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Child Life Program Director manages and directs pediatric programs, therapies, and activities among young patients. Evaluates programs and recommends changes to improve care for childhood hospitalizations or disabilities. Being a Child Life Program Director requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to top management. The Child Life Program Director typically manages through subordinate managers and professionals in larger groups of moderate complexity. Provides input to strategic decisions that affect the functional area of responsibility. May give input into developing the budget. Capable of resolving escalated issues arising from operations and requiring coordination with other departments. To be a Child Life Program Director typically requires 3+ years of managerial experience. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)

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Assistant Program Director
  • Morrison Child and Family Services
  • Portland, OR FULL_TIME
  • Job Title:  Assistant Program Director
    Department/Program: ORR
    Reports to: Program Director
    Work location: Downtown Portland 
    FLSA status: (exempt/salaried)
    Salary: $27.55/hr. - $29.34/hr. (Non-bilingual), $30.03/hr. - 31.98/hr. (Bilingual - Spanish)
    Agency Overview
    Morrison Child & Family Services provides services for over 7,000 youth and families annually throughout Oregon & Beyond - with most services provided in the Portland metropolitan area. As an agency, we commit to the following values of trauma-informed care:
    • Nonviolence: providing physical, emotional, social, and moral safety for all.
    • Emotional Intelligence: managing feelings well for the care of others and self.
    • Social Learning: practicing the utmost respect for the ideas of everyone.
    • Democracy: having shared decision-making whenever possible.
    • Open Communication: saying what we mean without being mean as we say it.
    • Social Responsibility: ensuring teamwork that includes everyone’s contributions.
    • Growth and Change: co-creating transformation for a hopeful future.
    • Equity: ensuring that all feel included and have what they need to survive and thrive.

     

    Position/Job Summary:
    The Assistant Program Director provides support to the Program Director in overseeing the needs of the program are met. The position ensures that all clients are cared for, supervised and treated in a safe, secure, respectful and therapeutic manner.  The Assistant Program Director may substitute for the Program Director during period of leave, and serves as secondary liaison with ORR.
    Position/Job Duties and Responsibilities:
    • Substitutes for the Program Director during a period of leave, and serves as secondary liaison with ORR.
    • Works with Program Director to assure that all ORR required services are provided.
    • Directly supervises Milieu Supervisors, Medical Coordinators, Skills Trainers and others, as assigned.
    • Creates Milieu staffing schedule that ensures program is sufficiently staffed for safety and supervision of youth throughout all shifts.
    • Ensures that staff are hired, trained and onboarded.
    • Participates in Case Staffings and problem solves cases with a multi-disciplinary team.
    • Supports staff in working with youth with challenging behaviors.
    • Reviews all incident reports and shift summaries, as well as submitting critical incident reports to ORR.
    • Develops and proposes program policies and procedures to Program Director.
    • Develops and supports daily milieu schedule for youth, including activities and outing planning.
    • Maintain a climate which attracts, keeps and motivates top quality people—both professional and volunteer.
    • Maintain an available presence as a program resource in day-to-day operations
    • Adheres to State Licensing requirements.
    • Other duties as assigned
    • Participate in the practice and continuing implementation of the Sanctuary Model. (All positions)
    • Other duties as assigned to ensure successful operation of program/department (All positions)
    Competencies:
    • Medication Administration
    • Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention and Intervention (including screening, risk assessment, stabilization, collaborative safety planning, and treatment).
    • Response to Youth Emergencies (including knowledge of response policies and procedures, self-awareness during crisis situations, CPR/First Aid, medical emergencies).
    • Response to Mental Health Crisis
    • Child Abuse Reporting, Follow-up, and Intervention
    • Crisis De-escalation and Physical Restraint Techniques (Evidence-based Practices).
    • Able to provide culturally-appropriate care
    • Able to hold each other and yourself accountable to the diversity and uniqueness of all individuals within Morrison, our clients and our community stakeholders (All positions).
    Required Position Qualifications:
    • Bachelor’s degree in education, psychology, sociology or other relevant behavioral science plus 5 years of progressive employment experience with a social services or childcare agency or organization
    • 1 year supervising a team of individuals, participating in a leadership role or management role.
    • Attained age 21 years or older before first day of employment in position (ORR)
    • Demonstrate a commitment to developing a thorough knowledge and application of the Sanctuary model and other organizational policies & practices.  
    • Participate in staff development, in-services, and training related to equity and inclusion in the workplace; model appropriate behaviors; develop, recommend, and implement improvements to business practices with awareness and understanding of the impact in a trauma-informed and culturally diverse organization.  
    Preferred Position Qualifications:
    • Bi-lingual in Spanish and English, written, read and verbal strongly preferred.
    • ORR experience
    • Residential experience
    • Knowledge of Federal, State and agency regulations.
    • Knowledge of adolescent developmental issues, trauma, abuse and neglect, substance abuse and dependence, delinquency, peer influence, and related group and individual interventions.
    Other Requirements:
    • Able to work shift hours and days, as assigned. Position may require work outside of usual work hours on occasion.
    • Able to pass a comprehensive criminal history background investigation.
    • Hold a valid drivers’ license and if driving a personal vehicle, must maintain minimum auto insurance policy.
    • Current CPR and Standard First Aid required.
    • 40 hours of required training per year
    Physical demands and work environment:
    ·         Ability to perform physical restraints of clients up to 200 pounds.
    ·         Visual acuity allowing for analysis of written data.
    ·         Ability to provide visual and auditory supervision of youth outdoors and indoors during activity.
    ·         Manual dexterity allowing for operation of routine office equipment (computers, telephone, fax, copy machine, typewriter, calculator, etc.)
    ·         Physical dexterity allowing for reaching, stooping, and repetitive motion of wrist, hand or fingers.
    ·         Ability to remain calm and emotionally available in an environment serving youth who have experienced trauma.

