Regional Center Director - Wheat Ridge Regional Center

Full Job Description

This position is open to current Colorado residents only.

The CDHS Division for Regional Centers (DRC) oversees the three Regional Centers in Grand Junction, Pueblo, and Wheat Ridge.

The Regional Centers serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including behavioral health comorbidities, who have intensive needs.

The Division of Regional Centers currently operates 40 group homes across the state. The Regional Centers serve individuals within three treatment models:

Short-term treatment and stabilization - Individuals are admitted for short-term services and have acute needs that cannot be met in the community.

Individuals in this program are stabilized and transitioned to a less restrictive environment, within the community, once they have met transition criteria.

Intensive treatment program - This program provides treatment for individuals who demonstrate problematic sexual behavior who have not responded to supervision and treatment in the community.

Individuals in this program receive treatment and transition back to the community once they meet transition criteria.

Long-term habilitation - Individuals are no longer admitted into this program. The Regional Centers have residents in the long-term habilitation model.

The Regional Centers offer a variety of services to residents, including:

• Residential

• Health services

• Behavioral services

• Therapeutic recreation and community therapy

• Speech/language therapy

• Audiology

• Physical therapy

• Occupational therapy and adaptive equipment services

• Case management and social work services

• Day program

Wheat Ridge Regional Center (WRRC) exists to provide high-quality health care, residential, and habilitation services and an active learning atmosphere in a safe and healthy environment for individuals served.

This work unit provides 24-hour, 7-day-a-week services and supports that are in compliance with State and Federal regulations.

DRC's Mission

We support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities through high-quality, innovative, and comprehensive services to empower individuals to live the lives they choose.

Requirements

As the Wheat Ridge Regional Center Director, you serve as the Appointing Authority for the WRRC, providing strategic leadership and operational management for 19 ICF/IID homes and a workforce of 375. Your primary mandate is to ensure that all departments operate in strict accordance with state and federal regulations through a multi-tiered supervisory structure. By integrating comprehensive record reviews, direct observation, and active communication networks, you oversee the delivery of all resident healthcare, habilitation, and services. Furthermore, you collaborate with Division leadership to design, implement, and monitor the policies, protocols, and standard operating procedures that define the facility's clinical and administrative excellence.

Additionally, as the Regional Center Director, you can expect to:

Exercise appointing authority responsibilities, with direct and indirect supervision over 375 FTE, in the areas of staff hiring, performance planning, performance evaluation, corrective and disciplinary action, and has the ultimate voice for agency decisions.

Through management and supervision activities, directs overall operations of agency-wide comprehensive services in accordance with the licensure requirements and State, Federal, and agency regulations.

Acts as the director of the agency management team and directly supervises each primary member of management. Responsible for the agency budget and allocation of $37 million of spending authority

Responsible for the design, long-term vision, and statewide implementation of the agency’s Strategic Plan and Quality Management systems.

This position creates the foundational objectives for comprehensive services and establishes the high-level infrastructure required to modify program plans in response to evolving healthcare landscapes

This position will decide which strategic and collaborative relationships need to be established and maintained to ensure the role of the Wheat Ridge Regional Center is responsive to the needs of individuals in the context of the entire service system

Determine the steps necessary to maintain compliance with all federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations relating to licensure of the Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities programs.

This position must be responsive to other legal issues and matters evolving from deficiencies, individual complaints, or other actions

This position will be required from time to time to transport goods to or from various facility locations to support the distribution of items needed to support residents and staff.

There might also be occasions when this position will transport staff to provide support and services in various locations

This position must be available to support the agency after hours and on weekends.

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Special Qualification

• At least one year of experience working with individuals with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience Only:

• Ten (10) years of relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position

OR

Education and Experience:

• A combination of related education and/or relevant experience in an occupation related to the work assigned to this position is equal to ten (10) years.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in social or behavioral science, public or healthcare administration, business management, applied sociology, psychology, human services or closely related field
  

• Six years of progressively responsible professional experience in a leadership role of a complex health or human services organization which must include the following:

  • Experience supervising unit managers of a multi-unit organization who have direct reports themselves

  • Working knowledge of and experience with organizations that provide services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) including knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid regulations

  • Professional public or business administration experience establishing goals and objectives and implementing strategies to achieve them, developing and managing a complex budget, and overseeing adherence to State and Federal regulations

• Knowledge and application of person-centered planning principles as it relates to service provision for individuals with IDD

• Experience overseeing the performance management of an organization with hundreds of employees

• Experience in establishing and maintaining an annual budget of greater than $10 million

• Experience managing organizational change

• Experience ensuring adherence to equity, diversity and inclusion principles for staff and persons served

