Director of Habilitation Services (QIDP)

Horizons Residential Care Center
Employment Type: Full-Time, Salaried Exempt
Reports To: President & CEO
Location: Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Salary Range: [Insert salary range]

Make a Meaningful Difference Every Day

Horizons Residential Care Center is seeking an experienced, creative, and compassionate Director of Habilitation Services (QIDP) to lead person-centered programming and habilitation services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

This leadership role is responsible for ensuring that residents have meaningful opportunities to learn, participate, connect, and experience an improved quality of life. The Director will oversee habilitation and active treatment initiatives, guide programmatic staff, collaborate with clinical and operational leaders, and develop engaging recreational, educational, sensory, arts-based, and community experiences aligned with each resident’s individualized goals.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who understands that meaningful programming is more than keeping residents occupied. It should promote choice, dignity, skill development, community involvement, wellness, and personal fulfillment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, implementation, and evaluation of person-centered habilitation, active treatment, and day programming services.

• Develop monthly activity schedules aligned with residents’ individualized plans, preferences, assessed needs, and desired life outcomes.

• Ensure staff have access to appropriate activity materials, sensory tools, program supplies, and active treatment resources.

• Provide leadership and supervision to QIDPs and the Disability Support Professional Manager.

• Provide administrative oversight to contracted clinicians and indirect guidance to Disability Support Professionals.

• Participate as an active member of the interdisciplinary team and contribute to individualized support planning.

• Provide input regarding habilitation goals, recreational goals, communication supports, behavioral supports, skill development, community involvement, personal rights, and other quality-of-life indicators.

• Collaborate with QIDPs and other interdisciplinary team members to identify meaningful skill-acquisition opportunities within residents’ daily routines.

• Plan, coordinate, and participate in community outings while ensuring appropriate transportation, staffing, safety, and emergency support.

• Collaborate with organizational leaders to plan, conduct, and evaluate campus-wide programs and special events.

• Partner with Nursing, People Development, Compliance and Quality Initiatives, Environmental Services, and other departments to strengthen resident services and staff performance.

• Support staff training and coaching related to active treatment, person-centered engagement, resident dignity, safety, and quality of life.

• Incorporate appropriate sensory, horticultural, hydrotherapy, music, tactile, recreational, and other therapeutic activities into programming.

• Collaborate with the Volunteer Coordinator to develop meaningful volunteer opportunities and strengthen community participation in residents’ lives.

• Build and maintain positive relationships with families, volunteers, faith communities, and other community partners.

• Monitor programming effectiveness, participation, goal progress, and related documentation.

• Provide personal care and direct resident support when operationally necessary.

• Maintain a flexible leadership presence to support programs, events, outings, and resident needs.

• Perform other duties consistent with the responsibilities of the position.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in human services, psychology, social work, special education, recreational therapy, rehabilitation, or a related field required.

• Must meet the applicable qualifications to serve as a Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP).

• Experience providing services to individuals with intellectual, developmental, or physical disabilities required.

• Demonstrated leadership, supervisory, or program-management experience strongly preferred.

• Experience working within an interdisciplinary care or service-delivery environment preferred.

• Experience developing person-centered programs, active treatment activities, or individualized goals preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Strong understanding of person-centered services and supports for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

• Ability to lead, coach, and hold employees accountable while maintaining a supportive team environment.

• Strong program-development, project-management, and organizational skills.

• Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and adapt to changing operational needs.

• Sound judgment, problem-solving ability, and attention to detail.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to develop productive relationships with residents, families, employees, volunteers, clinicians, and community partners.

• Commitment to confidentiality, resident rights, dignity, safety, and quality of life.

• Creative and resourceful approach to resident engagement and program development.

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and the ability to learn required documentation systems.

Physical and Work Requirements

This position includes both administrative responsibilities and active participation in resident programs, personal care, campus events, and community outings. The employee must be able to:

• Lift, push, pull, or move up to 40 pounds.

• Assist with wheelchairs, lifts, positioning equipment, and other resident-specific equipment as trained and authorized.

• Stand for extended periods and regularly bend, kneel, stoop, reach, and use stairs.

• Participate in indoor and outdoor activities in varying weather and environmental conditions.

• Respond appropriately to resident safety, personal-care, and support needs.

• Safely work around cleaning products, bodily fluids, and potential bloodborne or airborne pathogens.

Reasonable accommodations may be provided to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

Why Join Horizons?

At Horizons Residential Care Center, you will have the opportunity to shape programs that directly influence residents’ daily experiences, personal growth, community involvement, and overall quality of life. This is a highly collaborative leadership position for someone who wants to build meaningful systems while remaining connected to the individuals and employees those systems support.

Benefits include: [Insert medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, holidays, life insurance, and other applicable benefits.]

Apply Today

If you are a thoughtful, energetic leader who believes every person deserves a meaningful day, individualized opportunities, and a strong connection to their community, we encourage you to apply.

Please submit your resume and a brief statement describing your experience leading programs or services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Horizons Residential Care Center is an equal opportunity employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable law.