{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"0fbb8663bc89fc671bb77e19","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/0fbb8663bc89fc671bb77e19","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/0fbb8663bc89fc671bb77e19","title":"Assistant Program Director","description":"ASSISTANT PROGRAM DIRECTOR\n\nWhy Join CIP?\n\nVacation Time - 15 days full time only\n\nPaid Holidays - 13 days full time only;Holiday premium pay for part time only\n\nPaid Sick Days and Personal Days accrued\n\nMedical, Dental and Vision Insurance\n\nVoluntary Benefits: Short and Long-term Disability, Additional Life, Child Life and Spousal Life\n\nDependent Care Flexible Spending Account\n\nFlexible Spending Accounts\n\n401(K) - We offer a Traditional 401(K) and a Roth 401(K) employer match up to 4%\n\nFinancial Wellness Advisor Services\n\nTuition and continued education reimbursement up to $3,000 annually for full time and up to $1,000 for part time\n\nWellness reimbursement of $200 per year for full time and $100 per year for part time\n\nEmployee Assistance Program: child care and parenting, senior care and aging, emotional health, health and wellness, legal and financial, access to discounts\n\nA health advocate to assist with our insurance & healthcare challenges\n\nOngoing monthly training and professional development opportunities\n\nSupportive and Collaborative Culture\n\n*Please note that the benefits listed may change based on business needs, regulatory requirements or other factors\n\nA Day in the Life:\n\nThe Assistant Program Director is an onsite full-time exempt position who reports to the Program Director. This position operates in a highly scheduled environment but may require longer hours and weekend work and travel (up to 25%) as job duties demand. The Assistant Program Director position involves a moderate physical demand.\n\nAll the Responsibilities We’ll Trust You With:\n\nOperational Leadership & Team Culture\n\nReinforces CIP's mission, philosophy, values, expectations, and service standards while providing day-to-day operational leadership and modeling professionalism, accountability, and teamwork.\n\nBuilds a positive, accountable, student-centered culture through consistent communication, coaching, visibility, and reinforcement of operational expectations across all service teams. Promotes interdisciplinary collaboration and high-quality student support.\n\nCreates a highly collaborative operational culture where staff consistently deliver coordinated, high-quality services. Develops emerging leaders, strengthens management practices, and improves operational consistency and performance across the Center.\n\nStaff Supervision, Coaching & Performance Development\n\nConducts supervision, provides feedback, reinforces expectations, supports onboarding, and develops proficiency using CIP's competency, coaching, and performance management systems.\n\nIndependently supervises staff through structured coaching, delegation, accountability, competency development, performance feedback, and timely intervention that improves staff performance and student outcomes.\n\nDevelops supervisory systems, coaching practices, and leadership capability that strengthen staff performance across departments while mentoring Coordinators, Lead staff, and future Assistant Program Directors.\n\nStudent Success Systems & Integrated Service Delivery\n\nSupports implementation of CIP's interdisciplinary service model by coordinating Advising, PCPs, TRMs, Progress Reviews, documentation, communication, and individualized student support while developing proficiency overseeing service delivery.\n\nOversees coordinated delivery of advising, academic, career, life skills, social skills, clinical services, and supported independent living. Ensures individualized support plans are implemented consistently, communication remains aligned, and staff respond effectively to changing student needs.\n\nDesigns and improves systems that strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration, case coordination, communication, documentation quality, supported independent living, and consistency of service delivery across the Center while contributing best practices across CIP.\n\nStudent Progress Monitoring & Intervention\n\nReviews student progress through Weekly Student Status meetings, documentation, attendance, and service updates while following established intervention procedures and escalating concerns appropriately.\n\nOversees systems that monitor student competencies, engagement, attendance, behavioral health, executive functioning, independence, and overall progress. Coordinates timely interventions that improve measurable student outcomes and retention.\n\nUses student outcome data, operational trends, and interdisciplinary feedback to improve intervention systems, increase student retention, strengthen service quality, and improve long-term student success across the Center.\n\nOperational Execution & Cross-Functional Coordination\n\nSupports daily operations, staffing coordination, scheduling, delegation, service coverage, and communication while ensuring established operational procedures are followed consistently.