Program Director

Overview

Great management opportunity working at the highest level of clinical care in the state’s Children's System of Care. Work in a strong team environment, and also earn clinical hours/skills if you are an intermediately licensed professional. We have flexible hours to meet your needs for on-call/weekends and guidance by a wonderful psychiatric and medical support team.

As a Program Director, you will supervise and look after our program Bright Start, an intermediate-term transitional group residence home for girls ages 11
-14 with behavioral challenges and mental health disorders. In addition, you will supervise the clinical team as well as the residential staff. The program director will also be involved in direct services to clients such as individual work, family engagement at our program/virtually, and group therapies.

• Lead the interdisciplinary team; assessing treatment needs; coordinating treatment activities and input and/or developing of treatment plans
• Assist on a regular basis to meet contractual requirements by providing individual and group therapy to residents
• Create and assist in implementing various clinical, psycho educational and allied groups
• Mentor other staff members on the therapeutic approach and provide clinical supervision
• Ensure clinical supervision is provided to all clinical staff
• Make recommendations in hiring, disciplinary action, promotion, and termination
• Develop yearly program goals and objectives geared at program enhancement
• Provide supervision and consultation to both licensed and certified social workers or nurse (supervision responsibilities are according to licensure)
• Responsible for staff development by ensuring coordination and completion of providing in-service training, training required by licensing agency and Core Competency training
• Must cooperate with the licensee and the applicable State department or division licensing unit with any legally mandated inspections or investigations

• 3 years of experience working with the adolescent population, specifically the psychiatric population
• 1 year of supervisory experience
• Master’s Degree in a counseling field
• A team player with great communication skills
• Time management and organization skills
• Familiar with Nurtured Heart Approach a plus

All new hires are required to attend a week orientation:
Monday-Wednesday 8:45am-4:00pm, upon hire.

YCS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer