Personal Care Home Assistant Program Director

Reference #: 5001072272006
Are you looking for an opportunity to advance your career while working with an extraordinary team? At Merakey, we put heart and soul into everything we do.  We are seeking a Mental Health Personal Care Home Assistant Administrator to join our team in our Russellton, PA location.  
Earn $21.37/hour. 
Position Details 
This candidate must be willing to work as a full member of our team to provide direct care and support to the individual residents. They will demonstrate knowledge of the DPW 2600 regulations for Personal Care Homes and the ability to implement these regulations. Theyll embrace recovery, hope inspiring, and resiliency building approaches in managing the PCH, network with the community to build awareness. Promote community collaboration, and establish linkages with individual agencies in the community that will be essential to the LVCPCH residents recovery.  Linkages must be updated on a yearly basis and assure that Recovery Philosophy are integrated into the operations of the home and overall culture and environment of the PCH.  Theyll supervise Direct Care Staff and Peer Specialist, and other staff employed with the home as assigned and provide support to the PCH Administrator, This candidate will be monitoring the annual training requirements per the DPW 2600 regulations, work to maintain the PCH licensure, assuring that the location always meets all licensure requirements and be prepared to flexibly adapt to the diverse situations that may arise with the type of population being served in the PCH. Provide on-call for after-hours support for PCH staff. Providing professional support and serve as a resource, coach, and mentor to all Staff. Hiring, orient, and integrate new staff, and be responsible for ensuring staff adhere to Merakey policy and procedures and follow corrective action procedures for those not following policy. Completing monthly and yearly program reports as necessary to track progress and participate in consumer treatment team meetings, county meeting or NHS meetings as necessary. 
Benefits 
Merakey offers medical, dental – vision insurance plans, competitive compensation plans and more! 
 DailyPay 
 Work/Life Balance 
 Flexible Schedules 
 Cell Phone Discount Plans 
 Employee Referral Bonuses 
 Tuition Reimbursement 
 Care.com Membership  
About Merakey 
Merakey is a non-profit provider of developmental, behavioral health, and education services. More than 8,000 employees provide support to nearly 40,000 individuals and families throughout 12 states across the country each year. Click here to watch a video about Merakey. Merakey strictly follows a zero-tolerance policy for abuse. 
 Merakey welcomes all Veterans to apply!
The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications: 
 Masters degree with specialty in psychology, social work, or other appropriate human service curriculum required. 
 A minimum of one year experience in the mental health field and management experience required.  
 Completed Department of Public Welfare approved training program for PCH Administrators required. 
 Valid drivers license required as well as all clearances required by OMHSAS. 
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled

Merakey is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer! We deeply value diversity and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ethnic background, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or disability status. Moreover, we are committed to creating teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and encourage applicants from underrepresented backgrounds to apply.