Assistant Program Director

SUMMARY OF POSITION

Assists the Program Director in supervision of staff as assigned and has oversight of clinical operations.

ESSENTIALS DUTIES

• Serves as head of service in absence of the Program Director
• Liaison between administrative, clinical/program staff and other agencies
• Supervises assigned staff, including provision of clinical supervision hours for staff/interns who are BBS registered
• Assists Program Director in clinical program development
• Recruits and interviews applicants for clinical positions
• Plans and implements clinical training for staff
• Assists in clinical training and supervising new therapists and case aides
• Maintains detailed knowledge of, and monitors compliance with, DMH and Gateways’ documentation requirements and service delivery benchmarks
• Participates in educational seminars for the department
• Assists with the development, maintenance and evaluation of policies and procedures
• Writes reports and presentations as required
• Attends inter/intra-agency meetings for networking and information sharing
• Keeps program personnel informed of professional and community trends, issues, concerns and requests
• Participates in staff and treatment team meetings and contributes pertinent information
• Assist other programs as necessary
• Works independently
• Provides on call coverage for emergency consultation and intervention outside of regular work hours
• Assists in crisis situations as needed and helps to facilitate client transfers to higher levels of care, when needed/indicated
• Develops, implements and monitors integrity of group schedule
• May complete client assessments for placement. (e.g. MDs, hospitals, etc)
• Hires, trains, evaluates, and develops corrective action plans for staff in collaboration with the Program Director and Chief Human Resources Officer
• Performs other duties as assigned

EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience providing individual and group therapy in mental health field
• Functional experience with mental health system
• Treatment and diagnostic skills utilizing the DSM V
• Experience with severe and persistent mental illness substance abuse, and evaluating dangerous behaviors 

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES

• Master’s Degree from an accredited school of social work or psychology
• LCSW (2-years post-licensure), or licensed Psychologist– Must be eligible to complete appropriate clinical supervision training in order to supervise registered MFT or MSW interns or other disciplines as designated

REQUIREMENTS

• Must pass Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), and Community Care Licensing (CCL) background clearance
• Valid California Driver’s license
• TB clearance
• Driving record acceptable for coverage by Gateways insurance carrier

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

• To perform this job you must be able to carry out all essential functions successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the job
• Employee will be required to lift and/or move unassisted up to 25 pounds

Job descriptions are not intended, and should not be construed, to be exhaustive lists of all responsibilities, skills, efforts or working conditions associated with a job. They are meant to be accurate reflections of the principal job elements.

This description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by this employee.  He or she will be required to follow other instructions and to perform any other duties requested by his or her Manager and/or Supervisor.