Assistant Program Director III

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Makes recommendations for program improvement and design.
• Ensures staff compliance with productivity standards to ensure fiscal viability of program.
• Works closely with Program Director in coordination of duties.
• Covers for absent staff to cover open shifts if no other coverage is possible.
• Maintains petty cash account.
• Covers for absent staff to cover open shifts if no other coverage is possible.
• Conducts internal record audits and is responsible for maintaining staff personnel files in compliance with licensing requirements; conducts resident satisfaction interviews.
• Insures that site safety coordinator maintains monthly site inspections and safety records.
• Oversees medication distribution and related charting.
• Records in the log significant events of the shift and observations of individual clients which may be relevant to the client’s treatment and/or success or failure at Turning Point.
• Completes Denial of Rights forms on a monthly basis.
• Provides prompt intervention in the event of a crisis both to stop the crisis and to notify, when indicated, persons and agencies necessary for the resolution of the crisis situation; provides “on-the-spot” counseling that is both helpful to the residents and consistent with the philosophy of the program.
• Insures the safety, health and well-being of staff and residents.
• Insures program meets staffing/documentation requirements of CCL Title 22 or Title 17 as appropriate to program license at all times including particular sensitivity to such issues as requests for time off or scheduling of off-site trainings when the site is short staffed by more than one person per shift at any given time.
• Provides all necessary reports to the County and Administration in a timely fashion.

Minimum Qualifications And Certifications & Licenses

• A typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities outlined above is through graduation from an accredited college or university with a master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or a related field and full licensure as a LMFT, LCSW or LPCC;
• Four (4) years of varied experience as a provider of mental health services;
• Minimum of one (1) year supervisory/ management experience.

Licenses; Certificates; Special Requirements

• Registration with BBS or CA Board of Psychology
• California driver’s license & current vehicle insurance/registration
• Reliable means of transportation capable of passing vehicle safety inspection if more than five years old excluding all modes of two-wheeled transport inclusive of bicycles, mopeds and motorcycles.