What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinical Program Director position at Vibrant Emotional Health?
Job Title: Program Director
Department: Youth and Family Wellness
Reports To: Assistant Program Director
Schedule: Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Location: Remote/Hybrid Flexed, cases in Manhattan, Bronx, Queens
Pay Grade: $104-120k*
*New hires are typically brought into the organization between the minimum to midpoint of the salary range posted depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the role.
Clinical Program Director
Vibrant (formerly the Mental Health Association of New York City) is a nonprofit organization with local roots and a national reach that for over 50 years has been leading the way in mental health with a three-part mission of service, advocacy, and education. Every year Vibrant reaches over one million people nationally with mental and behavioral health challenges through high quality innovative programs. We provide state of the art crisis services through public partnerships with the city, state, and federal government and with corporate entities like Facebook and the NFL. Vibrant is seeking an exceptional candidate to implement clinical and administrative expertise for the Youth & Family Wellness Services Department, providing services to youth under NYS Children’s Medicaid Re-design.
Qualities:
- Strong clinical insight
- Engaging leader
- Creative problem-solver
- Ability to work independently and take initiative to develop projects
- Flexibility and willingness to go above and beyond
Job Duties & Responsibilities:
- Drive program excellence through strength-based and value-driven leadership
- Provide weekly clinical and administrative supervision to a team of licensed and non-licensed staff who provide services to youth with identified clinical needs
- Lead team members to achieve deliverables as defined by the role-based productivity model
- Ensure that all staff responsibilities and reporting is completed in a timely manner, including case notes, initial evaluations, intake assessments, service plans, and any additional documentation
- Maintenance/expansion of program policy and procedures - including the program manual - as indicated by federal, state & local guidelines, agency policy, and programmatic needs
- Ensure team members provide dedicated, person-centered services
- Collaborate with the Corporate Excellence team to ensure excellence as it pertains to all documentation, trainings, and agency expectations
- Complete staff reviews and annual evaluations
- Collaborate with the Associate Vice President and other team members to guide the continual expansion of the department
- Review incidents and follow-up reports as needed
- Provide wellness-oriented advocacy for people receiving services to assist them to reach their full potential
- Serve as a liaison with community resources
- Perform intake and crisis response services and work flexible hours, as required. May be asked cover cases, in times of crisis/staff shortages
- Attend job-related meetings/trainings including in-service annual trainings
- Other duties as assigned
- This position may require non-traditional work hours, including evenings and weekends with occasional field work to provide support to staff when short staffed or if clinical coaching is necessary.
Qualifications:
- 3 years of supervisory experience
- Master’s degree in social work, mental health counseling, or marriage & family counseling
- Licensure in NYS as LCSW, LMHC, LMFT
- Familiarity with best practices in counseling, assessment, and skill building
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
- Bilingual and bicultural candidates are encouraged to apply
Excellent comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, supplemental income insurance, pre-tax transit/parking, pre-tax FSA for medical and dependent care, and 401K available. 4 weeks’ vacation, plum benefits, etc.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who come from a less traditional background. Vibrant will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education and experience to meet minimum qualifications. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.
Vibrant Emotional Health is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, creed, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, national origin, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, caregiver status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Please be aware that fictitious job openings, consulting engagements, solicitations, or employment offers may be circulated on the Internet in an attempt to obtain privileged information, or to induce you to pay a fee for services related to recruitment or training. Vibrant does NOT charge any application, processing, or training fee at any stage of the recruitment or hiring process. All genuine job openings will be posted on our careers page and all communications from the Vibrant recruiting team and/or hiring managers will be from an @vibrant.org email address
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who come from a less traditional background. Vibrant will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education and experience to meet minimum qualifications. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.
Vibrant Emotional Health is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants are considered for positions without regard to veteran status, uniformed service member status, race, creed, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, national origin, marital status, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, caregiver status or any other category protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.
Please be aware that fictitious job openings, consulting engagements, solicitations, or employment offers may be circulated on the Internet in an attempt to obtain privileged information, or to induce you to pay a fee for services related to recruitment or training. Vibrant does NOT charge any application, processing, or training fee at any stage of the recruitment or hiring process. All genuine job openings will be posted on our careers page and all communications from the Vibrant recruiting team and/or hiring managers will be from an @vibrant.org email address
Salary : $104,000 - $120,000
