Assistant Supervisor - BHS Home

About the role

YAI is seeking an Assistant Supervisor for their brand new Behavioral Health Stabilization (BHS) home in New Jersey.

Key/Essential Functions & Responsibilities

• Assists Program Supervisor in planning of all logistics for staffing and maintaining coverage, manages staff schedules, assists in managing the food, household, and recreation lines in the BHS budget, among other leadership responsibilities.
• Serves as Administrator-on-Call (Available/On Call Supervisor) with other program leadership on an as needed basis and provides program/floor coverage, when necessary.
• Serves as Transition Navigator for the BHS Home, ensuring a comprehensive and person-centered approach to treatment and planning for continued success following discharge for each resident through:
• Planning each person’s admission to and discharge from the BHS home and establishing and monitoring necessary services and providers.
• Facilitating scheduling of general and psychiatric assessments and accessing medical and clinical providers.
• Conducting outreach to community providers and fostering communication between the BHS home and each person’s system of care.
• Identifying ongoing support and training needs of families and providers of people receiving services in the BHS home.
• Performing check-ins with BHS home staff on at least a daily basis to discuss the progress of people being supported and acquire updates for transition planning.
• Facilitating weekly treatment team meetings to discuss each person’s stay at the BHS home, planning for successful transition on an ongoing basis.
• Maintaining documentation of meetings and progress, including attainment of performance deliverables during the person’s time at the BHS home and discharge/transition plans.
• Establishing post-transition supports and coordination including regular check-ins at predetermined intervals following discharge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field
• Experience in behavioral health settings
• Ability to supervise and mentor staff
• Knowledge of relevant regulations and standards