Assistant Program Director (Licensed Clinician)

Min: USD $80,000.00/Yr. Max: USD $85,000.00/Yr. Position Overview:

Must be Licensed (LMSW, LMHC, LPC, LCAT, etc.)

I. SCOPE OF ROLE:

Under the supervision of the Program Director the Assistant Program Director will provide

supervision to Respite Peer Specialist and Senior Peer specialist and coordinate the day-to-day operation

including promoting the safety, well-being and guest’s comfort. In the absence of the Program Director the

Assistant Program Director will supervises all program staff in conjunction with the Regional Director.

II. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Familiar with OMH regulations and scope.
• Provides direct supervision of all program staff and report necessary follow ups to the Program

Director.

• Establish connections with MCO’s regrading notification sheets, follow ups, clinicals and

discharge clinicals for client stay.

• In the absence of the program director, the assistant director is responsible to assist with

completion of guest’s service plans and overseeing all daily operations.

• Coordinates weekly Utilization reviews with the management team and submit report and

recommendations to The Program Director and Regional Director.

• Responsible for coordination with referring provider as needed.
• Participates in Guest’s discharge planning, collateral contact and safety planning.
• Provides emergency and relief coverage as necessary.
• May represent agency and Program with community outreaches and presentations.
• Prepares reports such as billing, physical plant reports, food and supplies order report and service

authorization report.

• Responsible for ensuring the safety and security of all program guest and staff by reporting

damages and necessary upgrades in a timely manner and inform the Program director of any

concerns.

• Ensure completion of utilization reviews, guest surveys, community meetings, outreaches, food

and supplies order, fire drills, progress notes, follow-ups, supervisions, outreaches, chart reviews

and accurate documentation is done by appropriate staff members. Ensuring the program is

always audit ready.

• Participates in team meetings to ensure guest’s safety planning, goal attainment, collateral contact

and discharge planning for each guest to ensure their wellness.

• Provides emergency and relief coverage as necessary.
• On -Call 24 hrs a day / 7 days a week
• May represent agency and Program with community outreaches and presentations.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports for the Program director, including any problems, proposals

for changes in policies, program design, guest reviews and bed utilization reports.

• Ensure daily operations are managed and staff workflow meets the Program’s requirements.
• Secure full occupancy of the Supportive Crisis Stabilization Center to meet the LOS (Length of

stay) requirements.

• Complete staff timesheet weekly and approve vacation and time off requests, when needed
• Review policies bi-monthly to ensure program compliance
• Provide staff trainings and in-services as needed to promote job effectiveness and performance.

Additional duties as requested

Qualifications:

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree with minimal five years of management experience working in a social service

or behavioral health. Must have a license that aligns with the master’s degree of study.
(LMSW, LPC, etc).

• Experience working with people diagnosed with mental illness and people struggling with

substance use and co-Occurring disorder.

• Experience working within a respite/residential or crisis 24 hr. program
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to provide in-service trainings to program staff
• Computer literacy skills (Excel, Teams, Windows, Outlook)
• Experience working with children/youth and /or Families
• Ability to work evenings and/ or weekends
• Knowledge of substance use and mental illness as it relates to working with families,

Youth/children and adults.

• Effective interpersonal and written communication skills and ability to work as a member of an

interdisciplinary team; able to relate with diverse staff; customer service focus in interactions with

diverse client population.

• Ability to review clinical notes within appropriate timelines

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS

• CASAC / CASAC-T
• Strong leadership abilities and skills
• Effective Communication skills
• Cultural …