Family & Youth Partnership Manager

Overview

FYP Manager I role summary and responsibilities are described in the following sections. This description retains all original job information and requirements while using accessible, clean HTML formatting.

• Experience as a youth or parent/caregiver with a serious emotional disturbance receiving, or having previously received, services within the public systems, including: mental health, child welfare, or juvenile justice
• Previous experience with advocacy, outreach, and community resources preferred
• Meets the minimum qualifications required for the role.
• 0–1 years of experience leading team members in a single program.
• Learning leadership practices, processes, and principles.
• Developing basic management skills, including communication, organization, and team coordination.
• Serves as a representative of the Agency in community meetings.
• Supervises team members within one program.
• Implement day-to-day operational plans under supervision.
• Assists in monitoring team performance and meeting program objectives.
• Focused on building foundational leadership competencies, such as time management, communication, and conflict resolution.

• Leadership qualities and demonstrated skill in managing time, systems, and teams
• Basic knowledge of Public Mental Health/Child Welfare/Education systems, and the ability to advocate on behalf of clients in navigating and negotiating those systems
• Ability to work flexible working hours, including evenings and some weekends
• Ability to work independently/self-motivated
• Sensitive to multicultural issues
• Adhere to all confidentiality and HIPAA requirements
• Verbal and written ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, community partners, consumers and all levels of management
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize projects and assignments effectively
• Ability to work cooperatively in a team environment within program/department and agency wide
• Ability to work in a mobile, fast-paced environment
• Ability to use a laptop computer
• Fulfillment of TB test, background check clearance, and any other mandatory State/Federal requirements
• Valid California driver’s license, proof of automobile insurance, can maintain a driving record acceptable to the agency’s insurance carrier, if applicable to position
• Must provide and operate a registered, properly insured automobile, if applicable to position

• The FYP Manager performs the functions as defined by the County Mental Health policy and performs the following duties:
• Provides input to the agency’s Executive Leadership Team regarding policies and procedures that impact service delivery
• Finds representation or represents the agency at County Mental Health’s Peer Advocacy meeting
• Participates in regular County Community Advisory Meetings
• Management and Supervisory Responsibilities
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  The FYP Manager will be responsible for the oversight of subsequent Family and Youth Partnership team members working at for the agency. Duties include the following, but not limited to the following:
  • Provide leadership, oversight, direct consultation, training, and support to the Family and Youth Partnership staff including: individual consultation, professional development, and program and agency job specific expectations in accordance with the expectations and standards set by the agency
  • Provide orientation and ongoing training to assigned employees in accordance with the agency’s standards of practice
  • Provide information and feedback to assigned staff as pertains to job expectations and their performance of those job expectations
  • Consult with Clinical or Program Director(s) regarding Family and Youth Partnership workplace behaviors that may adversely or positively affect work performance and/or service to our youth and families
  • Participate in sharing updates with FYP Director for the Executive Leadership Team and provide feedback and consultation to agency management teams as needed
  • Ongoing assessment of programs, reporting to the Clinical or Program Director(s) any deficiencies and plans of correction
  • Provide assistance and direction in recruitment, hiring, evaluation, and termination of agency staff
  • In coordination with…