Overview At Coastal Horizons, our mission is to provide a continuum of professional services to promote healthier lives, stronger families, and safer communities. We are currently seeking a motivated and passionate Child and Adolescent Day Treatment Assistant Program Director to join our dynamic team. If you're looking for an opportunity to make a difference, we invite you to explore the exciting positions available with us.
JOB TITLE: Child and Adolescent Day Treatment Assistant Program Director
LOCATION: New Hanover
Responsibilities Provides supervision and management of all Day Treatment staff related to all aspects of program expectations.
Participates in administrative work related to planning, directing, and managing all aspects of the Child and Adolescent Day Treatment program.
Assists Program Director with managing and overseeing staff development.
Plans, directs and manages the staff as well as the daily activities of Day Treatment Services.
Assists Day Treatment Director to manage all aspects of Day Treatment Program and ongoing program components, reporting to Day Treatment Director related to services, progress, issues, updates and expectations of Day Treatment program.
Collaborates with Program Director to evaluate present program effectiveness to determine the need for program modification and development.
Supervises staff conducting in-depth comprehensive clinical interviews to determine psycho-social, mental health, substance use and medical needs; document diagnoses and recommendations; develop a person-centered plan based on assessment and provide ongoing monitoring updates to the Person-Centered and Crisis Plan.
Provides supervision to team staff on a regular basis to enhance skills and reinforce Best Practice treatment approaches.
Assists Program Director with direct supervision of Day Treatment regarding all aspects of job description and development of enhanced competency to reinforce Best Practice skills.
Collaborates with Program Director for providing consultation and problem solving, ensuring quality control, and ensuring the Agency’s and program’s policies, procedures and all relevant laws are followed.
Provides support to staff in crisis situations.
Coordinates and oversees training and supervision of Day Treatment personnel and staff development.
Directs and oversees meetings as needed for disseminating program information, providing training related to program components and assessing compliance with program expectations related to billable hours, referral completion and timely completion of clinical assessments, person-centered plan development and client NCTOPPS episode reports.
Participates in hiring, promotion, discipline and dismissal processes.
Ensures team’s timely completion of required documentation and authorizations and compliance with Local Management Entity and Medicaid guidelines.
Works with referrals, conducts community educational workshops, and provides professional services to referrals from the private sector, judicial system and statewide institutions.
Increases and maintains Day Treatment referrals and builds community awareness by sustaining positive contracts with provider agencies, human services programs, educational organizations, Department of Social Services, the judicial system and statewide institutions.
Qualifications Graduation from an accredited program with a Bachelor’s degree in a human services or related field and two years of progressive substance abuse and/or mental health counseling experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
OR Three years supervision experience in the substance abuse and/or mental health field and five total years of experience in the substance abuse and/or mental health field.
Additional Information Considerable knowledge of the practical application of different therapeutic approaches, group dynamics, crisis intervention, and family therapy.
Considerable knowledge of community resources.
Knowledge of the psycho-social, socioeconomic and behavioral problems and their treatment.
Knowledge of laws, regulations, and policies which govern the program.
Knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes and psycho-pharmacology.
Skill in establishing rapport with a client and/or family and applying techniques of assessing psycho-social, behavioral, and psychological aspects of the client.
Ability to formulate treatment goals and to record concisely required documentation.
Ability to make public presentations to various community and Agency groups.
Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely and to plan and execute programmatic work effectively.
Considerable knowledge of program development and expansion.
Ability to effectively supervise and manage staff as well as to train and orient professional and support staff, including volunteers and interns.
Must be able to perform sedentary work exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly or frequently to move objects.
Must possess the visual acuity to perform extensive reading.
Must have valid driver’s license and be able to work in community settings.
Salary & Benefits Competitive salary based on experience
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
Educational loan repayment programs & Career growth
Retirement savings plan/401K
Paid time off programs, rollover hours, 14 paid holidays
Employee engagement activities, resource groups, and events
How to Apply Interested candidates should submit their resume and cover letter through our Careers Page. If you require an accommodation during the application process, please contact us at jobs@coastalhorizons.org.
We look forward to reviewing your application!
EEO Statement Coastal Horizons is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other protected characteristics. We celebrate and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all of our associates.
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