Therapeutic Recreation Service Administrator Therapeutic Recreation (Helena, MT)

If you are passionate about providing high-quality care to individuals in your community we invite you to join our team at AWARE.

AWARE is looking for the right person to join the team as a Therapeutic Recreation Service Administrator.

The support we provide helps the adults children and families we serve become active and vital members of their community while focusing on personal growth. We are a compassionate and fully engaged team that is dedicated to providing the best possible care to our clients. Our strength lies in our culture of care and we are looking for individuals who share our commitment to providing unconditional care to those in need.

We are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive work environment where all team members feel valued and respected. We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages as well as opportunities for professional growth and development. If you are looking for a rewarding career we encourage you to apply to join our team at AWARE.

Responsibilities:

Provides overall administrative supervision and service leadership to all assigned programs projects and/or staff

Assure each assigned staff caseload and billing benchmarks are met on a consistent and regular basis

Consistently monitor daily and weekly fiscal documentation (EHR entries)

Trains staff on the billing process including entries in AWAREs Electronic Health System

Assures each assigned program complies with licensing and Medicaid standards and AWARE Inc. Quality Standards

Assists in the development and review of written policies and procedures governing all aspects of assigned treatment programs

Compiles and reports outcome data to demonstrate program effectiveness

Acts as a community liaison by communicating professionally and timely with community members such as schools outside agencies and parents

Conducts file reviews in a timely and efficient manner in addition to directing any needed corrections addendums etc.

Completes all assigned human resource-related activities such as employee appraisals discipline procedures employment to include interviewing and hiring.

Oversees reviews and approves purchase orders IT needs petty cash and other such office-related administrative needs

Supports advocacy and marketing of programs and service within AWARE as well as State wide.

Provides day-to-day supervision to assigned staff

Responds to programmatic crisis needs as called upon

Reviews program-related forms and documents and procedures such as prior authorization

Oversees the training orientation and staff development needs of program staff

Manages an assigned caseload and travels within the geographical area of the assigned caseload to provide needed services

Must demonstrate on a consistent basis the willingness and ability to productively utilize work time to meet the needs of the individuals being served as directed with the understanding that specific fiscal goals (billing case load number maintenance weekly) must be met monthly

Records notes billing units assessments referrals and other data entry assignments via AWAREs Electronic Healthcare Record System

• Requires either (1) MS/MA Degree in Human Services related field; or (2) BA/BS degree in a Business or Human Services related field.
• Three years of well documented and evident direct employment related experience that includes staff supervision.
• A thorough administrative understanding of social service/treatment related and case management programs.
• Fundamental knowledge of the following: appropriate agency state and federal laws rules procedures policies regulations governing such programs business and management principles and human resources.
• Skills in oral written and interpersonal and necessitates the ability to set goals and to meet them within established standards to think critically to recognize challenges and problem solve to interpret and adapt guidelines to specific situations and to work independently as well as part of a team

Benefits:

AWARE proudly offers an excellent benefits package uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well professional growth and achieving financial security. AWAREs benefits include:

• Annual raises
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Insurance
• Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Life Insurance
• Wellness programs
• Generous paid time off

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.