Clark County
DevelopmentalDisabilitiesProgramManager(ProgramManagerI)
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“Developmental Disabilities Program Manager (Program Manager I) at Clark County. Skills: Program management, Budget management, Policy analysis, Staff supervision. Plan program mission. Organize program mission”
Industry & Context.
Analyzing problems; Identifying solutions
Valid driver’s license, Attend meetings in-person, Attend training in-person, Attend events in-person, Work in office in-person, Live within one hour of designed physical office
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor's degree in social science, public administration, psychology, social work or related degree, Five years of proven experience in administration or delivery of services, Five years of experience in budget management, Five years of experience supervising and management of employees, Knowledge of all aspects of human resource management, Knowledge of public sector organizations, Knowledge of project management, Knowledge of planning, Knowledge of budgeting, Knowledge of provider monitoring, Knowledge of contract compliance, Knowledge of policy analysis, Ability to plan, direct, and delegate program activities, Ability to assign work, Ability to delegate authority, Ability to write reports, Ability to analyze problems, Ability to identify solutions, Ability to interpret policy, procedures, regulations, Ability to oversee evaluation and monitoring of contractors, Ability to plan for future program activity, Ability to maintain effective working relationships, Ability to clearly express ideas and information in verbal and written form, Ability to develop written communication, Ability to give public presentations, Ability to develop staff to work with an advisory board, Successful criminal background check, Successful work experience in supervising staff, Successful work experience in leadership of programs, initiatives, and groups of stakeholders
Nice to Have
Master's degree, Experience supervising staff represented by collective bargaining units, Experience in interpreting county, state, and federal laws and regulations related to developmental disabilities, Experience in evaluating policies, procedures, public information and service delivery issues
What You'll Do.
Organize program mission
Determine program mission
Determine core services
Determine allocation of financial resources
Prepare a comprehensive community plan
Complete annual performance evaluations
Manage corrective personnel issues
Manage disciplinary personnel issues
Follow county policies
Follow departmental policies
Follow management directives
Lead development of state policies
Lead interpretation of state policies
Lead implementation of state policies
Lead development of federal policies
Lead interpretation of federal policies
Lead implementation of federal policies
Lead development of local policies
Lead interpretation of local policies
Lead implementation of local policies
Provide information to staff
Provide information to department management
Provide information to county management
Provide information to elected officials
Provide information to the public
and manage services for developmental disabilities
Develop and manage program budgets
Prepare comprehensive community plans
Ensure staff support to local county advisory board
Build capacity within the local community
Partner with business
Partner with education
Partner with service providers
Partner with neighborhoods
Expand supported employment opportunities
Collaborate in funding services for children birth to
Coordinate students transitioning to adulthood
equity and inclusion efforts
Inform people of developmental disabilities services
Increase outreach to diverse communities
Increase access to services for diverse communities
Supervise employees implementing legally mandated services
Provide information opportunities to families
Provide education opportunities to families
Provide information opportunities to consumers
Provide education opportunities to consumers
Provide information opportunities to general community members
Provide education opportunities to general community members
Provide information opportunities to education faculty
Provide education opportunities to education faculty
Provide information opportunities to the business community
Provide education opportunities to the business community
Negotiate state/county contracts
Supervise employees developing local provider contracts
Analyze public policy
Interpret public policy
Supervise employees working on billing
Supervise employees working on data management
Supervise employees working on evaluation
Supervise employees working on monitoring of programs
Supervise employees developing new programs
Supervise employees developing new services
Implement new state initiatives
Interpret new state initiatives
Implement new local initiatives
Interpret new local initiatives
Implement new federal initiatives
Interpret new federal initiatives
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Staff; Peers; Department management; The public; Other county departments; County programs; Other governmental jurisdictions; Contractors; Funders; Advisory board
Communication Scope
Verbal communication; Written communication; Public presentations
Process & Methodology
Project management, Planning
Full Job Description
# Job Summary This position is responsible for the planning, funding, and management of the complex system of local services for children and adults with developmental disabilities in Clark County. Services are based on consumer requests/needs, community needs, and state/federal and local requirements. The position develops and manages program budgets, prepares comprehensive community plans, supervises staff, and ensures there’s staff support to the local county advisory board. The position builds capacity within the local community through active partnerships with business, education, service providers, neighborhoods, and others to ensure that people with developmental disabilities and their families have opportunities for formal and informal support. There is significant work with the business community to expand supported employment opportunities. Work with local school districts is intended to collaborate in the funding of services for children birth to three and coordinate students transitioning to adulthood after school eligibility. This position actively supports and participates in the County and department diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Outreach to inform all people of developmental disabilities services is a major part of this job with a particular focus on outreach and increasing access to services to diverse, underrepresented communities. The primary role is supervising employees that work on the implementation of legally mandated services including the provision of information and education opportunities to families, consumers, general community members, education faculty and the business community. The position also works with department staff to negotiate the state/county contracts, supervises employees that work on the development of local provider contracts and develops other grants to meet community needs. Analyzing public policy and interpreting public policy is a frequent function of this position as well as contact with policy makers s
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