Associate Director, Habilitation

The role

This person will help launch and grow the new HLS Habilitation office in Missouri. They will build community relationships, establish office operations, and support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

What you will do

• Help launch the HLS office and establish BAYADA as a provider and employer in the community.
• Build relationships with clients, families, referral partners, community organizations, and prospective employees.
• Support outreach, recruiting, and local business-development efforts.
• Partner with BAYADA leaders to establish office routines and service processes.
• Support client-service coordination, staffing, scheduling, and day-to-day office workflow.
• Help monitor office goals, key performance indicators, and operating measures.
• Contribute to hiring, onboarding, coaching, and development of an office team.
• Support quality, safety, and compliance by following BAYADA policies.
• Work collaboratively with clients, families, employees, and colleagues.
• Participate in leadership development.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience leading people, coordinating operations, or managing day-to-day business activity.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Good judgment, organization, follow-through, and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A flexible, practical approach to solving problems and improving processes.
• A genuine commitment to supporting people with I/DD and helping clients and families achieve meaningful outcomes.
• Comfort working in a new office where priorities and processes may evolve as the team grows.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting people with I/DD, Habilitation, or other community-based human services.
• Experience launching or growing an office, program, or service.
• Experience with hiring, coaching, employee development, client services, scheduling, staffing, or operational measures.
• Experience with community outreach, referral relationships, or recruiting.

About the company

BAYADA is an accredited, regulated, certified, and licensed home health care provider. The company is celebrating 50 years of compassion, excellence, and reliability.