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Gateway Foundation · 1 day ago

Program Director (Residential/Outpatient Facility)

Aurora, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

$86K/yr - $115K/yr

5+ years exp

Gateway Foundation is a national non-profit dedicated to helping individuals with substance use and mental health disorders. The Program Director is responsible for managing and delivering quality client services within a substance abuse treatment program, ensuring compliance with standards, and overseeing staff recruitment and development.

Addiction TreatmentHealth CareMedicalMental HealthNon ProfitRehabilitationWellness

Responsibilities

Responsible for planning, organizing, directing and controlling the management and delivery of quality client services within a defined substance abuse treatment program

Reviews clinical treatment program services and results; ensures compliance with program and Foundation standards and objectives, applicable contracts, regulations and accreditation standards. Recommends program budgets, goals, and policies; and ensures effective implementation and administration of same

Responsible for recruiting and retaining program staff. Interviews, hires, oversees the training and development of, schedules, assigns work to, evaluates the performance and competence of and, when necessary, disciplines and discharges subordinate staff in accordance with established personnel policies

Develops and recommends program goals and objectives, and designs and implements appropriate plans to meet agreed-upon goals. Assists subordinate supervisors in developing and meeting goals and objectives for their areas of responsibility

Conducts regular meetings with program staff to communicate program goals, objectives, and short- and long-term plans, to provide advice and guidance in resolving complex case problems and to conduct staff in-service training

Maintains and fosters cooperative working relationships with a variety of referral resources and services, community organizations and criminal justice and social services agencies

Maintains and enhances knowledge and expertise through appropriate educational and organizational activities. Creates an annual personal development plan to increase management skills, abilities and competence. Serves on internal and external committees as assigned

Qualification

Master's degreeSubstance abuse certificationManagement experienceTreatment techniques knowledgeAdult populationManaged care experienceLeadership skillsCommunication skillsTeamworkProblem-solving skills