Assistant Program Director

Responsibilities

• Supervises and monitors Shelter environment to ensure that behavioral guidelines are followed, a therapeutic milieu is maintained, and interpersonal relationships remain positive.
• Captures and implements clinical services for multidisciplinary case management team.
• Helps implement and monitor policies, procedures and systems necessary for effective and efficient delivery of program services.
• Provides regularly scheduled clinical and administrative supervision to assigned staff.
• Documents supervisory sessions with staff, completes appraisals and administers discipline as required.
• Makes recommendations on hiring and terminating of staff.
• Helps identify staff’s training needs and, in response, plans, develops and/or conducts training towards maintaining and improving clinical staff competency and compliance with agency policy and procedure.
• Ensures maintenance of accurate, complete and timely client treatment records by staff that complies with regulatory requirements and agency internal policy and procedure.

Qualifications

• Associates Degree with 15+ years of progressive experience working with homeless population, 10+ years of experience supervising social service/human services staff in shelter/transitional or permanent supportive housing and experience working with the NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) or other similar city operated organization.
• Strong leadership and effective management skills.
• Ability to implement and monitor policy and procedure in accordance with agency guidelines.
• Knowledgeable about Federal, State and Local law and regulation governing substance abuse treatment programs.
• Good analytical, organizational skills and problem-solving skills.

Pay

$76,491

Schedule

Flexible work schedule to accommodate the needs of the position and the community.