Senior Program Director-HRA Chelsea Buildings

Comunilife Inc. is looking to hire a Senior Program Director to join its Manhattan Congregate residence, Chelsea Building North and Chelsea Building South. Responsible for researching, planning, developing, and implementing an organization's programs. Initiate and set goals for programs based on the organization's strategic objectives. Plan programs from start to finish, including identifying processes, deadlines, and milestones. This position is eligible for Comunilife's generous benefits and paid time off package including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, retirement employer contributions after 2 years, tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities.

Essential Duties:

• Familiar with federal, state, and local laws and regulations as they apply to the community residence program and agency policy.

• Follows HASA and HUD COC standards and guidelines. 

• Direct supervision of al program staff with to Case Management 

• Development and implementation of individual client service plans in conjunction with clinical staff, counseling team and client. 

• Responsible for ensuring that contract with clients reflect goals of service plans for assisting counselors to develop intervention goals and activities which support the service plan.

• Coordinates annual assessment review for each client, submitting report and recommendations to utilization review committee.

• Responsible for maintaining contact with other service agencies and ensuring client placement for treatment and program activities (may include volunteer job placement)

• Responsible for coordination with intake coordinator of orientation and transitioning into program of all new residents. 

• Participate with intake and discharged planning. 

• Provide emergency and relief coverage, as necessary.

• May represent agency with community groups and agencies. 

• Prepares report for Assistant Vice President of programs and Senior Vice president, including any problems, and proposals for changes in policies or program design. 

• Provides supervisory meetings with all staff and maintains documentations of these meetings. 

• Additional duties as requested from time to time by the Senior Vice President 

• Conduct side-by-side contacts with staff, and regularly conduct individual supervision meetings 

• Meet on a regular basis with the HRA staff for conferences and planning purposes for better cooperative working agreements. Meet with Director of Congregate Housing detailing accomplishments and/or problems of the Program. Maintain contact with various community program administrators, public officials to discuss and at times negotiate cooperative working agreements

• Provide oversight for consumer goals of recovery, rehabilitation, economic independence, stability and community integration.

• Oversee the coordination of HIV/AIDS services with other community services such as inpatient, outpatient, emergency, and day treatment, and design services to close gaps in the continuum of services

• Design and implement a comprehensive program evaluation.  Evaluate/review employees’ annual job performance. 

• Prepare any and all correspondence relative to Dona Rosita House as requested by the Federal, State, City or other funding sources.  Responsible for addressing and correcting any and all deficiencies, which may be cited as a result of audits conducted by the funding sources.  

• Assist the Vice President of Programs or designee with special projects, analyze, research, and prepare reports as required.

Education and Experience Requirement(s):

• Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW), public health, health administration, or  related field (required); LMSW or LCSW: or Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology (preferred)

• Five(5) to seven (7) years of administrative and supervisory experience operating Scatter Site Housing Program(s).  Five  or more years experience in providing direct services related to the treatment and recovery of persons afflicted with HIV/AIDS, substance abuse and serious mental illness. HIV/AIDS advanced training is a plus.

• Bilingual skills in English/Spanish a plus

Comunilife is an EEO employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.