check at least once annually.
• Develop action plans with Managers and Supervisors with a focus on ensuring and improving quality and efficiency of services pertaining to your area of responsibility.
• Establish and nurture close working relationships with the families of clients served by Community Living and solicit feedback from families and guardians to improve services.
• Support Community Nurse to implement their expectations and follow-up with Nurse monthly to ensure expectations are followed.
• Support administrative assistant and community living funding specialist and follow-up regularly to ensure they are meeting expectations.
• Anticipate staffing needs and work with Human Resources to create a pipeline of qualified applicants for positions with typically high turnover. Make sure correct hiring practices and personnel policies and procedures are followed.
• Meet strategic planning goals and objectives and scorecard measurements as they relate to the operations of Community Living.
• Meet annual budget requirements (both revenue and expenses) for Community Living.
• Make sure Community Living staff meet training requirements, and work with the training department to determine the best, most efficient ways of helping staff meet those requirements.
• Lead your management team's monthly meetings to review any issues & training needs.

A successful candidate will possess:

• Outstanding management skills; proven experience with managing results or objectives.
• Must possess excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Must possess self-motivation, initiative and independence to work without direct supervision.
• Must be able to manage and embrace change.
• Must be willing to accept inherent challenges of managing a 24-hour support system.

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited university. Master's degree preferred.
• Experience: Must have a minimum of 3 years supervisory experience. Three to five years of progressive experience in non-profit, developmental disabilities or other leadership position, and experience with tracking profit and loss data and working with state agencies preferred.
• Specific Skills: Must have reliable transportation, valid vehicle insurance and driver's license.