\n\nCoordinates daily Center operations by aligning staffing, scheduling, service delivery, workflow, communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, events, and operational priorities to ensure efficient execution and a consistent student experience.\n\nDesigns operational systems that improve workflow, communication, interdisciplinary coordination, service consistency, staff efficiency, and operational effectiveness across all student service functions.\n\nIncident Coordination & Operational Compliance\n\nEnsures incidents, documentation, safety procedures, compliance requirements, and operational expectations are completed according to established procedures while escalating concerns appropriately.\n\nCoordinates the operational response to incidents by ensuring immediate safety steps, required notifications, documentation, follow-up actions, and staff communication occur promptly and consistently. Supports the Program Director in maintaining compliance and resolving operational issues.\n\nServes as a trusted operational leader during incidents by coordinating staff response, ensuring consistent execution of procedures, coaching staff on documentation and follow-through, identifying recurring operational risks, and recommending process improvements that strengthen safety and consistency.\n\nDelegation, Staffing & Operational Resource Management\n\nAssigns work appropriately, supports scheduling, balances priorities, and develops proficiency managing staffing resources and operational workflows.\n\nBalances staffing assignments, workloads, scheduling, competing priorities, labor resources, and operational demands to maximize efficiency, responsiveness, staff effectiveness, and student support.\n\nDesigns resource allocation, workflow, staffing, and scheduling systems that improve labor utilization, communication, operational flexibility, and student service capacity across the Center.\n\nData-Driven Decision Making & Continuous Improvement\n\nReviews operational reports, KPIs, student outcomes, staffing metrics, incidents, attendance, and service data while learning to identify trends and improvement opportunities.\n\nUses student outcomes, KPIs, staffing metrics, attendance, incidents, service quality indicators, labor utilization, and operational reports to guide decisions, allocate resources, and improve Center performance.\n\nLeads quality improvement initiatives using operational, staffing, financial, and student outcome data to strengthen interdisciplinary coordination, service quality, operational effectiveness, and organizational performance while contributing recommendations beyond the Center.\n\nQuality Assurance & Service Excellence\n\nReinforces established program standards, curriculum expectations, documentation quality, communication practices, service consistency, and operational procedures through regular observation and follow-up.\n\nMonitors service quality across departments by strengthening accountability, coaching, documentation quality, communication, curriculum implementation, operational consistency, and the overall student experience.\n\nBuilds quality assurance systems that improve service consistency, operational reliability, staff competency, interdisciplinary execution, and student outcomes while contributing best practices across the organization.\n\nOrganizational Contribution & Leadership Growth\n\nDemonstrates ownership, professionalism, sound judgment, cross-functional collaboration, organizational awareness, and commitment to continuous leadership development.\n\nLeads organizational initiatives, collaborates effectively with National Office and Center leadership, supports strategic priorities, shares operational improvements, and strengthens Center performance beyond assigned responsibilities.\n\nFunctions as a highly trusted operational leader who develops future leaders, strengthens management systems, contributes scalable organizational improvements, and is fully prepared to assume Program Director responsibilities when needed.\n\n*Other Duties as Assigned\n\nQualities You Possess:\n\nThe Assistant Program Director will possess exceptional communication skills, precise attention to detail, superior organization and prioritization skills and self-motivation in managing tasks to completion. They will have genuine empathy and awareness of the needs and sensitivities of prospective families, students, and staff.\n\nYour Areas of Knowledge and Expertise:\n\nBachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in Psychology, Social Work, Education, Counseling, Human Services or in a related field is required; Master's degree is preferred.\n\n3+ years of experience in a management position is required.\n\nExperience working in school environments, working with referral sources, families, and direct services with clients and students is required.\n\nMust be able to adjust work schedule as required including occasional early evening and occasional weekend day is required.\n\n4+ years of experience working with neurodivergent individuals, experience working with individuals with disabilities, or experience working with individuals with autism is required.\n\nActive Driver’s license is required.