Assistant Director

POSITION PURPOSE & SUMMARY

Briefly describe the purpose of the position and general responsibilities: The Assistant Director has direct contact with staff, funders, community stakeholders, service recipients (client, patient, or customer) and oversees the operations of programs across all Centers and service delivery sites. Also assists the Executive Director in implementation of budgets, strategic plans, fundraising, and when necessary, will stand in for the Executive Director. Provide leadership in the development of the organization's statement of vision, mission, and goals, and corresponding strategies, plans, and budgets to achieve them. Ensure that strategies are clearly understood by all stakeholders and that the organization is achieving its strategic goals at an optimum pace.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES OF THE POSITION

Report on Outreach, Social Services, and Behavioral Health programs. Provide supervision and training to Program Directors, including oversight of the maintenance of records and reports. Define, monitor and report relevant performance measures. Make changes as needed to improve the delivery of services and comply with regulatory requirements. Ensure each client's continuum of care is seamless through necessary reporting and follow-up with clinic funders, sub-contractors and other referral sources. Create the proposed budgets for all governmental program grants and verify monthly accounting for these grants. Maintain consistent interaction with program personnel to monitor the financial progress of grants and contracts. Prepare budget revisions for grants and contracts as needed. Prepare grant and contract reports to Funders and Board of Directors as required. Document an Organizational Code of Conduct to ensure employees align actions and decisions with ODC core values and compliance requirements. Create checkpoints across the organization to support recognition of potential ethics and compliance issues before they arise and to deal appropriately with those issues that do occur. The Code complements ODC policies which ensure adherence to legal and compliance requirements Ensure all environmental and professional precautions have been made to meet OSHA and other government safety regulations. Monitor, record, evaluate, and make recommendations for improvement at least once annually. Utilize training that will support strategic ways to expand services. Benchmark other agencies in how they have created work plans to create growth. As a condition of your employment, you will be required to work with clients who may display challenging, unruly or disruptive behaviors. While such behaviors from clients may be addressed through established intervention and de-escalation procedures, any client who engages in physically violent conduct may be subject to immediate discharge from care with the approval of the Executive Director. Likewise, any client who is verbally abusive, harassing, or engages in discriminatory behavior directed at an employee's protected characteristics may be subject to discharge from care upon approval of legislative requirements and with the approval of the Executive Director. • Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

A minimum of a bachelor's degree in human services, public health, and/or business. Master's degree preferred. Three to Five years of supervisory experience in a related field Ability to travel throughout the state and national meetings, but primarily in Kane, Lake, McHenry, DuPage, Will, Suburban Cook, and DeKalb Counties in Illinois. Knowledge and ability to work with populations who test positive for a variety of STI's and

HIV/AIDS.

Preferred:

Ability to relate to a wide variety of people Knowledge of, or ability to learn and implement health related materials Conduct public speaking to various audiences Accounting knowledge Personnel management Conduct personal evaluations Lead hiring processes Manage disciple if necessary Interacting with stakeholders Grant writing Management of day-to-day operations Writing Ability to multi-task Multi-lingual Assess data Generate reports Participate in strategic planning and implementation Lead in maintaining a physically and psychologically safe environment

Pay:

$80,000.00 - $85,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k) Dental insurance Employee assistance program Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Professional development assistance Tuition reimbursement Vision insurance

Education:

Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

management or supervisory: 3 years (Preferred) Ability to

Commute:

Elgin, IL 60123 (Required) Willingness to travel: 50% (Preferred)

Work Location:

In person