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Northern Rivers Family of Services · 6 hours ago

Director, Adult ACT Program (22986)

Queensbury, NY

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

2+ years exp

Northern Rivers Family of Services is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals with severe mental illness. The Director of the Assertive Community Treatment program will oversee a multi-disciplinary team, manage program operations, and ensure high-quality services are provided to clients in the community.

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Responsibilities

Provide overall supervision to the team and oversee allocation of staff time

Ensure all team members are kept informed of issues involving participants and their families

Monitor caseload size and coordinate program intakes and discharges

Facilitate, organize, and document daily team meetings

Provide training and supervision for the staff

Create rotating on-call schedule for after-hours / weekend coverage by team members

Provide after hour and weekend telephonic backup for on-call staff

Educate the community about Assertive Community Treatment (ACT); philosophy, program outcomes, theoretical background

Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with other agencies, colleges, institutions, hospitals, primary care providers, housing authorities, and law enforcement agencies to help meet the needs of this population so they can achieve and maintain their independence

Ensure staff are adhering to the fidelity of the program

Participate in all required trainings as directed by funding source and ensure that staff are also in compliance with all funding source training

Act as a primary clinician for a subset of program participants. In this role of Primary Clinician, the Program Director will:

Be a point person for the participant and their family

Conduct needs assessments

Engage in safety planning and wellness management planning with participants

Connect participants and families with the services and supports they need

Provide psychoeducation regarding mental health diagnosis and treatment

Develop and modify treatment using a shared decision-making process with clients

Qualification

Licensed in helping professionProgram managementMental health counselingTeam supervisionCommunity engagementSafety planningPsychoeducation

Required

A Master's degree and license in a helping profession- Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Creative Arts Therapy, etc. OR licensure/registration as an RN (RN's are encouraged to be master's level or nurse practitioner), or physician

At least two years of progressively responsible related experience

A valid NYS driver's license is required

Benefits

Health care package: medical, dental, and vision

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Holiday Pay

401 (K) plan

Life Insurance

Loan repayment assistance

Free training/CEU opportunities

Company

Northern Rivers Family of Services

With an almost 200-year heritage behind it, Northern Rivers Family of Services is a leader in the field of human service agencies in New York by providing innovative, comprehensive and life changing care for over 18,000 children, adults and their families throughout 42 counties in New York.

Founded in 1829

Albany, New York, USA

1001-5000 employees