Spearheaded policy improvements and staff development initiatives, enhancing community engagement and compliance. Skilled in documentation and reporting, adept at fostering team growth and achieving significant service enhancements.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Program Director
Cedar Creek Behavior Rehab Service
08.2009 - Current
Be on-site at their facility and working directly with youth and staff a minimum of 40 hours
Meet with staff at the end of every shift to discuss the events of the day and evaluate each resident’s progress and challenges
Coordinate and oversee the facility’s day to day services; serving and supporting all Cedar Creek residents
Responsible for communicating with, and updating Cedar Creek staff on clients, change of DCYF team members, trainings, meetings and appointments, etc
Review all incident reports. At nightly meeting program manager will ensure that all incidents have been reported in incident reports within 48 hours
Meet with Cedar Creek case manager weekly.
Supervise house managers and direct care staff
Monitor and implement staff orientation, development and training
Ensure each resident’s ISTP/IBMP and care plans are executed and completed.
·Communicate with and update parents/guardian and DCYF team support members for each client in reference to scheduled service appointments, court authorizations
Comply with and maintain all professional accreditation requirements that apply to the agency
Be available by telephone when on call, 24/7, seven days a week. When the program manager is not available, a house manager or administrator is assigned to cover calls and emergencies.
Work with representatives of other agencies
Schedule and direct all daily, monthly and quarterly meetings
Complete staff competencies and reviews bi-annually
Supervise all administrators to ensure that Joint Commission standards of performance are being met
Supervise daily schedule and ensure required ratio is in place
Plan and implement school and summer schedules
Attend weekly meetings with Cedar Creek clinicians to discuss each resident’s needs and progress
Attend weekly meetings with Cedar Creek administrators
Update all policies and procedures, as necessary
Coordinate and report to each youth’s team regarding all individual care, progress and services provided (CFT)
Attend all school meetings associated with each youth’s care and services
Discipline and report staff when performance issues are discovered.
Education
Master of Arts - Educational Administration
Gonzaga University
Spokane, WA
04-2001
Skills
Effective mentor for youth of all ages 30years
Strategic planning
Organizational leadership
Policy implementation
Policy and procedure improvements
Training and development
Community engagement
Documentation and reporting
Staff management
Accomplishments
AP English/Philosophy Teacher / Mary Walker High School
English/History Teacher / Sadie Halstead Middle School
ASB advisor
Teacher of the Year
Timeline
Program Director
Cedar Creek Behavior Rehab Service
08.2009 - Current
Master of Arts - Educational Administration
Gonzaga University
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