Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services
Director Department
Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, New York, New York, us, 10261
Senior HR Leader | Driving Inclusive Cultures & Strategic Talent Solutions for Mission-Driven Organizations
PURPOSE STATEMENT:
Preventive Services help keep children safe from abuse, neglect and maltreatment and help them remain at home and in their communities. We partner with at-risk families by assisting them to develop the skills to manage crisis and maintain safety and stability by offering a range of clinical and concrete services to help them thrive. Our culturally competent staff addresses the individual needs of the child, each family member residing with the child, and their social economic environment. Families are seen primarily in their homes and communities.
POSITION OVERVIEW: The program director is responsible for the clinical, operational, fiscal and administrative oversight of the Preventive Service Program. S/he provides on-going supervision to assigned supervisory, psychiatric and support staff. S/he also ensures that quality services, in line with City, State and JBFCS mandates, are uniformly provided and s/he monitors operations to certify that best-practice methodologies are uniformly employed, reviewed and updated as necessary. S/he maintains relationships with various City and regulatory bodies while cultivating additional resources and relationships with community organizations for purposes of referral and collaboration.
KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Provides overall clinical and administrative leadership and management for the program.
Ensures that programmatic systems are in place and functioning to meet client service needs and safety.
Provides regularly scheduled supervision to all supervisees.
Reviews chart documentation; ensures that documentation meets regulatory requirements.
Oversees and ensures the quality of services provided and the implementation of evidence-based models of service delivery.
Assures clinical, administrative and regulatory compliance in all program areas.
Collaborates and communicates with ACS.
Collaborates and partners with evidence-based model developers and trainers.
Evaluates supervisees and ensures timeliness of all staff evaluations.
Provides coverage, as needed.
Manages and adheres to program budgets, meeting contract targets and monitoring expenses.
Ensures that internal JBFCS and external regulatory agency standards and requirements are met.
Active participant in the intake disposition process.
Ensures that the safety and service needs of clients and families are met.
Responsible for community outreach efforts with other groups, individuals or organizations for purposes of maintaining and/or expanding census and collaborating to ensure that client needs are being addressed.
Responsible for event/incident report submission and event review meetings/minutes.
Responsible for risk management, including identifying, addressing and tracking high risk in clients and program operations.
Interviews and hires staff, as well as addresses staff performance-related issues in accordance with JBFCS Policy & Procedure.
Arranges for staff training and promotes the implementation of learning to practice.
Develops and implements CPI projects.
Facilitates program staff meetings and case conferences.
Responsible for staff scheduling and coverage, including case assignment.
Ensures intra-program collaboration and inter-agency collaboration.
Tracks and reports necessary data and outcomes.
Provides direct service to clients on an as-needed/required basis.
Assumes on-call administrative and crisis evening and weekend duties.
Other duties as assigned.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
Basic social work knowledge and understanding of stages of change.
Ability to provide in home therapy and child welfare services.
Ability to establish a strong therapeutic relationship with families.
Understanding of the use of family therapy principals to provide services.
Understanding of early childhood development and related theories and models of practice.
Strong Assessment skills to evaluate dynamics and interactions within the family.
Ability to Implement strategies to improve family communication and support.
EDUCATIONAL/ TRAINING REQUIRED:
Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Creative Arts Therapy or a related subject area.
NYS Mental Health Licensed Practitioner (e.g., LMSW, LMHC, LMFT, LCAT, or LCSW).
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED/LANGUAGE PREFERENCE:
Strong administrative, writing and computer skills are required.
Three years of administrative and/or supervisory experience in a relevant setting required.
Experience in preventive services and/or relevant evidence-based models preferred.
COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED:
Knowledge of Microsoft office required.
Knowledge and experience with the Connections system preferred.
VISUAL AND MANUAL DEXITERITY:
Limited applications of manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL EFFORT:
To perform the essential functions of this job the candidate must be able to travel within New York City carrying equipment such as a notebook, forms, laptop, mobile hotspot and cell phone weighing up to approximately 10 pounds.
Risks/hazards associated with the position are those which may be encountered travelling around New York City and interfacing with clients experiencing an acute mental health crisis or serious emotional disturbance.
