Senior Citizen Center Director

JOB SUMMARY: This position is responsible for administering the county's senior citizen programs, services, operations, and activities. This position is also responsible for ensuring the efficient delivery of mandated services.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The following duties are representative of the work required for this job. These are not to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Other duties may be required and assigned.

• Supervises, directs, and evaluates assigned staff of employees and volunteer workers; processes employee concerns and problems; ensures staff are trained; provides guidance; directs work, counsels, disciplines, and completes employee performance appraisals.

• Supervises and coordinates programs and activities provided by the Johnson County Senior Citizens Center, including congregate and home delivered meals, transportation services, in-house programs/activities, nutrition education, physical fitness, and other activities which encourage attendance and participation.

• Accepts individuals into the program adhering to the Heart of Georgia Altamaha Regional Commission Area Agency on Aging's Gateway Policies and Procedures; completes and maintains enrollment records including Client Registration Form, Determination of Need - Revised and NSI Checklist; updates client files as required.

• Assumes responsibility for collection and documentation of voluntary contributions, cost share payments, and private payments received from participants; prepares bank deposits and forwards as appropriate.

• Provides counseling, referral, and crisis intervention services for participants as needed; assists seniors in matters involving Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, social security, legal, and insurance supplements.

• Ensures compliance with all applicable health and safety codes, laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies and procedures; initiates actions necessary to correct deviations or violations.

• Prepares various reports for submission to the Heart of Georgia Altamaha AAA; ensures timely submission of all required reports; completes a variety of forms and reports to document food temperatures, daily activities, nutrition education, outreach, congregate meal recipients, home delivered meal recipients, employee certification and training records.

• Promotes the County's senior program by speaking to civic groups, community leaders, faith-based organizations, volunteers, and other individuals/groups as appropriate; ensures efforts are made to refer individuals to the senior center's programs and services with emphasis on identifying isolated and frail elders.

• Initiates requests for maintenance or repairs to the senior center facility and/or equipment.

• Ensures the center has an average daily attendance of 20 participants with a minimum of 250 operating days per year, and is providing service for a minimum of 4 hours per day.

• Prepares departmental budget and monitors expenditures.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.