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San Diego Youth Services · 3 months ago

Licensed Behavioral Health Clinic Program Director

San Diego,CA,US

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$87K/yr - $89K/yr

3+ years exp

San Diego Youth Services is dedicated to empowering youth to thrive and achieve their life ambitions. They are seeking a Licensed Behavioral Health Clinic Program Director to oversee comprehensive trauma-informed mental health services for at-risk youth, manage clinic staff, and ensure program compliance with county requirements.

ChildrenHealth CareNon ProfitSocialYoung Adults

Responsibilities

Provide personnel management to include the hiring, training, supervision, agency goals, and evaluation of core staff, interns and volunteers

Coordinate and maintain statistical systems for funding source, contract compliance and agency goals accountability to support providing necessary timely reports and statistics/information to funding sources as required as well as agency fiscal department

Monitor program progress in achieving Statement of Work goals and objectives including and not limited to trauma informed service delivery, productivity and outcome measurements

In conjunction with the Quality Management Team (QM) ensure that all records meet the current San Diego County documentation standards, billing timelines, Utilization Management process and files are maintained

Participate in weekly Treatment Team, Clinical Supervision, and all mandated county training, meetings and ensure that staff do the same

Must maintain good working knowledge of SDYS Policy and Procedure Manual and San Diego County’s Outpatient Services Policy and Procedures Manuals and ensure that staff do the same

Assist in management of contract budget line items related to components that includes monitoring of expenses and processing of appropriate expenditure forms

Establish and maintain linkage relationships with agencies, organizations, civic and community groups by participating in community collaboratives such as CSEC Steering Committee, HT advisory or other meetings, to collaborate and/or provide trainings on CSEC and Human Trafficking

Respond to service partners during a crisis or urgent matter, including those that occur outside of normal business operating hours, by implementing and following the on-call procedures whenever the rotation of on-call falls into the scope of responsibilities for the assigned period

Perform other Duties as assigned or required

Qualification

Licensed mental health professionalTrauma-informed careCrisis interventionMI trainingTF-CBT trainingDBT trainingFamily Systems TheoryCase coordinationPublic speakingEHRBilingual (Spanish)Leadership abilitiesProblem-solving abilities

Required

Licensed as a Psychologist, LMFT, LCSW, or LPCC by the state of California with a minimum of three years of job-related experience, including direct mental health service experience working with at-risk children and adolescents, and their families

Experience in counseling youth and families providing assessment, crisis intervention and education required

Have an understanding and value the Youth and Family Partnership models

Training in or willing to be trained in MI, Seeking Safety, TF-CBT and Family Systems Theory

Knowledge of case coordination and collaboration with multiple agencies and public entities a must

Familiarity with the Children, Youth and Family Health System of Care and Full-Service Partnership requirements

Demonstrated leadership and problem-solving abilities, creativity, and public speaking preferred

Must be willing to develop or possess working knowledge of trauma-informed care and dual diagnosis treatment; experience working in trauma-informed and dual diagnosis programs preferred

Must show a willingness to work flexible hours, including some evenings and weekends

Must have reliable vehicle, relevant auto insurance, a clean driving record, valid CA driver's license and willing to drive vehicle for job related tasks

Employment subject to clearances, which include fingerprinting, background checks, driving record and drug testing

The ability to bend at the waist, kneel, or crouch to assist youth

The ability to communicate information and ideas so others will understand, to exchange accurate information and make presentations

The ability to lift and carry 20 pounds-lifting furnishing items, materials, and equipment to execute lessons and presentations

Able to observe details at a close range and interpret the information (such as reading), prepare, and review a variety of documents related to activities of the youth and to be able to monitor youth activities

Sitting or standing (stationary position) for extended periods of time

Traversing extended lengths to move around campuses

Potential exposure to physical injury from aggressive behavior

Preferred

Demonstrated leadership and problem-solving abilities, creativity, and public speaking preferred

Bilingual (Spanish) preferred

Familiarity with County Electronic Health Record (SmartCare), Preferred

Must be willing to develop or possess working knowledge of trauma-informed care and dual diagnosis treatment; experience working in trauma-informed and dual diagnosis programs preferred