Conditions of Employment

• CDHS employees (all Direct contact with vulnerable persons):
  CBI name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, Reference Checks, Professional License verification (licensure requirements), Drug Screen, PREA (Division of Youth Services), Trails check (direct contact with children), CAPS (direct contact with adults – Mental Health Institutes, Regional Centers, Veterans Community Living Centers)
• Travel: Position requires travel between remote worksites. Must utilize state fleet vehicles, if available. If not, must utilize a personal vehicle and request mileage reimbursement.
• Must possess a valid, non-restricted Colorado Driver’s License or a non-restricted U.S. Driver's License for positions within 30 miles of the CO state border
• Pre-employment Physical/Tests: Must demonstrate the ability to lift 50 lbs, bend, squat, etc. and perform physical interventions proficiently - pre-employment and continuously throughout employment
• Must be available after hours and weekends
• Annual influenza vaccine and other vaccines required by the state.
• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must:

  • Disclose that information on the application.

  • Explain why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify you from the current position.

  • Provide your employee number from your prior State employment. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to provide this information will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.

CDHS Selection Process Explanation

Employment history is calculated on a full-time basis (40/hrs per week). Part-time employment is calculated on a prorated basis to determine qualifications.

Be sure your application specifically addresses your qualifications, experience, work products, and accomplishments as they relate to the position and minimum requirements.

• Preferred Qualifications & Competencies:

• Relevant years of state service experience.

Minimum Qualification Screening Process

A Human Resources Analyst will review the work experience/job duties sections of the online job application to determine whether your experience meets the minimum qualifications for the position.

You must complete the official State of Colorado online application. Cover letters and resumes WILL NOT be reviewed during the minimum qualifications screening process.

You must specifically document your work experience and qualifications in the application form. Do not use "see resume" or "see attached."

You must meet the minimum qualifications to continue in the selection process. Part-time work experience will be prorated.

Comparative Analysis Process – Structured Application Review

After minimum qualification screening, the comparative analysis process will involve reviewing and rating of all the information you submit. The comparative analysis step may also include your results from standardized testing.

Your Work Experience/Job Duties

Document your work experience/job duties to the extent to which you possess the skills, education, experience, minimum qualifications, and preferred qualifications.

If listed, answer all supplemental questions as your answers to these questions will be evaluated during this phase. Provide at least 4-8 sentences for each supplemental question.

Supplemental Questions

Answer the supplemental questions completely and thoughtfully. We will rate your answers based on the content of your response and your writing skills (spelling, grammar, and clarity of your writing).

Appeal Rights

You may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director if your application is eliminated. You will find the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it on the State Personnel Board website.

• You or your representative must sign and submit the official appeal form for review.

• You can find the official appeal form here.

• You must be deliver the official appeal form to the State Personnel Board:

  • By email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), or

  • Postmarked in US Mail to(1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203, or

  • Hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or

  • Faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

Contact the State Personnel Board for assistance:

• At (303) 866-3300, or

Refer to the Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, within the Rules webpage.

Additional Information

• How to apply to the State of Colorado(Youtube Video, Runtime 3:59, Closed Captions Available)

• The Assessment Process

About Us & Benefits

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, join the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS).

Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado.

Each of us is committed to contributing to a safe and accessible CDHS. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan plus 401(k) and 457 plans

• Medical and dental health plans

• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account

• Paid life insurance

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave

• State of Colorado Employee BenefitHub Resource Center

• Employee Wellness program

• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more

• Remote work arrangements for eligible positions

• *Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

Our Values

We believe in a people-first approach: We prioritize the needs, well-being, and dignity of the individuals, families and communities we serve.

We commit to respect, fairness and access in every decision, policy and interaction. We engage client voices and experiences in the development and implementation of the services we provide.

Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.

We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.

Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.

We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.

Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.

ADA Accommodations

CDHS is committed to a Colorado for ALL qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment.

This includes completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or performing essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship.

If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to cdhs_ada@state.co.us.

EEO Statement

The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer

We are committed to increasing a “Colorado for ALL" of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services.

Therefore, we encourage responses from people of all backgrounds and abilities.

The State of Colorado believes that a “Colorado for ALL” drives our success, and we encourage candidates from all identities, backgrounds, and abilities to apply.

The State of Colorado is an equal opportunity employer committed to building inclusive, innovative work environments with employees who reflect our communities and enthusiastically serve them.

Therefore, in all aspects of the employment process, we provide employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, medical condition related to pregnancy, creed, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, or military status (with preference given to military veterans), or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law.

Additional Support For Your Application

Toll Free Applicant Technical Support

If you experience technical difficulty with the NEOGOV system (e.g.

uploading or attaching documents to your online application) call NEOGOV technical support at 855-524-5627 Mon-Fri between 6 am and 6 pm (Pacific Time).

Helpful hints: if you are having difficulty uploading or attaching documents to your application 1) ensure your documents are PDF or Microsoft Word files and 2) close the document before you attempt to upload (attach) it.