Program Director, Clinical Head of Service STRTP

Location: Sacramento, CA, USA

Requisition Number 13471

Department: Residential

OUR MISSION

Aspiranet is a one-of-a-kind social service agency dedicated to building a world where all children and youth are loved and cared for, and all families have the resources to thrive. Founded in 1975, our core mission is to help California kids and families. Aspiranet’s services include foster care and adoption family support, residential care, support for youth making the transition from foster care to adulthood, mental and behavioral health services, intensive home-based care, and community-based family resources. We provide services throughout California.

YOUR OPPORTUNITY

The Core Program Director, Clinical Head of Service (HOS) is responsible for directing and leading a Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP) and oversees an integrated team of clinicians, care coordinators, social workers and therapeutic youth counselors who provide assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, rehabilitation and therapeutic interventions utilizing a trauma responsive and youth centric approach.

YOUR GROWTH

Aspiranet supports your success at each step. You’ll put your educational knowledge to practice along with your relationship building and collaboration skills. You’ll also gain valuable in-house and external training to support your success in your role. This is a great opportunity to begin your career with the ability to advance throughout the organization once you’ve developed additional skills. There is plenty of room for advancement, both through the county and state-wide.

Your Skills and Duties

• Leads a team of clinicians, care coordinators, therapeutic youth counselors and social workers to build and sustain a trauma responsive youth centric and future focused community of care.
• Supervises, develops, and drives staff quality, compliance, and productivity with:
• Screenings/assessments for substance abuse and mental health disorders.
• Implementation of appropriate treatment plans to meet the individual needs of the youth.
• Teaching, modeling and supervising staff to Agency adopted trauma responsive practices and substance use disorder treatment services including but not limited to: the Aspiranet Core Practice Model, Attachment Regulation and Competency (ARC), Youth Thrive / Strengthening Families Protective Factors Framework, Community Resiliency Model (CRM), Life Space Coaching and Crisis Intervention (LSCI), Professional Assault Crisis Training (ProAct) and Motivational Interviewing (MI).
• Youth placement approval based on commonality of need, including whether the youth’s presence is adverse to the safety or mental health needs of the youth or other youth.
• Maintains a safe, healthy, and therapeutic environment to contract, licensing and Joint Commission standards.
• Sees that youth client’s mental health needs are met, including the arrangement of ancillary services, provision of services with disabilities, and transportation to access services when such services cannot be provided by the STRTP.
• Reviews and approves program documentation and manages staff to productivity, contract and licensing standards.
• Ensures engagement with the child and family team with identifying strengths and the youth’s health, educational, religious, recreational, social, emotional and psychological needs which inform the development and implementation and successful transition.
• Directs and debriefs crisis interventions including mobilizing in person, providing support and ensuring actions taken during the crisis are compliant with defined agency care practice standards.
• Ensures compliance to regulatory and fiscal standards including The Joint Commission, Community Care Licensing, Department of Health Care Services, contractual agreements, and Aspiranet policy, procedures, and practices.
• Facilitates multidisciplinary team meetings, staff meetings and individual and group supervisions.
• Actively participates in the annual strategic planning process and development of the strategic plan, program goals, and the development and oversight of the core program budget.
• In concert with Human Resources and Training and Development, provides program talent management with recruitment, orientation, supervision, development, evaluation and performance management.
• Provides on-call emergency support in rotation with other senior management.
• Ensures transportation is provided when necessary for service plan activities and appointments.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s or Doctorate in Social Work, or Psychology/Counseling or in a related field
• Licensed with the Board of Behavioral Science (BBS), LMFT, LPCC or Psychologist and qualified to provide Clinical supervision to Master’s level interns towards licensure.
• A minimum of two (2) years experience providing SUD services and three (3) years experience providing clinical services to youth with complex trauma.
• A minimum of two (2) years experience in administrative supervision or management.
• Meets all state required conditions of employment as set forth by funder and regulatory body;
• I.e. Fingerprint and Child Abuse Index Clearance, TB/Health Physical, valid CDL and clean driving record.

YOUR REWARDS

Aspiranet offers a competitive salary, an exceptional team-based environment, and a great benefits package that includes:

BENEFITS

Flexible Time Off

• 13 paid holidays along with 10 vacation and 10 sick days

Comprehensive Healthcare

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• A 100% fully employer paid (premium) medical and dental benefit plan
• TelaDoc® employer paid telehealth program

Flexible Spending Accounts

• Medical and dependent care plans

Retirement Savings

• 403(b) and 401(a) retirement plan with employer contributions

Income Protection

• Life, AD&D, and disability insurance
• Accident, critical illness, and hospital gap plan

Training and Advancement

• Ongoing training & development opportunities
• Advancement opportunities

Employee assistance program

• Free confidential crisis line 24/7 (365 days a year)
• Six (6) face-to-face or telephonic sessions per issue

Other Perks

• Commuter program and mileage reimbursement
• Employee recognition and discount program

Aspira means hope. We are a network of people bringing hope forward. We look forward to learning what makes you passionate.

EEO/AA

Aspiranet is proud to be an equal employment opportunity employer; all applicants will be given full consideration under state, local, and federal law.

Pay Rate: $100,000.00 - $110,000.00 Annually