What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Director of Behavioral Health position at Pine Street Inn?
Job Description
Job Description
Description :
SCHEDULE : 40 hours , Monday – Friday, 8 : 00 a.m. - 4 : 30 p.m., with flexibility as needed
LOCATION : Yawkey House; Men’s Inn, Holy Family Inn as needed
SUMMARY OF THE POSITION :
The Associate Director is responsible for the team building and clinical aspects of triage, intake, assessment, crisis intervention, case assignment, documentation, support and interventions including group programing provided by assigned clinicians and case managers of the DMH MATCH Program. The Associate Director will build and inspire a team which works in partnership with the psychiatric services clinicians, housing navigators and housing programs of the Inn and in the community to ensure continuity of care and integrated services which develop a pathway toward housing for all guests within a framework of trauma-informed care. The Associate Director will develop collaborative relationships with community providers to ensure appropriate discharges from medical, psychiatric, detoxification, tertiary care facilities and the criminal justice system. The incumbent will provide on-call clinical support to the direct care staff of PSI.
While upholding the mission of respect and care to the Inn’s guests, the Associate Director ensures that programs are succeeding in transitioning long-term homeless individuals into permanent housing and reducing lengths of shelter stays for homeless individuals through diversion, rapid rehousing and other evidence-based strategies.
Working with the Shelter Director and other supervisors, the Associate Director is responsible for implementing and maintaining all approved Pine Street Inn regulatory, personnel, facilities, program, operations, financial and security policies, protocols and procedures.
The Associate Director is responsible for managing and accessing the performance of direct reports toward achieving annual strategic goals.
Requirements :
EDUCATION / TRAINING :
REQUIRED :
- Master’s Degree & LICSW or LMHC
- Training in addictions, co-occurring disorders and serious mental illness
- Training in trauma-informed care, harm reduction and motivational interviewing
- Training in case management
- Training and successful application of crisis prevention and Intervention
PREFERRED :
KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE :
REQUIRED :
PREFERRED :
