Assistant Program Director

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Hourly: $27.46

A nationally recognized comprehensive Health and Human Services Agency, with over 60 programs across New York City and the greater New York Area.

Samaritan Daytop Village serves over 33,000 New Yorkers annually within your neighborhoods and communities so our success depends on those we employ.

The Role

Under the general direction of the Program Director, the Assistant Program Director will provide administrative and clinical supervision to multidisciplinary clinical staff assigned to a treatment team. In addition, this position is responsible for managing and monitoring day-to-day clinical operations, and service delivery, and participates in activities to monitor the quality and appropriateness of program services. The Assistant Director will provide ongoing support to the Program Director and coordinate clinical coverage, and supervision of staff, and provides on-call and oversight assistance as needed in facility or clinical emergencies. This work is carried out in support of the mission and goals of Samaritan Daytop Village.

What You Will Do

• Serves as administrative backup to Program Director to ensure the smooth day-to-day operation of the clinic and ensure interpersonal relationships remain positive.
• Coordinates and implements clinical services for an assigned multidisciplinary treatment delivery team.
• Helps implement and monitor policies, procedures, and systems necessary for the effective and efficient delivery of program services.
• Provides regularly scheduled clinical and administrative supervision to assigned staff.
• Documents supervisory sessions with staff.
• Assists Program Director with interviews and new hires, trains, appraises, disciplines, and may terminate subordinate staff as needed.
• Helps identify staff’s training needs and, in response, plans, develops, and/or conducts training toward maintaining and improving clinical staff competency and compliance with agency policy and procedure.
• Assist with monthly utilization, linkages, and outcome reports to Vice President, DOHMH, OASAS, and OMH.
• Assists in fostering and developing relationships with the local NYPD precinct, community leaders, and other agencies within the catchment area.

Who You Will Be

• Master’s Degree in Social Work (MSW).
• NYSED LCSW license.
• Minimum of Five (5) years of clinical experience in substance use and/or mental health treatment with at least Two-Three (2-3) years of experience functioning in an administrative/supervisory capacity.
• In-depth knowledge of NYC's diverse network of medical and behavioral health care organizations, including substance use disorders, treatment services, education, and employment services, and non-traditional community support groups.
• Available to work a flexible schedule as needed in response to program and staff needs.
• Computer literacy including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and EHR.