Program Administrator 1

About Us:

Offering support across the lifespan of people with developmental disabilities, the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities oversees a statewide system of supportive services that focus on ensuring health and safety, supporting access to community participation, and increasing opportunities for meaningful employment.

DODD is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform job functions, unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship.

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What You'll Do:

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Relieves manager of non-routine administrative functions: Oversees the Unusual & Major Unusual Incidents at the Developmental Center; formulates & implements polices & procedures (e.g., Safety, Major Unusual Incidents, Investigative Process pertaining to the reporting & Investigation Of Unusual & Major Unusual Incidents; serves as a liaison between staff & management at the facility; transmits rules, policies, directives & other pertinent information to all levels of staff to ensure compliance with state operating procedures relating to Unusual & Major Unusual Incidents; conducts investigations, interviews involving residents &/or staff of Developmental Center; collects evidence, documents findings, develops findings into written report format; files documents, sends written report to appropriate personnel within prescribed timelines; collects & prepares quarterly, semi-annual, annual reports on trends and patterns of incidents; develops and monitors systems to ensure compliance with Certification & Licensure standards pertaining to incident reporting; works with other facilities to document trends in the field and pattern occurrences; serves as a liaison between administration & subordinates; transmits decision & directives; represents management at meetings. Conduct staff meetings to disseminate relevant information on the behalf of supervisor; assumes responsibility in absence of supervisor & makes recommendations of course of action.

Researches & conducts on-site monitoring of existing programs; develops project recommendations based upon monitoring to ensure safe conditions for residents & staff at the facility; monitors campus & buildings for unusual &/or unsafe conditions; reports equipment malfunctions; completes reports; prepares and submits summaries of monitoring observations; performs a variety of safety functions (e.g. fire drills, evacuations safety/environmental inspections) of all living areas; monitors resident & staff activities for compliance with Certification & Licensure standards; conducts routine monitoring of resident program & medical charts; assists any department as directed during emergency situations. Administer special programs for staff & management (e.g., in-service staff on incident prevention, identify effective prevention methods, etc.)

Participates in planning meetings; attends manger/supervisor meeting; attends in-service training and conducts training (e.g. Fire Safety Health and Safety Alerts), as required; attends meetings (HRC, Executive Staff) as needed; provides information to State Highway Patrol; assists in other duties as required.

What's in it for you:

At the State of Ohio, we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality, competitive benefits to eligible full-time and part-time employees. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits, visit our Total Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:

Medical Coverage

• Quality, affordable, and competitive medical benefits are offered through the available Ohio Med plans.

Dental, Vision and Basic Life Insurance

• Dental, vision, and basic life insurance premiums are free after completed eligibility period. Length of eligibility period is dependent on union representation.

Time Away From Work and Work/Life Balance

• Paid time off, including vacation, personal, and sick leave

• 11 paid holidays per year

• Childbirth/Adoption leave

Employee Development Funds

• The State of Ohio offers a variety of educational and professional development funding that varies based on whether you are a union-exempt employee or a union-represented employee.

Ohio Public Employees Retirement System

• OPERS is the retirement system for State of Ohio employees. The employee contributes 10% of their salary towards their retirement. The employer contributes an amount equal to 14% of the employee's salary. Visit the OPERS website for more information.

Deferred Compensation

• The Ohio Deferred Compensation program is a 457(b) voluntary retirement savings plan. Visit the Ohio Deferred Compensation website for more information.

36 mos. trg. or 36 mos. exp. in business administration, management science or public administration. If assigned to operate vehicles regulated by Section 4506.01 of Revised Code, applicants must also have valid commercial driver's license.

• Or completion of undergraduate core program in business administration, management science or public administration; 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in supervisory, administrative &/or managerial position which involved limited research & public contact. If assigned to operate vehicles regulated by Section 4506.01 of Revised Code, applicants must also have valid commercial driver's license.

• Or completion of undergraduate core program in academic field commensurate with program area to be assigned per approved Position Description on file; 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in supervisory, administrative, managerial &/or staff position which involved limited research & public contact. If assigned to operate vehicles regulated by Section 4506.01 of Revised Code, applicants must also have valid commercial driver's license.

• Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Job Skills: Program Management