\n\nCompetency-Based Hiring Philosophy\n\nCIP utilizes a competency-based hiring and development process designed to evaluate candidates on demonstrated skills, experience, leadership capability, and alignment with the responsibilities of the role. Compensation placement within the salary range is determined based on factors including relevant experience, demonstrated competencies, leadership background, industry expertise, and familiarity with CIP's service model and student population. Candidates with direct experience supporting neurodiverse young adults, transition-age programming, residential environments and multidisciplinary educational or support teams may be better positioned for advanced placement within the range. However, the majority of new hires start at the beginning of the salary range. CIP values professional growth and is committed to developing leaders over time through training, mentorship and ongoing professional development opportunities.\n\nAccommodations Disabilities Act Statement\n\nReasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job position.\n\nAffirmative Action Plan (AAP)/Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement\n\nCollege Internship Program (CIP) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.\n\nThis job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities and qualifications associated with this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required. 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Develops emerging leaders, strengthens management practices, and improves operational consistency and performance across the Center.\n\nStaff Supervision, Coaching & Performance Development\n\nConducts supervision, provides feedback, reinforces expectations, supports onboarding, and develops proficiency using CIP's competency, coaching, and performance management systems.\n\nIndependently supervises staff through structured coaching, delegation, accountability, competency development, performance feedback, and timely intervention that improves staff performance and student outcomes.\n\nDevelops supervisory systems, coaching practices, and leadership capability that strengthen staff performance across departments while mentoring Coordinators, Lead staff, and future Assistant Program Directors.\n\nStudent Success Systems & Integrated Service Delivery\n\nSupports implementation of CIP's interdisciplinary service model by coordinating Advising, PCPs, TRMs, Progress Reviews, documentation, communication, and individualized student support while developing proficiency overseeing service delivery.\n\nOversees coordinated delivery of advising, academic, career, life skills, social skills, clinical services, and supported independent living. Ensures individualized support plans are implemented consistently, communication remains aligned, and staff respond effectively to changing student needs.\n\nDesigns and improves systems that strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration, case coordination, communication, documentation quality, supported independent living, and consistency of service delivery across the Center while contributing best practices across CIP.\n\nStudent Progress Monitoring & Intervention\n\nReviews student progress through Weekly Student Status meetings, documentation, attendance, and service updates while following established intervention procedures and escalating concerns appropriately.\n\nOversees systems that monitor student competencies, engagement, attendance, behavioral health, executive functioning, independence, and overall progress. Coordinates timely interventions that improve measurable student outcomes and retention.\n\nUses student outcome data, operational trends, and interdisciplinary feedback to improve intervention systems, increase student retention, strengthen service quality, and improve long-term student success across the Center.\n\nOperational Execution & Cross-Functional Coordination\n\nSupports daily operations, staffing coordination, scheduling, delegation, service coverage, and communication while ensuring established operational procedures are followed consistently.\n\nCoordinates daily Center operations by aligning staffing, scheduling, service delivery, workflow, communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, events, and operational priorities to ensure efficient execution and a consistent student experience.\n\nDesigns operational systems that improve workflow, communication, interdisciplinary coordination, service consistency, staff efficiency, and operational effectiveness across all student service functions.\n\nIncident Coordination & Operational Compliance\n\nEnsures incidents, documentation, safety procedures, compliance requirements, and operational expectations are completed according to established procedures while escalating concerns appropriately.\n\nCoordinates the operational response to incidents by ensuring immediate safety steps, required notifications, documentation, follow-up actions, and staff communication occur promptly and consistently. Supports the Program Director in maintaining compliance and resolving operational issues.\n\nServes as a trusted operational leader during incidents by coordinating staff response, ensuring consistent execution of procedures, coaching staff on documentation and follow-through, identifying recurring operational risks, and recommending process improvements that strengthen safety and consistency.