Salary: $80,000.00 - $92,000.00 Annually
Location : Laurens County, SC
Job Type: FTE - Full-Time
Job Number: 190544
Agency: Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
Division: Whitten Regional Center
Opening Date: 07/23/2026
Closing Date: 8/16/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Agency Specific Application Procedures:: Please apply online.
Class Code:: AH45
Position Number::
Normal Work Schedule:: Other
Pay Grade: GEN11
Normal Work Schedule (Other):: This position will primarily work Monday - Friday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM and have some flexibility with the start/end time. Position will also require the ability to conduct unannounced after-hours visits of facility (at least bi-weekly).

Job Responsibilities
Are you passionate about making a real difference in people's lives? Join our team at the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD), Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (OIDD) where we are dedicated to providing compassionate and accessible care to our community. We are seeking an Assistant Intermediate Care Facility Administrator who is motivated to help individuals and families navigate life's challenges and achieve long-term wellness. If you want to use your skills to build a healthier, more resilient community, we encourage you to apply.
This is a senior leadership position that reports directly to the Facility Administrator and is responsible for facility operations, fiscal management, and oversight of a state operated Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF-IID) and supervision of facility administrative personnel daily within assigned limits and wholly in the Facility Administrator's absence.

Program Management:

• Program Management responsibilities include, but are not limited to, assurance of continuous active treatment, promotion of positive health outcomes, continuous staff development and training for all Whitten Regional Center personnel, regular engagement with those served and their families or circle of supports to ensure satisfaction of services and share opportunities for community integration and living.
• Responsible for timely communication of changes to federal and state policies and procedures governing ICFs-IID, and other services via contracts or fixed bid solicitations.
• Performs special projects and assignments improving access and delivery of services to stakeholders.
• Provides guidance and supervision to key directors and personnel with responsibilities impacting facility operations. Ensures acumen of Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services State Operations Manual provisions, federal and state rules and regulations pertaining to ICFs-IID, and community-based service options to promote community integration and inclusion.

Personnel Management:

• Proactively engages assigned employees to build relationships that create trust, open dialogue ,and full transparency; establish roles, responsibilities and expectations with extraordinary clarity; motivate every single employee to take action and connect their duties in a compelling manner with the agency mission; assertively engage employees to drive outcomes and overcome adversity, obstacles, and resistance; create a culture of clear accountability; and make decisions that are based on productivity. Develops a deep personal responsibility for all subordinate activity in area of responsibility and instills this same mindset with subordinates.
• Develops key performance indicators (KPI) to establish quality and risk management benchmarks. KPI's should incorporate human resources, survey data and trends, and capital permanent improvement projects (CPIP), and analyses of fiscal reports.
• Facilitates organizational and operational uniformity to promote and achieve Whitten Regional Center goals and improved consumer outcomes.

Project Management:

• Proactively identifies specific improvement projects, develops specific guidance/parameters, specific milestones, final completion time, fixes accountability for results, and effectively briefs higher level managers periodically on status.
• Ensures state operated ICFs-IID comply with federal and state labor laws and Department of Labor (DOL) regulations to include but not limited to the Workforce Innovations & Opportunities Act (WIOA).
• Conducts frequent walking visits of resident living areas, workshops, and day service areas to identify needs and assure delivery of appropriate support and services. Conducts unannounced after-hours visits of facility (at least bi-weekly) to assure ICF-IID licensing and certification standards are provided as appropriate with identified needs tracked to completion/correction.
• Assures sufficient unannounced visits by key management staff to support appropriate feedback and identify/correct negative trends.
• Explores/establishes capacity to provide recurring institutional respite space and emergency stabilization as appropriate.

This position is located at Whitten Regional Center, an Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF-IID) of BHDD-OIDD located in Clinton, SC serving residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Minimum and Additional Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a human services field of study and at least three (3) years of experience working with people who have disabilities with at least one (1) year of experience in supervision/administration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of an agency's mission, vision, and services.
• Working knowledge of the network of agencies contracting with SC Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD) to deliver services. Knowledge of federal and state regulations pertaining to the operation and oversight of Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICFs-IID).
• Ability to supervise and communicate effectively with and to personnel across all shifts and departments.
• Ability to establish key performance indicators (KPI) for state operated ICFs-IID and other programs operated directly and indirectly by SC Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (BHDD).

Additional Comments
About Our Agency: The South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities plans, develops, coordinates, and funds services for South Carolinians with the severe, lifelong disabilities of intellectual disability and related disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and similar disability.

Employee Referral: The South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Office of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities supports a Referral Incentive Reward and a Retention Bonus program. You may contact Human Resource for further information.

Supplemental Questions: Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the State application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.
The South Carolina Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities offers an exceptional benefits package for FTE positions that includes:

• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouse, and children. Click for additional information.
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available
• Retirement benefit choices *
  • State Retirement Plan
  • State Optional Retirement Program

Benefits for State Employees
The state of South Carolina offers eligible employees generous benefits, including health and dental insurance; retirement and savings plan options; and paid vacation and sick leave. Plus, work-life balance programs such as telecommuting and flexible work schedules are available to employees of some state agencies.

Insurance Benefits
Eligible employees may enroll in health insurance, which includes prescription coverage and wellness benefits. Other available insurance benefits include dental, vision, term life insurance, long term disability and flexible spending accounts for health and child care expenses.

Retirement Benefits
State employees are also offered retirement plan options, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans. Additionally, eligible employees may elect to participate in the South Carolina Deferred Compensation Program, which is a voluntary, supplemental retirement savings plan offering 401(k) and 457 plan options.

Workplace Benefits
State employees may also be eligible for other benefits, including tuition assistance; holiday, annual and sick leave; and discounts on purchases, travel and more.

Note: The benefits above are available to most state employees, with the exception of those in temporary positions. Employees in temporary grant and time-limited positions may be eligible for all, some or none of these benefits as benefits are associated with each position type. For these positions, contact the hiring agency to determine what benefits may be available.
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Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume will not be accepted or reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position. I have read and acknowledge the above statement.

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Do you have at least a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a human services field of study?

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Do you have at least three (3) years of experience working with people who have disabilities?

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Do you have at least one (1) year of experience in supervision/administration?

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This position will primarily work Monday - Friday 11:00 AM - 7:00 PM and have some flexibility with the start/end time.

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This position requires unannounced after-hours visits of the facility (at least bi-weekly) to ensure ICF-IID licensing and certification standards are provided as appropriate. Will you be able to meet this requirement?

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I acknowledge that, in accordance with the State's Disaster Plan, which includes hazardous weather, I may be required to work in times of an emergency or disaster.

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