
Pay: $150,000.00 per year
Salary: $150,000 annually
Schedule: Monday to Friday Flexible (on-call)
Location: Yonkers/Riverdale
Join our team at SCFU as the Chief Programs Officer (CPO), overseeing residential, day, community/respite programs, and clinical coordination. The CPO ensures alignment with agency philosophy and regulatory standards while spearheading program development and expansion. This pivotal role involves strategic planning, stakeholder liaison, and maintaining service excellence. Note: This role is full-time 40 hrs a week and fully in-person. Travel to residences in Riverdale is required.
Responsibilities:
Leadership and Strategic Vision
Regulatory Compliance and Quality Assurance:
Problem-Solving and Adaptability:
Interpersonal Communication and Stakeholder Engagement:
Team Building and Development:
Financial Management and Oversight:
Ethical Leadership and Agency Representation:
Compliance and Site Management:
Continuous Learning and Regulatory Awareness:
Qualifications:
Benefits:
Special Citizens Futures Unlimited, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO)
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
Experience:
Ability to Commute:
Work Location: In person

In 1976, a group of parents of autistic adolescents came together to organize Special Citizens as a nonprofit organization. The organization began as a vehicle to advocate for ongoing adult programs for their children who had aged out of Special Education services with very little options for long-term housing or day programming. The group of parents began their journey in 1977. Upon approval of a three-year grant from the then OMRDD, Special Citizens opened its first group home in Westchester (Cortlandt Intermediate Care Facility) on December 7, 1981.
We are committed to the development and delivery of a comprehensive, integrated system of services, which has as its primary purpose the promotion and attainment of independence, inclusion, individuality and productivity for adults and children with autism. Special Citizens has a workforce of 200 employees supporting over 350 people with Autism Spectrum Disorders throughout the Bronx, Manhattan and Westchester County.
Special Citizens provides the following services:
Residential (Individual Residential Alternatives and Intermediate Care Facilities)
Day Habilitation (Site and Community Based Day Options)
Community Habilitation
Supported Employment
Pre-Vocational Support