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Serenity RCF

Behavior Support Coordinator

Portland, OR · On-site

$50K - $60K/yr

Program Director & Executive Director. Pay: 50k - 62k/year. Summary: Want to make a difference ... Lead the facility's understanding in positive behavioral supports, trauma-informed care, diversity ...

Fora Health

Associate Medical Director

Portland, OR · On-site

Programs include 3.7 services (Medically Monitored Residential Services & Inpatient Withdrawal ... reduction, and trauma informed care. Expected allocation of time is approximately 50 ...

Adult and Teen Challenge

CLINICAL DIRECTOR

Milwaukie, OR · On-site

$85K - $116K/yr

... and programs. • Real experience in trauma-informed care, substance use disorder treatment, and ... Paid Sabbatical for Director-Level Leadership As a Director-level role, this position is eligible ...

Lifeline Connections

Case Manager

Vancouver, WA · On-site

$22.62 - $24.87/hr

Program Director MAJOR DUTIES AND CORE COMPETENCIES Under the supervision of the Program Director ... Trauma-Informed and Recovery-Oriented Practice * Relationship Building and Community Collaboration

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How much do trauma program director jobs pay per year?

As of Aug 6, 2026, the average yearly pay for trauma program director in Portland, OR is $115,653.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $90,100.00 and $123,500.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a trauma program director, and why are they important?

A Trauma Program Director needs comprehensive knowledge of trauma care systems, leadership experience, and typically an advanced clinical degree such as RN, MD, or DO with relevant certifications like ATLS or TNCC. Familiarity with trauma registry databases, quality improvement tools, and accreditation standards (e.g., ACS) is crucial. Exceptional organizational, communication, and decision-making skills distinguish top performers in this role. These competencies ensure effective coordination of trauma services, compliance with regulations, and optimal patient outcomes in high-pressure environments.

What are some common challenges faced by trauma program directors in managing multidisciplinary teams?

Trauma Program Directors often navigate the complexities of coordinating care among surgeons, emergency physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff. Balancing differing priorities, communication styles, and schedules can be challenging, especially in fast-paced, high-stress environments. Additionally, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and maintaining continuous quality improvement requires strong leadership and organizational skills. Effective Trauma Program Directors foster collaboration, offer clear guidance, and facilitate regular interdisciplinary meetings to address challenges and streamline patient care.

What is a trauma program director?

A Trauma Program Director is a healthcare professional responsible for overseeing the operation and quality of a hospital's trauma program. This role typically involves coordinating trauma care, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, managing trauma team staff, and leading quality improvement initiatives. The director works closely with physicians, nurses, and administrative staff to optimize patient outcomes and maintain the hospital's trauma center designation. They may also be involved in education, community outreach, and data management related to trauma services.

What is the difference between Trauma Program Director vs Trauma Coordinator?

Trauma Program DirectorTrauma Coordinator
Oversees the entire trauma program, manages staff, develops policies, and ensures compliance with accreditation standards.Supports trauma team operations, assists with data collection, and helps implement trauma protocols under supervision.

The Trauma Program Director typically holds advanced certifications, has leadership responsibilities, and works in hospital administration. The Trauma Coordinator focuses on operational support and data management. Both roles are essential in trauma care, but the director has broader oversight and strategic duties.

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Infographic showing various Trauma Program Director job openings in Portland, OR as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 77% Full Time, 17% Part Time, 1% Temporary, and 4% Contract. Highlights an 96% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 3% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $115,653 per year, or $55.6 per hour.

Education Services Supervisor

Morrison Child and Family Services

Portland, OR

Full-time

Medical, Dental, Vision, Life

Posted 14 days ago

Job description

Job Title: Education Services Supervisor
Department/Program: ORR Long Term Group Home
Reports to: Assistant Program Director
Job Type: Full Time
Work location: Mt.Scott, OR
FLSA status: Exempt/Salaried
Salary:
  • TESOL or ESL :  $28.39/hr. - $31.31/hr. ($59,000/yr. - $65,100/yr.) 
  • Licensed Oregon : $31.02/hr. - $34.22/hr. (64,500/yr. - $71,100/yr.)
 
