What are the responsibilities and job description for the Vice President of Behavioral Health position at Partnership with Children?

Partnership with Children provides expert mental health services and support for student emotional well-being, serving some 22,000 students annually in schools across New York City's five boroughs. Our staff collaborate with school leadership to build customized plans grounded in a trauma-informed approach and draw from a range of services including student counseling, family education, staff training, restorative practices, community outreach, and youth development programming. By promoting a strong positive school climate, addressing the mental health challenges of the most in-need students, and providing teachers with the tools they need to support academic success and children's emotional well-being, our programs help create the opportunity for students, families and entire communities to thrive.

The Position : This is a clinically licensed social services leader who will lead, elevate and support the clinical function. As a member of the leadership team, the Vice President will strategically balance the big picture and the details of Partnership's behavioral health initiatives. The Vice President is a problem solver with a solid clinical background who will confidently provide supervision and professional development for their staff ensuring continued programmatic excellence. As a thoughtful collaborator, the Vice President will maintain strong partnerships with colleagues, principals and other strategic stakeholders, while leading the implementation of new models and programs that arise from these collaborations.

Clinical Leadership : Using clinical expertise to enhance the work, the Vice President of Behavioral Health will lead behavioral health initiatives including school-based trauma informed mental health supports. In service to the community, the Vice President develops high quality programs, program models, tools, training, and resources to increase program efficacy.

Enhance evidence-based and research informed practices and resources for all clinical programming.
Use data to drive continuous learning, improve programs and monitor progress towards goals.
Drive effort to develop and codify standards of practice and develop user-friendly tools to train new staff and sustain the program.
Respond to requests for PWC services in schools and assess new school partnerships and grant opportunities. Work with Finance Team to provide recommendations to CPO on these.
Workshop facilitation for internal stakeholders.

Staff Development : The Vice President of Behavioral Health will design and oversee the implementation of effective and relevant ongoing training and supervision that promotes continuous learning and develops staff clinical skills.

Act as outstanding support and resource to direct reports to ensure they are supporting strong school-based partnerships and are providing excellent supervision and development to the staff members they oversee.

Provide programmatic and clinical supervision of direct reports to ensure programmatic excellence and professional growth.

Hold staff accountable to managing and monitoring budgets, and accurate and timely record keeping.

Explore and pursue external learning opportunities to enhance and supplement staff training and support.

Strategic Partner : As a thought partner to the CPO and internal stakeholders, the Vice President of Behavioral Health will propose and drive new clinical models and own implementation. The Vice President will also establish and maintain strong working relationships with external stakeholders including New York City Public Schools and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

In collaboration with CPO, explore opportunities to broaden services to students-including but not limited to- exploration of Social Care Networks.

Act as thought partner to CPO in exploration of new business including Article 31 and additional programming through relevant city and state agencies.

Act as representative of Partnership with Children to school principals and other school leaders to navigate relationships, contracts, and ensure positive collaborations

Participate in networks, advisory boards, working groups and other such activities that result in important learning and networking.

Meeting with development team regularly- grants, and foundation reports need to be managed / reported to portals, half internal and half external.

Qualifications :

Licensed as LCSW in New York State with at least 10 years of experience as a social worker (post MSW). A minimum of seven (7) years' clinical experience in providing mental health treatment.

A minimum of 6 years of experience as supervisor of Manager / Director-level staff.

SIFI certification strongly preferred with at least one year's experience supervising social work interns

Strong knowledge of school as setting for social work practice.

Proficiency with Article 31 clinics and OASAS, DOH / MH regulations and compliance.

Demonstrated understanding of high-need communities and public schools as well as social service, education and behavioral health issues that impact students and their families.

Commitment to and ability to demonstrate PWC's organizational values of : Collaboration, Continuous Learning, Going to Solution, Equity & Inclusion, and Passion.

Ability and willingness to travel to schools (by car or public transportation) as needed.

Understanding of change management as it relates to organizations and schools; ability to support staff in being change agents

Skills :

Exceptional managerial, supervisory and staff development skills

Superior engagement, communication and presentation skills with stakeholders

Ability to thrive in a high autonomy / high accountability environment

Ability to adapt; encourage openness, flexibility and creativity in meeting programmatic and regulatory needs

Outstanding collaborator and consensus builder

Flexible, multi-tasker who can handle multiple priorities

Strong commitment to personal and professional development

Hours :

Full-time, occasional weekend or weeknight hours

The VP works in Partnership with Children's Central Office in Lower Manhattan two days of the week and can frequently be remote the other 3 days of the week outside of occasional visits to schools.

Salary and Benefits : $ 125-$140K annually, commensurate to credentials and experience. All full-time employees receive an excellent benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance, a 401k retirement plan with employer match, life insurance, Flexible spending Account / FSA, Commuter benefits, and twenty-four days paid annual leave per year, plus four Summer Fridays and 12 other paid holidays.

Partnership with Children welcomes diversity in all its forms and believes that its mission can only be achieved when diversity is leveraged across all areas, including race, gender, gender expression, age, nationality and life experience. Partnership with Children is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team and strongly encourages applications from individuals of all backgrounds. Partnership with Children provides equal opportunity for all applicants and employees.

Salary : $125,000 - $140,000

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