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The Bridge · 1 month ago

Assistant Program Director (ACT/FACT) - Community Support Program

Bronx, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$75K/yr - $75K/yr

3+ years exp

The Bridge is a leader in supportive housing and behavioral health services for vulnerable New Yorkers. The Assistant Program Director (APD) plays a crucial role in providing direct clinical services and leadership within the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT/FACT) program, ensuring high-quality care for individuals with serious mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders.

Health CareMental HealthOutpatient CareRehabilitationResidential

Responsibilities

Complete initial comprehensive assessments and updated six-month assessments using results from standardized screening instruments for substance use, suicidality, and trauma

Complete crisis intervention and relapse prevention plans. (May 30, 2025)

Identify treatment services recipients should receive based on the severity of the substance use diagnosis, stage of change, and immediate needs, and recommend treatment objectives for the recipient’s Service Plan

Assess and provide services to recipients to address housing, income support, education and vocational training, social support, employment, and primary care needs

Complete comprehensive, recovery-oriented initial service plans and six-month service plan reviews, modifying plans as needed based on feedback from recipients and relevant others

Involve social supports in the recipient’s treatment in collaboration with the ACT team

Complete progress notes within 24 hours of service delivery and ensure that progress notes are available for review during the morning organizational meeting

Provide treatment services including engagement, problem-solving, wellness self-management, medication support, family support and treatment, relapse prevention, harm reduction, and substance use counseling based on motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioral approaches to mental illness and substance use

Work effectively with community providers to ensure ACT recipients receive all services for which they are eligible

Meet or exceed the expected minimum number of monthly service contacts

Provide weekly reports to AOT staff for recipients with AOT orders

Assist the Program Director in managing caseloads and supervising staff

Serve as the administrative and clinical leader of the team in the absence of the Program Director

Perform other duties as assigned by the Program Director and/or Division Leadership

Qualification

Master’s degree in Social WorkLicensure in Mental HealthBehavioral health experienceManagement experienceSupervisory experienceEvidence-based practicesElectronic health recordsClinical competenceReport preparationSpanish-speaking ability

Required

Master's degree or higher with licensure in one of the following areas: Social Work, Psychology, or Mental Health Counseling. Candidates without a license will not be considered

Minimum of 3 to 5 years of post-master's work experience in the behavioral health and/or criminal justice field with progressively increasing responsibilities, preferably with the target population. Previous management and supervisory experience preferred

Knowledge of treatment, rehabilitation, and community support programs as they relate to recipients, residents, families, and staff

Ability to develop, evaluate, implement, and modify treatment interventions to meet the needs of individual recipients

Experience managing and supervising program staff in a community mental health setting

Strong clinical competence in evidence-based and recovery-oriented practices for high-risk, high-need individuals in behavioral health settings

Ability to prepare accurate and timely reports

Proficiency in electronic health record systems, preferably Foothold Technology AWARDS