Wellness Director

At JEVS Human Services, we believe in giving people possibilities—opportunities to be self-sufficient and satisfied. Each year we touch nearly 25,000 lives, focusing on individuals with physical, developmental, and emotional challenges as well as those facing adverse socio-economic conditions including unemployment and underemployment.

JEVS Human Services is hiring for a Wellness Director at our Community Living and Home Supports (CLHS) program. CLHS allows individuals with intellectual disabilities to live with independence and dignity with the support of a caring and experienced staff. Our Wellness Director advances the activities of JEVS staff to facilitate wellness as the primary focus of everyday living. Quality of life is defined by the Individual but to be enabled by being well.

This role will be primarily onsite at our CLHS program (9350 Ashton Road, Philadelphia).

Job Duties:

• Assess operations, lead annual plan, enables leadership at all levels and participate in Grant development. Provides direction to Director of Community Support Services, Associate Directors and Direct Reports. Oversees internships from colleges, schools, and universities. Provides training to all staff as needed. Creates and develops opportunities within the seven dimensions of wellness; creates an annual plan to sustain improvement and offer new opportunities

• Supervise Assistive Technology (AT) services to assure evaluation, acquisition of technology and training technology usage occurs. Engage in business marketing and grant acquisition to pay for AT services. Implement processes and systems to track and bill service. Assure AT is used to help improve seven dimensions of wellness for individuals as applicable.

• Oversee services for residents and program participants in the seven dimensions of wellness:

  Nutrition: Provide access to knowledge about healthy eating and cooking; Develop tools and strategies to support re-learning eating and menu planning; Assess Intervention needed to advance health thru nutrition.

  Spiritual: Provide connections to/from consumers and staff and community spiritual/religious center; Heighten awareness of religion in a healthy life; Assure access to pastoral support related to loss and grieving.

  Physical Activity: Heighten the awareness of exercise as a part of a healthy lifestyle; Provide access to resources; Reconnect w/Special Olympics for those who desire the competition option; Develop goals to challenge people to get moving.

  Social Leisure: Provide for assessments of Interest and time management; Provide access to knowledge of community centers, clubs, organization supports, hobbies, music, dance, art...; Renew social and leisure choices and set goals to advance.

  Psychological: Provide support to evaluate outcome of behavioral health supports; Maintain knowledge of Community Behavioral Health system — access, services available.

  Health: Locate health resources for those in need; Assess trends in health status which may inspire wellness actions; Serve as JEVS rep on health-related collaborative and effort. Oversee pharmacy agreements to assure medication continuity for residents. Provide support to manage medical insurance issues to assure that residents are receiving best possible healthcare and able to cover costs of necessary care.

  Relationships: Assess whether consumers have or are making Mends and connections with “non-staff”; Assist staff to encourage involvement of families as desired by the consumer; Make connections with other organizations who support friend making.

• Must have education in one of the following areas: BSN or RN, OT, Master’s in Psychology, Social Work, Therapeutic Retention.

• Skills and abilities which focus on wellness with demonstrated increased experience focusing on at least two areas of the seven dimensions of wellness. At least three years of supervisory experience. Excellent presentation skills, conflict management, team facilitation, computer literacy, and writing skills. Must have good communication and organizational skills.

What’s in it for you:

• 401(k), with company match
• Tuition assistance: Available to all employees with at least one year of service, for those enrolled in job-related, accredited, degree or certificate level courses
• Health, Dental, and Vision coverage
• Ample paid vacation and sick time
• 10-12 paid holidays per year
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Continuing education, professional development opportunities, retreats, and training
• Annual holiday party and office outings
• Wellness workshops and activities and access to the Employee Assistance Program
• Dress-down Fridays
• Employee referral bonus
• Reimbursement of eligible mileage and travel expenses

The base pay for this position ranges from $73,000 to $90,000 and will vary based on factors such as skills and experience. Base pay is one part of the Total Compensation that JEVS Human Services provides to recognize employees for their work. JEVS provides competitive Benefits; we believe that benefits should support you at work and at home. Please visit the benefits page of our careers site for more details.

At JEVS, we are committed to ensuring all our employees feel included, valued, appreciated and free to be who they are at work. We cultivate a culture where differences are valued, and we are putting resources and attention towards improving employee engagement, retention, and promotion of our talented staff.

Diversity, inclusion, and equity are core principles that guide how we cultivate leaders, build our teams, and create an environment that is the right fit for JEVS Human Services’ employees, our community partners, and the individuals we serve.

For more information about what it’s like to be a part of the JEVS team, visit our careers page at https://www.jevshumanservices.org/careers/

Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply; reasonable accommodations will be provided. Please contact your recruiter if you are in need of an accommodation during the interview process.

JEVS Human Services is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities. The Agency will not engage in or tolerate unlawful discrimination (including any form of unlawful harassment) on account of a person’s gender, gender identity, age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual preference or orientation, marital status, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, disability, or membership in any other protected group. Qualified individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply; reasonable accommodations will be provided.