Executive Director of Programs

Job Title: Executive Director of Programs
Reports to: CEO
Department: Programs
Compensation: $180,000 -220,000 base package dependent on experience.

Company Overview:
Shrub Oak International School (www.shruboak.org) is a therapeutic day and residential school for autistic children, adolescents, and young adults with complex co-occurring conditions. Located in northern Westchester County, Shrub Oak offers unparalleled educational opportunities for autistic students in a family-centric, supportive environment. We offer a variety of programs to meet the needs of students across the spectrum, and our curriculum is based on the most advanced and successful evidence-based clinical and academic approaches in ASD education.

Role Overview:
The Executive Director will drive visionary leadership, supervision, and implementation of educational, residential, clinical, health & wellness and recreational services within the context of Shrub Oak’s innovative transdisciplinary program. The Executive Director will provide leadership, management, development and coaching to a professional team of Directors overseeing those departments, all to guide and steer the direction of Shrub Oak as a best-in-class therapeutic residential school, and as a premier leader in a growing domestic and global market. The Executive Director will serve as an integral member of the senior management team alongside the Chief Operations Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Admissions. On-campus housing can be provided.
 

Essential Functions:

• Provide strategic and hands-on leadership and management for the continuous development and implementation of short and long-term goals and related operational planning for all student facing departments.
• Provide ongoing leadership, management, and coaching to Department Directors to ensure that programming (and related administrative needs) is integrated, non-siloed and holistically provides a developmental, safe, and supportive experience for our students.
• Continuously and proactively drive areas of enhancement and improvement for the overall campus, facilities and other areas to support a therapeutic environment.
• Develop and sustain communication channels and relationships to champion the vision, mission, values to internal and external constituencies, including but not limited to staff, partners, parents, districts, accrediting bodies, and others as determined by the CEO
• Work closely with Admissions & Media Relations team to develop, foster, and grow strategic relationships to support the school’s overall growth and external reputation
• Drive and oversee the performance management and goal setting process of directors (and teams), with an approach and mindset designed for continuous self-evaluation, development, and engagement for high performance
• Partner closely with the CFO to develop and manage the school’s student facing and programming budgets to support overall fiscal health
• Utilizes data collection and other evaluation tools to assess different areas of functioning and develop and implement appropriate quality improvement and change management initiatives
• Oversee the school’s various accreditation and works across departments to ensure processes are in compliance with regulatory requirements Provides support to Shrub Oak’s Research Institute to ensure the school’s ability to conduct meaningful research projects to improve quality of care for students with autism both at the school and more broadly

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. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice

 

Requirements:

Experience & Education:

Required

• Master's (is required) or Doctoral (is preferred) degree in Special Education, Mental Health, Clinical Services, Health Care, or a related field.
• A minimum of 10 years of experience overseeing and driving programs for individuals or students with ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder), developmental disabilities, or psychiatric conditions is required. 15+ years is preferred.
• Proven track record in overseeing and driving the development and implementation of innovative programs in a large-scale, growing, and evolving operational processes is required.
• Demonstrated experience leading, managing, and coaching cross-functional teams to achieve integrated services with optimal outcomes in educational, clinical, or residential environments is required. Experience driving the same results while overseeing all three areas is preferred. 
• Experience working in a residential or inpatient setting, managing operations across multiple departments is required. Experience managing all programming in a Residential School is preferred.
• Strong ability to manage and evaluate data to continuously improve programs and services while ensuring the safety and developmental needs of the student population are met is required.
• Demonstrated success in performance management, goal setting, and fostering a culture of self-evaluation, development, and high performance within teams is preferred.
• Experience with therapeutic program development and creating and sustaining a therapeutic milieu for students, families, and staff is required.
• Strong hands-on leadership experience and with proven experience in strategic planning and project management and implementation is required.
• Experience leading and fostering a collaborative and high-performance work culture.
• Experience and ability around working with families both individually and collectively as a critical part of student treatment and a resource to the school as a whole is required.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work with internal and external constituencies, including staff, families, partners, accrediting bodies, and others is required.
• Ability to complete TCIS training is required.

Benefits:

· Robust Insurance packages available: Health, vision, dental, life, disability, supplemental, and pet insurance

· Flexible spending account (FSA)

· Free daily meal when working on site

· Paid time off (PTO)

· 401k w/ company match

· Tuition/Professional development assistance

· Employee assistance program (EAP)

· On-Site Housing is available for this position

Physical Requirements/Demands:
A workday regularly includes multiple or conflicting demands, deadlines and time pressures; work regularly requires sustained concentration. Standing for sustained periods of time, bending, stretching, walking up and down stairs (building has 6 floors), around a hilly campus as needed, may also require walking between floors or between buildings at a moment’s notice. May need to lift/move boxes up to 25 pounds and move or rearrange furniture.

Work Environment:
We are a boarding school located on a 127-acre campus. The work environment will include both indoor and outdoor spaces, mostly inside the classroom or educational environment. May include work within the residential setting. The building has 6 floors accessible by staircases and elevators.

EEO Statement:
Shrub Oak is an equal employment opportunity employer. Shrub Oak International School is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to apply for a job or to perform the essentials functions of their job. Please advise us if you require a reasonable accommodation.

Please note:
SOIS maintains a smoke-free environment to ensure the health and safety of our students, employees, and community. Smoking or vaping of any kind is strictly prohibited indoors, outdoors, and during off-campus activities, with enforcement measures in place including smoke/vape detectors. Non-compliance will result in disciplinary action up to and including termination.