\n\nDelegation, Staffing & Operational Resource Management\n\nAssigns work appropriately, supports scheduling, balances priorities, and develops proficiency managing staffing resources and operational workflows.\n\nBalances staffing assignments, workloads, scheduling, competing priorities, labor resources, and operational demands to maximize efficiency, responsiveness, staff effectiveness, and student support.\n\nDesigns resource allocation, workflow, staffing, and scheduling systems that improve labor utilization, communication, operational flexibility, and student service capacity across the Center.\n\nData-Driven Decision Making & Continuous Improvement\n\nReviews operational reports, KPIs, student outcomes, staffing metrics, incidents, attendance, and service data while learning to identify trends and improvement opportunities.\n\nUses student outcomes, KPIs, staffing metrics, attendance, incidents, service quality indicators, labor utilization, and operational reports to guide decisions, allocate resources, and improve Center performance.\n\nLeads quality improvement initiatives using operational, staffing, financial, and student outcome data to strengthen interdisciplinary coordination, service quality, operational effectiveness, and organizational performance while contributing recommendations beyond the Center.\n\nQuality Assurance & Service Excellence\n\nReinforces established program standards, curriculum expectations, documentation quality, communication practices, service consistency, and operational procedures through regular observation and follow-up.\n\nMonitors service quality across departments by strengthening accountability, coaching, documentation quality, communication, curriculum implementation, operational consistency, and the overall student experience.\n\nBuilds quality assurance systems that improve service consistency, operational reliability, staff competency, interdisciplinary execution, and student outcomes while contributing best practices across the organization.\n\nOrganizational Contribution & Leadership Growth\n\nDemonstrates ownership, professionalism, sound judgment, cross-functional collaboration, organizational awareness, and commitment to continuous leadership development.\n\nLeads organizational initiatives, collaborates effectively with National Office and Center leadership, supports strategic priorities, shares operational improvements, and strengthens Center performance beyond assigned responsibilities.\n\nFunctions as a highly trusted operational leader who develops future leaders, strengthens management systems, contributes scalable organizational improvements, and is fully prepared to assume Program Director responsibilities when needed.\n\n*Other Duties as Assigned\n\nQualities You Possess:\n\nThe Assistant Program Director will possess exceptional communication skills, precise attention to detail, superior organization and prioritization skills and self-motivation in managing tasks to completion. They will have genuine empathy and awareness of the needs and sensitivities of prospective families, students, and staff.\n\nYour Areas of Knowledge and Expertise:\n\nBachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution in Psychology, Social Work, Education, Counseling, Human Services or in a related field is required; Master's degree is preferred.\n\n3+ years of experience in a management position is required.\n\nExperience working in school environments, working with referral sources, families, and direct services with clients and students is required.\n\nMust be able to adjust work schedule as required including occasional early evening and occasional weekend day is required.\n\n4+ years of experience working with neurodivergent individuals, experience working with individuals with disabilities, or experience working with individuals with autism is required.\n\nActive Driver’s license is required.\n\nCompetency-Based Hiring Philosophy\n\nCIP utilizes a competency-based hiring and development process designed to evaluate candidates on demonstrated skills, experience, leadership capability, and alignment with the responsibilities of the role. Compensation placement within the salary range is determined based on factors including relevant experience, demonstrated competencies, leadership background, industry expertise, and familiarity with CIP's service model and student population. Candidates with direct experience supporting neurodiverse young adults, transition-age programming, residential environments and multidisciplinary educational or support teams may be better positioned for advanced placement within the range. However, the majority of new hires start at the beginning of the salary range. CIP values professional growth and is committed to developing leaders over time through training, mentorship and ongoing professional development opportunities.\n\nAccommodations Disabilities Act Statement\n\nReasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job position.\n\nAffirmative Action Plan (AAP)/Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Statement\n\nCollege Internship Program (CIP) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. 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