Unit Director

Are you searching for a meaningful work experience? Would you like to make the difference in the lives of others? Join our interdisciplinary team at the Utah State Developmental Center. We are hiring a Program Administrator II (Unit Director) to be administratively responsible for programs, policies, operations, and related matters for a Unit housing intellectually disabled individuals.

As a Program Administrator you will be responsible for programs, policies, operations, and related matters, development of mental health programs including implementation and delivery, development and implementation of program strategies, evaluate program effectiveness, maintain Unit budget and serve on an executive leadership team.
Responsibilities
Principal Duties

Develop, direct, and/or evaluate programs.
Monitor and evaluate operation, programs, processes and/or practices for quality and effectiveness; making recommendations for improvement.
Represents the Utah State Developmental Center with federal, state, and local government units, in the media, or with private organizations.
Monitors Unit 3 budget including revenues, expenditures and budget projection, etc.
Makes final judgment with responsibility for decisions, including explaining decision in other proceedings.
Coordinates and implements policy and procedure changes.
Interprets, clarifies, explains and applies Department of Health and Human Services policy and procedures, business practices, federal or state laws and regulations, etc.
Ensures compliance with applicable federal and/or state laws, regulations, Title XIX guidelines.
Supervises subordinate personnel including: hiring, determining workload and delegating assignments, training and leadership development, monitoring and evaluating performance, initiating corrective or disciplinary actions to include having difficult conversations with staff.
Minimum Qualifications
Our applicant of choice will have:leadership development experience
excellent time management skills
background with social services and human services fields
worked with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities
critical thinking skills
project management experience
experience with facilitations of multi-disciplinary teams
Advanced computer literacy skills
Preference
Preference will be given to candidates with:experience in human services or related field, with 3 years of progressive leadership roles, or work experience related to human services
middle management experience
5 or more years working with intellectually disabled individuals
Our Amazing Team
Utah State Developmental Center allows you to work with an amazingly qualified and collaborative treatment team in a safe and respectful environment. We are mission-driven; promoting and offering improved quality of life for individuals with intellectual and physical disabilities.

As a State of Utah employee, you will enjoy a generous benefits package, including medical, dental, and life insurance, various wellness programs, retirement plan, and paid leave accrual to promote positive work/life balance. You can find more information about benefits, https://gateway.utah.gov/benefits/compensation

The Agency
Our beautiful campus is situated at the base of the Wasatch Mountains, conveniently close to all the best recreation Utah Valley has to offer.
 

Minimum Qualifications
(includes knowledge, skills, and abilities required upon entry into position and trainable after entry into position)

The ability to read/listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing/speaking so others will understand.
The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
The ability to think outside the normal practices about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
The ability to proactively address future situations. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
The ability to formulate practices to address situational needs.
The ability to multitask.
The ability to speak publicly and present coherent ideas.
Communicating effectively in written and oral communication.
Use problem solving skills.
Proactively plan.
Ability to train others.
Taking accountability and being data driven.
Possess emotional intelligence.
Ability to be influential.
Ability to teamwork.
Exuding passion for the work.
Possess critical thinking skills.
Knowledge of budget management.
Possess data experience.
Possess time management skills.
Identifying necessary tools needed to perform duties.
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Knowledge of human resources modeling.
Administrative competency experience.
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment.
Knowledge of human behavior and performance experience.
Knowledge of behavioral health experience.
Knowledge of principles and methods of training.
Knowledge of Policy Title XIX.
 

Supplemental Information

Risks found in the typical office setting, which is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated, e.g., safe use of office equipment, avoiding trips and falls, observing fire regulations, etc.
Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the work; however, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying light items; driving an automobile, etc. Special physical demands are not required to perform the work.
Risks which require the use of special safety precautions and/or equipment, e.g., working around operating machines, working with contagious diseases or hazardous chemicals, etc.
The work requires considerable and strenuous physical exertion such as frequent climbing, lifting heavy objects up to 50 pounds, crouching or crawling in restricted areas, using crisis de-escalation techniques and physical/mechanical restraints with aggressive individuals in potentially dangerous situations and settings.
You must successfully pass a criminal history check.
You must be determined eligible for direct patient access to provide services to a vulnerable adult in accordance with U.C.A 26-21 and R432-35. To see what would exclude you from receiving direct patient access please
https://rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r432/r432-035.htm#E8
Department of Human Resource Management rules regarding promotions and transfers apply to current employees.
Tobacco use is only allowed in designated areas on the campus grounds.