Associate Director of Integrated Behavioral Health

School-Based Program Leadership

Provide strategic oversight of all school-based behavioral health programming.

Serve as primary liaison to school administrators, Philadelphia school district, and community partners.

• Collaborate in the development and maintenance of contracts and MOUs with participating schools (annual review and summer renewal cycle).
• Oversee school partnership engagement, including:
• Participate in summer and back-to-school planning meetings to support school-based program readiness.
• Maintain ongoing liaison work throughout the academic year to support communication and coordination.
• Troubleshoot site-level operational concerns as they arise to support smooth program implementation.
• Represent FPCSN at:
• School district meetings (1–2x/month or as required)
• PASBHA state calls (quarterly)
• BCN/EDPS/FPCSN meetings (monthly)
• Student support meetings as scheduled at FPCSN school locations
• Attend/co-facilitate monthly School Based team meetings.
• Support hiring, onboarding, training, and documentation review for school-based clinicians.
• Conduct school-based chart audits and quality reviews.
• Support scheduling coordination between school sites and health centers.
• Develop, participate, and execute school-based outreach strategy including:
• Tabling events
• Community engagement events
• School open houses
• Marketing initiatives, including brochures and other materials, to increase enrollment and utilization.
• Monitor and manage school-based productivity, access, and service expansion goals.

Supervision

• Provide direct clinical and administrative supervision to school-based clinicians (minimum 1–2x/month).
• Participate in supervision with Director of Integrated Behavioral Health.
• Document supervisory sessions.
• Aid in performance evaluations of assigned staff.

Departmental IBH Responsibilities

• Support IBH department productivity oversight.
• Aid in CQI initiatives, peer chart reviews, and clinical training planning.
• Attend IBH leadership meetings as required.
• Serve in leadership capacity in absence of Director of IBH.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Provide 0.4 FTE direct clinical services (approximately 9–12 patient contact hours weekly), primarily within school-based settings.
• Conduct brief consultations, assessments, and short-term interventions.
• Participate in crisis intervention response within school sites.
• Coordinate referrals to higher levels of care when indicated.

Departmental IBH Responsibilities (Secondary Focus)

• Support IBH department productivity oversight.
• Aid in CQI initiatives, peer chart reviews, and clinical training planning.
• Attend IBH leadership meetings as required.
• Serve in leadership capacity in absence of Director of IBH.

Charting

• Complete all charting as needed with 48 hrs.
• Responsible for overseeing the charting and timely completion of department BHCs and Psych NPs.

Crisis Intervention

• Be immediately available to Health Center staff during working hours in the event of a psychiatric emergency.
• Support clinical directors with crisis response policy and procedure development in addition to standards of care development and implementation.

Care Coordination

• Coordinate the care of patients with clinic staff which involves traveling throughout the FPCSN network.
• Refer patients to higher levels of care or other services as needed.
• Collaborate closely with Primary Care and Behavioral Health leadership.

Continued Education

• Maintain current Pennsylvania license to practice.
• Maintain competencies in mental health and substance abuse as required by licensing.
• Provide at least once workshop or clinical case presentation per year to department clinical staff that will aid in the development of clinical practices.
• Aid in the planning and coordination of department trainings and in-services.

Experience and Requirements

• Required Education and Experience: LCSW, LPC, or Licensed Psychologist. Minimum of three to five (3-5) years’ experience as a BHC working in an integrated primary care behavioral health setting (can include student practicum experience if full-time and if received individual supervision from a licensed practitioner at least weekly).
• Minimum of three to five (3-5) years’ experience providing program management, leadership, and/or clinical supervision.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to supervise, work independently, and as part of a team.
• Competency in working with individuals, families, couples, and/or groups with mental health problems, substance abuse problems, and/or the dually diagnosed.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to maintain charts and provide reports as needed.
• Has completed updated trainings on mental health and substance abuse related topics.
• Ability to utilize and follow all mental health and drug and alcohol licensing requirements of the state, insurance companies, and other funding sources.
• Exhibit behaviors that align with FPCSN’s organizational values, mission, and beliefs and avoid displaying behaviors that are in opposition to those values.
• Support FPCSN's commitment to the creation of a trauma-informed system of care that continually recognizes and responds to the impact of traumatic stress on all those who have contact with the organization, including children, adults, families, caregivers, and staff.
• Demonstrate cultural competence/proficiency in interactions with others by treating co-workers, colleagues and those receiving service with respect and fairness at all times.
• Ability to build and maintain positive and professional relationships based on respect, trust, and safety.
• Ability to create a space for staff and those we serve to feel physically and emotionally safe.
• Ability to support individuals on their paths to recovery and healing and resist re- traumatization of staff and patients.
• Demonstrate exemplary problem-solving, communication, interpersonal, and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to work effectively as a team member.
• Highly responsible and reliable as well as courteous.
• Unconditional ability to maintain patient confidentiality.
• Exemplary organizational skills and ability to prioritize.