AVP of Disability Services, Health, and Community Programs

Assistant Vice President of Disability Services, Health, and Community Programs

Lead Programs That Help Communities Thrive

Bring your strategic vision and people-centered leadership to programs that support individuals with disabilities, promote health and wellness, and strengthen community-based services. As Assistant Vice President of Disability Services, Health, and Community Programs, you will guide program quality, operational effectiveness, compliance, staff development, and community partnerships.

You will collaborate with executive leadership, program directors, clinical and operational teams, community partners, funders, and regulatory agencies to deliver effective, sustainable, person-centered services that respond to community needs.

Our Mission

VNA delivers expert, compassionate care to support community health and well-being. Easterseals Nebraska provides exceptional services to help ensure all people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to live, work, and play. Together, VNA and Easterseals Nebraska foster a community where everyone can access the care and support they need to thrive.

What You Will Do

• Shape strategy and program growth: Lead disability services, health-related programs, and community initiatives; establish goals, work plans, and performance measures; identify opportunities to strengthen services and address service gaps.

• Oversee operations and quality: Guide safe, compassionate, efficient service delivery. Monitor outcomes, participant satisfaction, staffing, productivity, and continuous improvement using data, audits, and feedback.
• Manage resources responsibly: Assist with budgeting, forecasting, expense monitoring, variance review, financial reporting, contract compliance, and stewardship of program and restricted funds.
• Advance compliance and risk management: Ensure adherence to applicable regulatory, contractual, accreditation, privacy, safety, grant, and funding requirements. Partner with compliance and quality teams on audits, licensing, corrective actions, and risk mitigation.
• Develop and support teams: Coach program leaders and staff; support recruitment, onboarding, training, supervision, performance management, succession planning, and retention. Partner with Human Resources on employee relations.
• Build community partnerships: Represent the organization with providers, schools, advocacy groups, government agencies, funders, and referral sources. Strengthen access, inclusion, care coordination, and community impact.
• Support funding and communicate results: Contribute program expertise, data, outcomes, and impact stories to grant development, grants management, donor engagement, and reporting. Coordinate across program operations and support functions while protecting confidential information.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human services, healthcare administration, public health, social work, nonprofit management, business administration, education, rehabilitation services, or a related field.

• At least seven years of progressive leadership experience in disability services, healthcare, public health, community programs, nonprofit leadership, human services, or a related field.
• 5 or more years’ experience in a supervisory or management experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of disability services, community-based programming, health-related services, regulatory compliance, quality improvement, and person-centered service delivery.
• Strong verbal and written communication, presentation, problem-solving, prioritization, and decision-making skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Teams, and Outlook.
• Ability to work independently, meet deadlines, adapt to changing procedures and technology, and maintain a positive, service-focused approach.