Morrison Child and Family Services: We are a Joint Commission and Sanctuary accredited non-profit organization that provides a comprehensive array of services to children, adolescents, and their families. As an agency, Morrison, its team members, and clients commit to the following values of trauma-informed care:   
  
  • Nonviolence - being safe and doing the right thing  
  • Emotional Intelligence - managing our feelings so we don’t hurt ourselves or others   
  • Social Learning - respecting and sharing ideas of our teams  
  • Democracy - shared decision making whenever possible  
  • Open Communication - saying what we mean and not being mean when we say it  
  • Social Responsibility - everyone makes a contribution to the organizational culture  
  • Growth and Change - creating hope for our clients and ourselves

Job Summary:

This position oversees Long Term Group Home’s Education Department, consisting of three Education Assistants and two Skills Trainers. The Education Services Supervisor is responsible for the development and coordination of academic programing and ensuring the completion and documentation of state and ORR assessment standards and state licensing requirements. This involves regular review and analysis of ORR policy, coordination with a multidisciplinary team of program staff, and communication with stakeholders as necessary to introduce new and improved opportunities for client services related to education and independent living skills. The position also serves as teacher providing the Flores required education services and supporting the program’s behavioral model.

The Education Services Supervisor serves as the primary liaison between the LTGH program, school district staff, and community partners who collaborate to provide linguistically and developmentally appropriate educational services to the youth in care. Staff supervision includes demonstrating Sanctuary Model commitments, and direct client engagement ensures the Education Services Supervisor is active in upholding LTGH’s behavior management systems.

Duties and Responsibilities: 

  • Supervise Skill Trainers and Education Assistants
  • Provide academic curriculum consistent with the students’ academic development, literacy and linguistic ability.
  • Curriculum development includes varying levels of English, Math and Science including English language training.
  • Provide linguistically appropriate educational materials.
  • Provide a syllabus of curriculum covered at least once a year.
  • Participate in developing and maintaining an educational program which meets ORR standards.
  • Maintain records as required by State or ORR for classroom documentation.
  • Plan and arrange field trips.
  • Develop professional relationships with community resources to acquire curriculum materials to enhance the learning experience for students.
  • In collaboration with the Skills Trainers and Education Assistants, develop written weekly lesson plans, meet individual students’ needs, and provide applied learning activities that are active, student directed, project- based, and integrated.
  • Complete timesheets and other personnel and administrative records in timely and accurate manner as required
  • Performs other duties as assigned by Assistant Program Director, Program Director, and Division Director.
  • Help arrange or coordinate coverage of teachers as needed and fill in if there is no other coverage.
  • Is aware of Morrison Compliance Program including Compliance Officer, Compliance Standards of Conduct, and Employee Compliance Hotline. Understands Compliance Standards of Conduct and signs attestation document. Completes all assigned compliance, HIPAA, client privacy, and fraud, waste, and abuse training. Knows how to report any client privacy or fraud, waste, or abuse concerns.
  • Demonstrate a commitment to developing a thorough knowledge and application of the Sanctuary model and other organizational policies & practices.
  • Participate in staff development, in-services, and training related to workplace effectiveness; model professional behaviors and implement improvements to business practices with awareness of their impact in a trauma- informed behavioral healthcare organization.
  • Provide oversight and guidance to Education Assistants and Skills Trainers as they manage youth caseloads, including the completion of biweekly individual sessions with youth, biweekly progress reports uploaded to ORR’s online portal, regular reassessment of Individualized Service Plans, and routine updates to youth Case Notes documents.
  • Collaborate with program Education Assistants, school administrative staff and educators to ensure that youth in care have opportunities to participate in core subject courses while receiving support for unique language access needs and literacy development.
  • Lead ongoing development of department policy and procedure, guiding staff with updates on best practices to appropriately address individualized needs and goals of the youth in care.
  • Coordinate yearly educational programming for a ten-week summer curriculum that integrates experiential learning options as well as structured academic support, to be submitted for ORR Project Officer approval.
  • Complete curriculum development as necessary (including varying levels of Math, Science, ESOL and career readiness options) to supplement material provided by PPS educators and to implement during breaks in the school district’s academic calendar.
  • Collaborate with program staff and stakeholders on 504 special education planning for youth in care.

