Overview of Easterseals Serving DC | MD | VA
Who We Are
Including Individuals. Empowering Families. Strengthening Communities.℠
Easterseals DC MD VA ( www.eseal.org ) is leading the way to full equity, inclusion, and access through direct and life-changing disability and community services.
Since 1945, Easterseals DC MD VA has worked tirelessly to enhance quality of life and expand access to healthcare, education, and employment. And we won’t rest until each one of us is valued, respected, and accepted.
We take a holistic approach, providing comprehensive services to thousands of children and adults in our neighborhoods, no matter their disability, military status, income, race, or age: To help each child reach their full potential, we provide personalized child development and early intervention services. To improve health and reduce isolation in adults with disabilities, we offer engaging activities and expansive resources. To enable military families to integrate into the community, we provide a suite of services, including employment support and mental healthcare. And to sustain families and caregivers, we provide comprehensive services and support.
Together with our partners, we’re reducing poverty and homelessness and improving healthcare and employment by empowering people of all ages and abilities to be full and equal participants in their communities. Join us.
As the Easterseals affiliate serving Washington, DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia, ( www.eseal.org ) Easterseals DC MD VA works through public-private partnerships to provide community-based services in the most efficient manner possible. These traits were demonstrated in the opening our Harry & Jeanette Weinberg Inter-Generational Center, which has quickly become an international model of excellence for delivering superior outcomes, including creating meaningful connections between generations. It was opened through visionary partnership among local, state, and national governments, as well as private individual, corporate, and foundation investment. The shared resources created a maximum return on investment for the community. Through a variety of resources, Easterseals provides information and guidance about how to navigate changing needs within our communities.
Easterseals DC MD VA, we know that creating a hopeful, inclusive community where all people realize their potential and live meaningful lives can be done only when we value our greatest asset – our staff. More than 200 employees across the greater Washington, DC area, from Hagerstown, Maryland, to Falls Church, Virginia, value the rewarding work that enables Easterseals to lead the way to 100% equity, inclusion, and access for people with disabilities, families, and communities.
If you want to do well while doing good, Easterseals DC MD VA may be the place for you.
Core Values
Our entire staff shares our Core Values which are an integral component of the success of ESDCMDVA:
- Respect: We respect each other. We value the uniqueness and dignity of each individual and appreciate the strength of diversity and inclusion.
- Responsibility: We share a sense of responsibility for doing things right, being good stewards and being accountable for our actions.
- Integrity: We conduct business ethically with a commitment to moral integrity and we expect people to hold a high moral standard. We communicate openly, honestly and directly.
- Innovation: We embrace new ideas, take measured risks and find better ways to help more people.
- Care: We show compassion for others and continue to live our mission each day.
Easterseals Job Description
ADS Center Director
Reports To: Vice President, Senior and Adult Services
Department: Adult Day Services
Location: Hagerstown, MD
Status: Exempt
Working Schedule:
Hours, times, and days are contingent upon clients, work duties, and center location. Schedule may include weekends and may change as business needs dictate.
Position Summary:
The Center Director is responsible for the overall administration of the Adult Day Service program including, but not limited to the oversight of finances, therapeutic activity programming, care planning, quality assurance, staffing, training, program admissions, as well as marketing and community relations.
Essential Functions:
- Develop and implement program policies, goals, and objectives.
- Maintain compliance with oversight agencies such as Maryland Department of Health Medical Day Care regulations, Department on Aging’s Senior Center Plus regulations, and Medicaid regulations ensuring minimal citations with each inspection.
- Hire and supervise appropriate staff, students, and volunteers.
- Arrange for orientation and ongoing in-service training of staff, students, and volunteers.
- Develop procedures to maintain fee schedules, billing procedures, and medical records systems.
- Develop and manage annual program budget.
- Develop, implement, and manage the daily program.
- Oversee and manage all billing and accounts receivables.
- Develop and maintain linkages with the central Easterseals office plus other community agencies and organizations that could give support to the program or to individual participants.
- Oversee the development and implementation of a quality assurance system for evaluating program effectiveness and the effectiveness of individual health care plans and interventions.
- Direct the coordination of transportation services.
- Market program to meet program participation goals.
- Identify gaps in services impacting clients and determine programmatic changes as needed.
- Identify, assess, and when appropriate, implement potential growth areas for the program.
- Advise VP, Adult and Senior Services on appropriate public/private funding for any direct client services. If recommended, assist in obtaining certification for billing purposes to these sources.
- Complete weekly and monthly reports on the status of the center’s census, financial goals, marketing goals, admissions, referrals, discharges, and staff in-service training.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Education/Experience:
- Bachelor degree required.
- Three or more years of experience in management position in related field with strong leadership skills.
- Three or more years of experience with seniors and/or adults with functional impairments in a health care setting.
- Ability to communicate effectively and interact positively with participants, families, care providers, colleagues, community referral sources, and the general community.
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, and problem-solve. Accountable for own decisions.
Internal Relationships and Language:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in the English language.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to understand budgets and financial reports
- Provide leadership to all Center Employees as well as adhere to and enforce all Center policies and procedures.
- Report issues, successes, and concerns promptly to VP, Adult and Senior Services.
- Aware of confidentiality of client information.
Computer Skills:
Must be comfortable using the computer, internet and email.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Software.
- Ability to learn and adapt quickly to changes in computer technology.
- Ability to train staff in use of available technology.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
- Delegate effectively to employees under his/her supervision.
- Follow procedures for hiring and terminating employees as outlined in Easterseals Employee Handbook.
- Provide performance evaluations at least once a year as well as provide ongoing feedback and disciplinary action (as needed) on all employees under his/her supervision.
- Lead center’s management team (Activities Director, Health and Safety Manager/R.N., and Administrative Assistant).
- Supervise the Activities Director in his/her role as supervisor of direct care staff.
- Supervise use of contractual professional staff.
- Supervise team of part-time drivers in the provision of center transportation services.
Physical Demands:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.
- Able to maneuver various pathways for entry / exit into locations.
- Able to lift, carry and move a variety of items such as supplies, equipment, therapy equipment and supplies, approximately 50 lbs or less.
- Able to assist participants in and out of the vehicles.
Percent of Time Spent:
Sitting 30 %
Standing 30
Walking 30
Running 0
Stooping/Kneeling 10
Climbing 0
Working Hours: Normal, usually daytime
Travel: Time spent out of office 30-40 % Please visit our YouTube channel and view the great work we do.
Easterseals policy is to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees regardless of their race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, veteran status, status as a special disabled veteran, or any other protected criteria as established by federal, state, or local laws. Employment decisions at Easterseals are based solely upon relevant criteria, including an individual’s capabilities, qualifications, training, experience, and suitability.
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