Assistant Director

Position Summary:

The Assistant Director (AD) of Philadelphia Coordinated Health Care (PCHC) is responsible to assist the Director of PCHC in all services and supports provided by PCHC. The Assistant Director is expected to interact, with the advice and consent of the Director, with the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health/lntellectual disAbility Services, the Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery County Offices of Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and the Office of Developmental Programs, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. The Assistant Director is expected to use discretion and judgment in assisting with the functional goals for Philadelphia Coordinated Health Care and will work with the above parties to assure PCHC services are provided in a timely and satisfactory manner.

The Assistant Director will work closely with both internal and external staff to ensure the operationalization of PCHC mission, vision, goals and expected outcomes. The AD will work closely with the Quality Administrator to assist the oversight of the ODP mandated HCQU Technical Assistance and Training data. This position will oversee administrative and budgetary actions for PCHC along with education and outreach. This person directly supervises the Administrative Manager and the Education and Outreach Manager

Duties and Responsibilities:

• The Assistant Director will work closely with the Director to ensure that all PCHC projects and reports are completed in a timely, accurate and satisfactory manner, providing support to Director as required.
• The Assistant Director directly supervises the Administrative Manager and the Education and Outreach Manager.
• The Assistant Director will represent PCHC on all city, regional and statewide initiatives.
• The Assistant Director will participate in long- and short-range planning with the State, Regional and County Offices of Mental Retardation around health care service utilization and supports.
• The Assistant Director will attend meetings with and without the Director to promote the interests of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and Autism with the various governmental, advocacy and community health care organizations to promote PCHC services/resources andfoster collaboration.
• The Assistant Director will attend all required meetings, and participate as anactive member of the PCHC Management Team in order to makerecommendations for improving services and monitoring of internal staffproductivity.
• The Assistant Director will work with the Quality Administrator to review the ODPHCQU Training and Technical Assistance data reports and analysis. The AD willprovide oversight and training to the staff in regards to the ODP HCQU Trainingand TA guidelines.
• The Assistant Director will review all training data and analyze reports with theQuality Administrator and the Education and Outreach Manager.
• The Assistant Director will present training material and conference sessions asneeded.
• The Assistant Director will act in the absence of the Director as necessary toensure the continued functioning of PCHC.
• Other duties as assigned

Skills Required:

• Program administrative and supervisory skills
• Training experience and presentation skills
• Project Management experience
• Social media and website management
• Data collection, analysis and organization skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

Education and Experience:

• Minimum Master's degree in sociology, social work, psychology or related field
• Minimum five years' experience in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities and Autism
• Supervisory experience (3-5 years)
• Budgetary experience (at least 5 years)