Competencies: 

  • Develop curriculum to provide a learning environment with a student center focus
  • Commitment to professional growth
  • Communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing in English
  • Interpret information, utilize critical thinking and explain concepts to others
  • Maintain effective working relationships with agency employees at all levels and the public

Required Position Qualifications: 

  • Attained age 21 years or older before first day of employment in position (ORR)
  • Licensed by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission for assignment as a teacher OR bachelor's degree or master's degree and Teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) /Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages certification (TESOL)
  • Bi-lingual in English and Spanish with the ability to speak/read/write in both languages, including document translations
  • Prior supervisory experience
  • Experience using technology such as laptops, overhead projectors, in a school setting
  • Intermediate computer skills

Preferred Position Qualifications: 

  • Special Education
  • Prior experience with adolescents in a school or mental health setting
  • Understanding of other core subject areas such as physical education, science, advanced mathematics, GED preparation

Other Requirements: 

  • Pass a DHS criminal history background.
  • Pass a criminal history background check though Morrison and a suitability determination investigation through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. For further information review:  https://www.opm.gov/suitability/suitability-and-credentialing-faqs/  
  • Meet agency driving requirements.
  • Receive/show record of vaccinations that are in compliance with ORR’s vaccination requirements.
  • Bloodborne pathogen first day of employment.
  • Travel between program locations.
  • CPR/First Aid certification within 30 days of hire and kept current.
  • Complete MANDT Training, Medication Administration Training, and all other assigned trainings as required with necessary updates and reoccurrences.

For positions that require driving:

  • Hold a valid drivers’ license. Must be licensed in Oregon or Washington within 30 days of hire 
  • Personal transportation allowing for travel within the greater Portland metropolitan area in a timely manner. 
  • If driving a personal vehicle, must maintain personal auto liability insurance at $100,000/$300,000 levels, and a driving record permitting coverage under agency auto liability policy. 

    Working Conditions:    

    Environment: Work is done in clinical offices, community settings, including Morrison Residential, administration buildings, public locations, and social service sites. Breaks and meals are subject to interruption. Universal Precautions and remaining alert to the environment are critical to address the potential for violent behavior, exposure to disease, biohazards, noise, and contaminants.    
        
    Mental demands: Work assigned is diverse and may involve addressing new and unique circumstances. The work might be unpredictable and disrupts planned tasks, requiring flexible time management.    
        
    Physical demands: Ability to remain calm and emotionally available serving youth, adults and or families who have experienced trauma. Proficient with office equipment and physical movement. Ability to perform physical interventions if needed in accordance with program and training. Physical dexterity for reaching, stooping, and repetitive wrist and hand motions.  
     
    All Morrison programs and services are accredited by The Joint Commission, a nationally recognized standard-setting and accreditation body for health care. Morrison is also certified as a trauma-informed organization by the Sanctuary Institute. Certification recognizes our dedication to providing a trauma-informed culture and environment for children, families and staff through implementing Sanctuary values, commitments, and tools.    
        
    We are an Affirmative Action Plan Employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.    
        
    In compliance with our Affirmative Action Plan, Morrison uses E-Verify to determine employment eligibility after an offer is accepted.   
        
    Applications will be reviewed as received.  Morrison reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any point during the posting period. Morrison employees are offered a variety of benefits including Medical, Vision, Dental, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employer-Paid Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).    
      
    For more information about us, please visit: Morrison Child & Family Services