Program Administrator- Licensed

Company Overview

Community Solutions Inc. (CSI) is a nonprofit organization that promotes the responsible citizenship, accountability, and well-being of individuals and families involved, or at risk of involvement, in the child welfare, juvenile justice, or criminal justice system. Since CSIs founding in 1962, it has been a pioneer in the community-based service. We have been delivering supervision, treatment, and comprehensive individualized services to help clients interact more effectively in their communities and become productive citizens. Using this plan we built the first ever halfway house in New England which has now been replicated and grown to almost 50 programs in 9 states. For over 50 years, CSI has been building upon its successful foundations and has been expanding its services to serve thousands of adults, youth, and families each year.

Program Overview

CSI is in need of an experienced Program Administrator in possession of valid license in the following areas : LPC, LCSW, LMFT, to establish our newest youth residential program - Lisa's House. Lisa's House is located in Plainville, CT. At Lisa's House, youth will find an array of comprehensive, client-specific treatment, services and interventions to help with emotional regulation, empowering adolescent females on decision-making and building healthy relationships, and boosting educational functioning. This will be accomplished through the implementation of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). The Program Director is responsible for the health, safety, and security of the clients, staff, facility, and programming. S/he is responsible for the operation, staffing, programming, safety, leadership, and fiscal management of the program, including planning and implementation of administrative, operational, and treatment mandates, to ensure that residents stabilize in a safe environment, learn new skills, and successfully transition back to their home community.

Starting Salary: $90,000 annually

Position Overview

• Ensure that a holistic approach is facilitated via collaboration and delegation with staff.
• Promote inclusion and acceptance of diversity and uniqueness, specifically with regard to age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and gender identification.
• Facilitate strengths-based, relational, and trauma informed approaches and practices in a gender responsive manner to ensure that the program culture reflects these values.
• Engage referral agents to ensure processes and procedures are consistent.
• Oversee implementation of the behavior motivation system, resident referral, assessment, case planning, case management, service delivery, recreation, skill building, and discharge planning for all residents. This includes recording, organizing, arranging, and interviewing activities.
• Developing and administering program policies and procedures.,
• Ensure that the development, implementation and oversight of all services and activities are facilitated in accordance with JBCSSD contract requirements.
• Lead recruitment efforts, hire, train, conduct supervision, and evaluate personnel. Manage the staff supervision process including preparation of reports, evaluation, training, development plans, and issue specific supervision.
• Ensure required staff to resident ratio at all times.
• Develop program resources and liaison with funders and local community agencies. S/he will build relationships with community resources and local officials to maximize opportunities for youth.
• Evaluates program data to ensure compliance with contractual requirements, making adjustments as necessary for successful program delivery.
• Develop and implement Manage and facilitate proper record keeping and report writing as needed, required and requested. This includes program, resident and staff logs, files, and schedules.
  1. Direct quality assurance activities as required.
  2. Direct data input and accurate reporting.
  3. Provide reports as requested.

• Ensure effective Manage the program budget management including oversight of funds received, program expenditures and bring forth resolving emerging financial issues and concerns.
• Develop, record, report, and analyze outcome measures.
• Ensure proper planning, organization, and implementation of recreational and cultural activities for residents.
• Ensure appropriate medical and mental health treatment, including routine care and medication administration.
• Provide Ensure integrity of clinical service delivery via the provision of clinical supervision,.
• Lead the service and/treatment planning and implementation process.
• Set high standards regarding the condition of the interior and exterior living spaces and vehicles; address maintenance needs, and meet fire safety, health and security requirements.
• Facilitate and manage crisis intervention, hospitalizations, runaways, violent behavior, school problems, problems occurring during home visits, etc..
• The Program Director shall be ready to perform any tasks, reasonably assigned, that are needed to maintain the viability of the Program.

* Clinical licensure, master's degree, and three years' experience, in behavioral health, social service, or juvenile justice.

* Three years' experience in management and supervision of staff.

* Ability to effectively engage and develop collaborative relationships with funders and other stakeholders

* Must have the requisite understanding and commitment to the principles of gender specific, strength based, cultural competence, relational and trauma informed criteria/model in the delivery of programming and services for abused /neglected and adjudicated adolescent girls.

* Possess the ability and willingness to effectively lead teams.

* Exhibits excellent leadership skills including interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.

* Knowledge of Spanish in oral and written communication is desired.

* Additional certifications will be required upon incumbency.

* Previous Dialectical Behavioral Therapy experience preferred.

* Experience with Microsoft Office.

Additional Benefits

* Two (2) weeks' vacation accrued within the first year, bumped to three (3) weeks accrual after 1 year of service.

* Sick time (7 days accrual basis), floating holiday time (4 days/year).

* Medical and Dental plans.

* Voluntary plan options for: Vision, FSA, voluntary STD, Accident, Hospital, Life insurance and AD&D.

* 401(k) Retirement savings plan with automatic enrollment and a company match of 100% up to 4% of your contribution.

* Tuition reimbursement after 1 year service.

* Ongoing training.

CSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer - M/F/Disability/Vet. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.