Job Description
Job Description
Welcome! Thank you for exploring a career with us! Our team of 400+ dedicated employees share the desire to do meaningful work and make a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Oklahoma.
Position: Director - Full Time
Location: Ledyard, CT
Hours: 40 hours per week
Schedule: Monday - Friday 8am-4:30pm; occasional weekends, holidays, and evenings
Summary:
- The Director is responsible for leading, managing, and evaluating programs that serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including those supported by the Department of Developmental Services (DDS). This leadership role involves overseeing daily operations, supervising staff, managing budgets, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and driving high-quality, person-centered services.
The Director is also responsible for representing the agency in the community, building partnerships with employers, and identifying opportunities that promote inclusion and meaningful outcomes for participants.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in social work, psychology or related field preferred, OR Bachelor’s degree in related field with five years related experience required. 10 years’ experience overseeing program operations, budgets, and supervising staff may be substituted for a degree.
Key Responsibilities:
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Provide leadership and oversight of all aspects of local area program operations in alignment with the agency’s mission, leadership objectives, funding requirements, regulatory agencies, and accreditation standards.
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Supervise, support, and develop program staff, including coordinating training opportunities that enhance professional development and service delivery quality.
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Maintain management control over program budgets, staffing, service quality, and administrative processes to ensure operational excellence.
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Market agency services to community employers and build partnerships to create employment opportunities for program participants.
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Collaborate with employers to develop job placements that align with participants’ interests, skills, and support needs.
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Oversee person-centered planning and ensure services promote independence, dignity, and meaningful community involvement for all individuals served.
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Ensure programs are in compliance with DDS requirements, licensing standards, and internal agency policies and procedures.
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Cultivate strong relationships with individuals served, families, community partners, funders, and other key stakeholders.
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Utilize data and feedback to monitor program performance and implement continuous quality improvement strategies.
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Prepare and submit timely, accurate reports as required by internal leadership and external funding or regulatory bodies.
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Travel throughout the region to visit program sites, meet with employers and stakeholders, and attend relevant meetings or events.
“Viability values our employees and the talents that they bring with them every day. Last year 30 staff members were promoted within the agency to roles that supported their professional growth.”
Full-time Viability staff members are eligible for the following:
- Health, Dental & Vision insurance plans.
- Dependent care flexible spending account.
- Flexible Spending & Health Savings account.
- Pet-plan discount program offered through Fetch.
- Company paid Long-term Disability insurance.
- Company paid Short-term Disability insurance. (NY & OK employees only)
- Company paid Life & AD&D insurance.
Benefits & Perks for all Viability staff members:
- Employer matched 403B contributions starting day 1 of employment.
- Eligible for Tuition Reimbursement.
- Generous paid time off.
- 11 Paid Holidays a year.
- Access to training and professional development resources through our comprehensive online learning platform.
- Referral Incentive bonus. For every friend, family member, or previous co-worker you refer to join our Viability team, you will receive an incentive bonus for each successfully hired candidate!
- Employee Assistance Program that provides confidential assistance for all life challenges.
- Work-life balance.
Who We Are
Our team of 480 dedicated employees share the desire to do meaningful work and make a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Rhode Island, and Oklahoma.
Our Mission
Our mission is to build a world in which individuals with disabilities and other disadvantages realize acceptance, inclusion, and access.
Our Vision
Be a community of program participants and staff making inclusion and access of individuals with disabilities or disadvantages a way for people, businesses, and communities to succeed together.
To apply, please see the Careers section of our website at VIABILITY.org. If accommodations are needed for the application process, please call or text us at (413) 461-9486, and we will be happy to assist.