Project Manager

CONTRIBUTION TO MISSION & CONTINUUM OF CARE

The goal of Dawn Farm is to remove the barriers that people with addictions face to entering into recovery. The Project Manager furthers this mission by overseeing all regulatory, accreditation, and contractual requirements and providing guidance to staff to ensure that policies are followed. Dawn Farm’s Project Manager also oversees health and safety and ensures that all clients, staff, and visitors have a safe environment.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversees and serves as the liaison for all regulatory, contractual, and accreditation entities (CARF, LARA, CMHPSM, etc)

• Ensures that regulatory, contractual, and health and safety requirements are followed and enforced (including emergency drills, site inspections and incident reports)

• Ensures that standard operating procedures are up to date

• Assists with planning and implementation of staff training

• Assists Human Resources with new hire onboarding and set up

• Assists with RFP process for new contracts and funding sources

• Coordinates and leads Dawn Farm 101 presentations with various stakeholders-community groups, universities, staff, etc.

• Oversees quality assurance reporting

• Oversees data collection; analyzes data and creates annual managerial reports

• Assists program coordinators in developing new policies and procedures to meet program needs and requirements

• Maintains storage and destruction of client and agency records

• Leads administrative meetings and maintains meeting minutes

• Manages special project as identified by the administrative team

• Participates in all required trainings, staff inservices, and special events

• Completes other duties, as requested by Clinical Director or President

STRONG CANDIDATES WILL HAVE THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES:

• consistent attention to detail;

• strong organizational skills;

• strong problem solving skills;

• willing to work on tasks/projects outside of personal comfort zone;

• able to work collaboratively with staff at all levels;

• strong communication skills;

• ability to break large, complex projects into manageable chunks;

• ability to communicate and teach tasks and concepts;

• ability to stick with tedious tasks and see them through to completion; and

• able to give and receive feedback.

ALL DAWN FARM EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Integrates Dawn Farm mission and core values into daily functions

• Familiar with recovery principles and the philosophy and practice of 12-step recovery

• Pursues continuing education to improve job knowledge and maintain licensing/certification, as applicable

• Able to interact with a wide variety of people in a cordial, professional manner, both independently and as part of a team

• Able to interact with clients and family members in an empathetic manner while maintaining professional boundaries

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supervises Data Entry position

CREDENTIALS

• Bachelor’s degree in social work, non-profit management, or related field and/or at least two years of relevant experience strongly preferred

• CPR certification

RECOVERY

• At least eighteen months of continuous sobriety, if in recovery from addiction.

• If ever a client in any Dawn Farm program, at least one year since the date of last service.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

For all Dawn Farm employees

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and listen.

• The employee is frequently required to use hands to write, type, use phone, and to reach with hands and arms.

• The employee is frequently required to sit, stand, and walk.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.

• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.

Additional demands specific to this job

None

FLSA Status: Exempt

Approved By: James Balmer

Approved Date: October 2020