ACCS Behavioral Health Service Director

Salary

Description and Responsibilities

Adult Community Clinical Services is a Department of Mental Health funded service that is designed to deliver evidence-based interventions within a clinically focused model. Individuals served are diagnosed with mental illness or dual diagnosis and reside in their own homes, apartments, and in group living environments. Our services focus on helping people transition to a more independent environment while maximizing their natural supports by building skills and achieving personal goals. The teams are tight knit, supportive and multidisciplinary. Open Sky’s talented clinicians, substance use counselors, nurses, peer staff, housing counselors, outreach counselors, and direct care staff provide quality, compassionate care to the individuals served.

The Service Director will provide oversight to the division and lead the ACCS structure and Integrated Teams to ensure compliance with all service delivery standards including licensing, funding source regulations and clinical service delivery standards. They will ensure timely and thorough screening and enrollment of persons referred to ACCS, as well as oversee that assessments, treatment plans, and clinical interventions are conducted in a manner that meet agency and funder standards.

Other Key Responsibilities:

• Hire, train, supervise and evaluate Program Directors.
• Ensure that ACCS Teams are achieving required benchmarks for R-day billing and other contract requirements established by DMH including but not limited to frequency of face-face contacts, RASP lease-ups, movement, etc.
• Responsible for oversight and completion of required HIPPA billing within prescribed timelines.
• Collaborate with Quality Improvement to ensure investigations and corrective actions are submitted according to established timeline.
• Oversee and participate in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, and work plan tasks that are directed toward accomplishing the Agency’s Mission, Vision, and Strategic Planning.

Open Sky is committed to anti-racist hiring practices to foster and provide opportunity to diverse leadership and professional advancement of those who offer a diverse set of experiences and perspectives to achieve the Open Sky mission. This position adheres to our Equitable Hiring and Interviewing Practices, which provides intentionally equitable recruitment hiring procedures to diversify our most senior levels of management.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, or related field, required.
• Must currently hold an Independent Licensure (LMHC, LICSW, LADACI),
• Minimum of 5 years supervisory and management experience in social services, required.

About Us

At Open Sky Community Services, we open our doors, hearts, and minds to the belief that every individual, regardless of perceived limitations, deserves the chance to live a productive and fulfilling life.

Open Sky is on an anti-racist journey, committed to learning, living, and breathing inclusion, opportunity, diversity, racial equity, and justice for ALL.

At Open Sky, you’ll join over 1,300 compassionate and highly trained professionals who put innovative, evidence-based practices to work in ways that positively impact our communities across Central Massachusetts and beyond.

As a trauma-informed organization, Open Sky strives for transparency and sensitivity to the experiences of those we interact with. Self-care is encouraged, and we are committed to providing a positive work culture that is focused on continuous learning and the value of diverse perspectives.

Open Sky is proud to be an industry leader in pay and benefits. Open the Door to Possibility and begin your career with Open Sky today!

 Benefits of Working for Open Sky Include:

• Excellent Supervision (Individual and Group), Professional Development, and Training Opportunities
• Generous paid time off plan – you start with 29 days (almost 6 weeks!) in your first year, including 12 paid holidays. Increases to 32 days in your 2nd year, and the current maximum is 43 days (OVER 8 WEEKS!)
• We pay for your higher education!  Ask about our Tuition Reimbursement Program, and reimbursement for a variety of Human Services certifications.
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Prescription Plan
• 403b Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Life Insurance (100% Employer-Paid)
• Eligible employer for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• And more! 

Open Sky celebrates diversity and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with federal and state employment opportunity laws, qualified applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, gender, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability, veteran, or disabled Veteran status. 

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