Assistant Program Director
| Title of Position: | Assistant Program Director |
| Location: | Percy Village |
| Exempt/Non-Exempt: | Exempt |
| Union/ Non-Union: | Non-Union |
| Supervisor: | Program Director |
SUMMARY OF POSITION
Assists the Program Director in supervision of staff as assigned and has oversight of clinical operations.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES
- Serves as head of service in absence of the Program Director
- Liaison between administrative, clinical/program staff and other agencies
- Supervises assigned staff, including provision of clinical supervision hours for staff/interns who are BBS registered
- Assists Program Director in clinical program development
- Recruits and interviews applicants for clinical positions
- Plans and implements clinical training for staff
- Assists in clinical training and supervising new therapists and case aides
- Maintains detailed knowledge of, and monitors compliance with, DMH and Gateways’ documentation requirements and service delivery benchmarks
- Participates in educational seminars for the department
- Assists with the development, maintenance and evaluation of policies and procedures
- Writes reports and presentations as required
- Attends inter/intra-agency meetings for networking and information sharing
- Keeps program personnel informed of professional and community trends, issues, concerns and requests
- Participates in staff and treatment team meetings and contributes pertinent information
- Assist other programs as necessary
- Works independently
- Provides on call coverage for emergency consultation and intervention outside of regular work hours
- Assists in crisis situations as needed and helps to facilitate client transfers to higher levels of care, when needed/indicated
- Develops, implements and monitors integrity of group schedule
- May complete client assessments for placement. (e.g. MDs, hospitals, etc)
- Hires, trains, evaluates, and develops corrective action plans for staff in collaboration with the Program Director and Vice President of Human Resources
- Performs other duties as assigned