    We are an Affirmative Action Plan Employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. In compliance with our Affirmative Action Plan, Morrison uses E-Verify to determine employment eligibility after an offer is accepted.

    Applications will be reviewed as received.  Morrison reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any point during the posting period. 
    Morrison employees are offered a variety of benefits including Medical, Vision, Dental, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employer-Paid Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).  
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Child/Adolescent Psychologist
  • Children's Program
  • Portland, OR PART_TIME,FULL_TIME
  • Seeking a full-time psychologist to join our active team of 30 professionals at a private multidisciplinary children’s mental health clinic. Candidate holds a doctoral degree from an APA accredited pr...
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Group Life Coordinator (Youth Worker)
  • Oregon Youth Challenge Program
  • Bend, OR FULL_TIME
  • You must apply through Workday: https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/SOR_External_Career_Site?q=oycp Job Description: The Oregon Military Department is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employe...
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Child Life Specialist - Pediatrics
  • PeaceHealth
  • Springfield, OR FULL_TIME
  • Job Description Description Are you looking for your next adventure? Do you believe each patient deserves safe, evidence-based, and compassionate care? If so, Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend ...
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Child Life Specialist
  • Legacy Health
  • PORTLAND, OR FULL_TIME
  • Overview Relocation assistance available to hires new to Legacy Health! At Legacy, we are committed to making life better for others, and we recognize that entails every aspect of a person’s well-bein...
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Child Life Specialist
  • Oregon Health & Science University
  • Portland, OR OTHER
  • Department Overview Labeled a Magnet Destination Hospital designated by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, we pride ourselves on not only serving our community with the highest accolades but al...
  • 1 Month Ago
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Program Director
  • Hammer Residences Inc.
  • Wayzata, MN
  • Position: Program DirectorDepartment: ProgramReporting Relationship: Director of Program ServicesSupervisory Responsibil...
  • 4/24/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Program Director-EdD Program
  • Nebraska Methodist College
  • Omaha, NE
  • Join Our Team: Program Director Needed for EdD Program at Nebraska Methodist College! Are you passionate about education...
  • 4/23/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Program Director, School Programs
  • The National Council Of Young Mens Christian Associations Of The United States Of America
  • Orlando, FL
  • Position SummaryUnder the direction of the Operations Director, the Program Director, School Programs provides leadershi...
  • 4/23/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Program Director, Detention Program
  • Americans for Immigrant Justice
  • Miami, FL
  • The Agency: Americans for Immigrant Justice (AI Justice), an award-winning not-for-profit legal services organization fo...
  • 4/22/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Program Director-EdD Program
  • Nebraska Methodist College
  • Omaha, NE
  • Join Our Team: Program Director Needed for EdD Program at Nebraska Methodist College! Are you passionate about education...
  • 4/21/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Program Director
  • Ombudsman Educational Services
  • Scottsbluff, NE
  • Ombudsman Educational Services, a growing, dynamic organization with a social mission to offer hope, is seeking an Educa...
  • 4/12/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Program Director
  • Ombudsman Educational Services
  • Grand Island, NE
  • Ombudsman Educational Services, a growing, dynamic organization with a social mission to offer hope, is seeking an Educa...
  • 4/4/2024 12:00:00 AM
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Program Director
  • ChanceLight Behavioral Health, Therapy, & Education
  • Poulsbo, WA
  • 🚩 Starting Rate: $90K +💸 ChanceLight Behavioral Health, Therapy, & Education, a growing, dynamic organization with a s...
  • 4/2/2024 12:00:00 AM
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About Oregon

Oregon (/ˈɒrɪɡən/ (listen) ORR-ih-gən) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region on the West Coast of the United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. The parallel 42° north delineates the southern boundary with California and Nevada. Oregon is one of only four states of the continental United States to have a coastline on the Pacific Ocean. Oregon was inhabited by many indigenous tribes before Western traders, explorers, and settlers arrived. An autonomous government ...
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Income Estimation for Child Life Program Director jobs
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What does a Child Life Program Director do?

Child Life Program Director in Corpus Christi, TX
Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences offers a 640-hour internship in child life at Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota.
January 18, 2020
Child Life Program Director in Poughkeepsie, NY
Concordia University Wisconsin's Child Life Master's Program is a distinctive choice in that it provides, evidence-based curriculum, integration and application of curriculum in interdisciplinary experiential (simulation) learning opportunities, and a Christian mission- including an emphasis on mission trip and service opportunities.
January 19, 2020
Child Life Program Director in Olympia, WA
The intent of the Child Life Master’s Program is to prepare men and women for a life of service in the church, and in the world, within the specialized area of Child Life.
February 06, 2020