Assistant Program Director

Min: USD $80,000.00/Yr.

Max: USD $85,000.00/Yr.

Position Overview:

Assistant Program Director will supervises all program staff in conjunction with the Regional Director.

• Familiar with OMH regulations and scope.
• Provides direct supervision of all program staff and report necessary follow ups to the Program

• Establish connections with MCO’s regrading notification sheets, follow ups, clinicals and

• In the absence of the program director, the assistant director is responsible to assist with

• Coordinates weekly Utilization reviews with the management team and submit report and

• Responsible for coordination with referring provider as needed.
• Participates in Guest’s discharge planning, collateral contact and safety planning.
• Provides emergency and relief coverage as necessary.
• May represent agency and Program with community outreaches and presentations.
• Prepares reports such as billing, physical plant reports, food and supplies order report and service

• Responsible for ensuring the safety and security of all program guest and staff by reporting

• Ensure completion of utilization reviews, guest surveys, community meetings, outreaches, food

• Participates in team meetings to ensure guest’s safety planning, goal attainment, collateral contact

• Provides emergency and relief coverage as necessary.
• On -Call 24 hrs a day / 7 days a week
• May represent agency and Program with community outreaches and presentations.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports for the Program director, including any problems, proposals

• Ensure daily operations are managed and staff workflow meets the Program’s requirements.
• Secure full occupancy of the Supportive Crisis Stabilization Center to meet the LOS (Length of

• Complete staff timesheet weekly and approve vacation and time off requests, when needed
• Review policies bi-monthly to ensure program compliance
• Provide staff trainings and in-services as needed to promote job effectiveness and performance.

Additional duties as requested

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree with minimal five years of management experience working in a social service

• Experience working with people diagnosed with mental illness and people struggling with

• Experience working within a respite/residential or crisis 24 hr. program
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to provide in-service trainings to program staff
• Computer literacy skills (Excel, Teams, Windows, Outlook)
• Experience working with children/youth and /or Families
• Ability to work evenings and/ or weekends
• Knowledge of substance use and mental illness as it relates to working with families,

• Effective interpersonal and written communication skills and ability to work as a member of an

• Ability to review clinical notes within appropriate timelines

• CASAC / CASAC-T
• Strong leadership abilities and skills
• Effective Communication skills
• Cultural Competence

Company Overview:

Join a team of employees who cares about the wellbeing of others. We believe in fostering a culture built on our core values: respect, integrity, support, maximizing individual potential and continuous quality improvement.

S:US is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities, including allowance of the use of services animals. To request reasonable accommodation or if you believe such a request was improperly handled or denied, contact the Director of Recruitment at 646-565-5894.

ID: 2024-16399