Assistant Director of Vocational Services

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Salary: $65,737.65 

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 is responsible for helping with the overall clinical management and administrative operations of his/her assigned program(s). He or she is responsible for assisting the Program Director with managing and monitoring the job performance of all program employees; assuring the quality of clinical services provided to persons served and the communications between program employees and agency administration.

What You Will Do

• Assist with supervision and monitoring of Vocational/Educational/Employment Services to ensure that behavioral guidelines are followed, a therapeutic milieu is maintained and interpersonal relationships remain positive.
• Monitor the quality, effectiveness, and efficiency of the program’s vocational services and the safety of the environment of care.
• Assist with managing program services, improving existing services, and developing new treatment components to meet the needs of persons served.
• Help develop, implement, and deploy agency policy and procedures.
• Provide clinical and administrative supervision to assigned program staff.
• Assist with interviewing, training, appraising, and disciplining subordinate staff
• Ensure clinical staff maintain accurate, complete, and timely records that comply with regulatory standards and agency internal policy and procedure.
• Ensure that all program staff uphold the agency's Code of Conduct/Code of Ethics and comply with all Federal, state, and local laws/regulations, including 42 CFR confidentiality and HIPAA privacy and security regulations.
• Interface with other department and clinical program directors to meet the agency’s goals and objectives as required.
• Plan, develop, and conduct in-service training to maintain and improve staff competencies.
• Participate in internal management/quality improvement committees.
• Represent Samaritan Daytop Village at community and public forums.
• Adhere to all responsibilities and duties of a New York State mandated reporter.
• Keep abreast of changes in the field.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Who You Will Be

• Bachelor’s Degree in Human Services or a related field such as Psychology, Sociology, or Counseling with a minimum one (1) year of demonstrated experience in an agency providing vocational rehabilitation counseling to substance users and/or clients in other types of behavioral healthcare settings.
  • OR
• Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling or related field.
• Minimum Two (2) years of clinical experience working with clients with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and/or behavioral health.
• Must have current or prior supervisory experience.
• Working knowledge of mental illness and substance use disorders.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
• Computer literacy including proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to travel to other agency sites as needed.
• Strong leadership and effective management skills.
• Ability to implement and monitor policy and procedure in accordance with agency guidelines.
• Knowledge of vocational assessment procedures; job readiness curriculums
• Knowledgeable about Federal, state, and local laws and regulations governing substance abuse treatment programs.
• Competency in written, interpersonal, verbal, and organizational skills to present and document records in accordance with program standards.

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