Overview

We are searching for a seasoned professional to join our team as an Assistant Program Director for our Village STARR program located in Worcester, MA! 

Schedule: Sunday - Thursday or Tuesday - Saturday

*New Hire Sign-On Bonus $5,000 (paid quarterly over 18 months)

Responsibilities

• Support the Director in ensuring that the goals and objectives are met and act on behalf of the Director in their absence or as requested in order to achieve programmatic success.
• Manager day-to-day operations of the program and ensure that the highest quality clinical care is provided and documented in keeping with best practice that the milieu is operating in a clinically-informed manner.
• Work with the Director to ensure that all training, quality assurance, regulatory and compliance standards are met in the program and that the program successfully maintains its EEC licensure.
• Compose oneself with professionalism, ethical practice, and compassionate regard for consumers/clients. 
• Assist with recruiting, hriing, and training staff as needed.
• In collaboration with the Director and Sr. Residential Director - develop budgets for the program, monitor budgets regularly, and ensure that all productivity expectations are met or exceeded.
• Provide clinical coordination to all residents as necessary, and is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day therapeutic implementation of service planning and treatment outcomes.
• Provide case management oversight and supervision.
• Ensure that any issues or concerns related to risk are immediately brought to the Sr. Residential Director and the AVP and/or VP, and the CEO, if needed.
• Review reports on a daily, weekly, monthly, and as needed basis to ensure that the information related to insurance, authorization, eligibility, productivity, copayments, failed activities, waitlists, and other reports as identified are utilized to ensure successful operations in the program.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated strong knowledge of child/youth and family clinical care, as well as mental health, educational, developmental care, child welfare, and juvenile justice systems.
• Proof of a valid driver’s license, acceptable driving record, and personal transportation to fulfill essential job functions is required. Privately owned vehicle has current and valid state registration and safety inspection sticker, is safe, and is ensured according to the minimum state requirements (pertaining to bodily injury and liability). As per Massachusetts state law, driving under the influence of any substance is against the law, prohibited, and may be grounds for immediate termination.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise discretion, confidentiality, collaboration, and independent judgment.
• Demonstrated ability to be innovative, creative, analytical and decisive in problem solving. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Demonstrated administrative and organizational capabilities. Ability to work effectively with others.
• Knowledgeable of program specifications (either outpatient or CBHI), regulatory requirements, licensing requirements, credentialing requirements, HIPAA, and other laws and regulations related to clinical care.
• High level of knowledge and competency with direct psychotherapeutic clinical care, including risk assessment, safety planning, general comprehensive assessment, treatment planning, service delivery, discharge planning. Ability to ensure that clinical care meets medical necessity and that service delivery meets all compliance standards.
• Ability to supervise, manage and direct program staff including administrative staff, program directors, clinical supervisors, and clinical staff.
• Active CANS certification, required.

Education, Licensure, and Experience:

• Master’s or Doctoral Degree in Psychology, Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, or related field preferred.
• Independent Licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as an LICSW, LMHC, LMFT or licensed psychologist preferred.
• Minimum of 1 year post-Masters clinical experience in a behavioral health setting (Systems/CBHI/Residential service delivery)
• Minimum of 2 years of program coordination/management experience.
• Familiarity with Electronic Health/Billing Record required.
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) capabilities preferred.