Travel in the community and home-based work.
Position is currently hybrid but can become 100% in person based on program need.
IF YOU JOIN US, YOU’LL HAVE THESE GREAT BENEFITS:
Generous time off in addition to paid agency holidays and 15 sick days.
Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans.
Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness.
Free continuing education opportunities.
403(b) retirement benefits and a pension.
Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation.
24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program.
Life and disability insurance.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion working groups that are available for you to join, including Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee.
WHO WE ARE: The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to help support our mission, and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with us.
MORE ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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Preventive Services help keep children safe from abuse, neglect and maltreatment and help them remain at home and in their communities. We partner with at-risk families by assisting them to develop the skills to manage crisis and maintain safety and stability by offering a range of clinical and concrete services to help them thrive. Our culturally competent staff addresses the individual needs of the child, each family member residing with the child, and their social economic environment. Families are seen primarily in their homes and communities.
POSITION OVERVIEW: The program director is responsible for the clinical, operational, fiscal and administrative oversight of the Preventive Service Program. S/he provides on-going supervision to assigned supervisory, psychiatric and support staff. S/he also ensures that quality services, in line with City, State and JBFCS mandates, are uniformly provided and s/he monitors operations to certify that best-practice methodologies are uniformly employed, reviewed and updated as necessary. S/he maintains relationships with various City and regulatory bodies while cultivating additional resources and relationships with community organizations for purposes of referral and collaboration.
KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Provides overall clinical and administrative leadership and management for the program.
Ensures that programmatic systems are in place and functioning to meet client service needs and safety.
Provides regularly scheduled supervision to all supervisees.
Reviews chart documentation; ensures that documentation meets regulatory requirements.
Oversees and ensures the quality of services provided and the implementation of evidence-based models of service delivery.
Assures clinical, administrative and regulatory compliance in all program areas.
Collaborates and communicates with ACS.
Collaborates and partners with evidence-based model developers and trainers.
Evaluates supervisees and ensures timeliness of all staff evaluations.
Provides coverage, as needed.
Manages and adheres to program budgets, meeting contract targets and monitoring expenses.
Ensures that internal JBFCS and external regulatory agency standards and requirements are met.
Active participant in the intake disposition process.
Ensures that the safety and service needs of clients and families are met.
Responsible for community outreach efforts with other groups, individuals or organizations for purposes of maintaining and/or expanding census and collaborating to ensure that client needs are being addressed.
Responsible for event/incident report submission and event review meetings/minutes.
Responsible for risk management, including identifying, addressing and tracking high risk in clients and program operations.
Interviews and hires staff, as well as addresses staff performance-related issues in accordance with JBFCS Policy & Procedure.
Arranges for staff training and promotes the implementation of learning to practice.
Develops and implements CPI projects.
Facilitates program staff meetings and case conferences.
Responsible for staff scheduling and coverage, including case assignment.
Ensures intra-program collaboration and inter-agency collaboration.
Tracks and reports necessary data and outcomes.
Provides direct service to clients on an as-needed/required basis.
Assumes on-call administrative and crisis evening and weekend duties.
Other duties as assigned.
CORE COMPETENCIES:
Basic social work knowledge and understanding of stages of change.
Ability to provide in home therapy and child welfare services.
Ability to establish a strong therapeutic relationship with families.
Understanding of the use of family therapy principals to provide services.
Understanding of early childhood development and related theories and models of practice.
Strong Assessment skills to evaluate dynamics and interactions within the family.
Ability to Implement strategies to improve family communication and support.
EDUCATIONAL/ TRAINING REQUIRED:
Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Creative Arts Therapy or a related subject area.
NYS Mental Health Licensed Practitioner (e.g., LMSW, LMHC, LMFT, LCAT, or LCSW).
EXPERIENCE REQUIRED/LANGUAGE PREFERENCE:
Strong administrative, writing and computer skills are required.
Three years of administrative and/or supervisory experience in a relevant setting required.
Experience in preventive services and/or relevant evidence-based models preferred.
COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED:
Knowledge of Microsoft office required.
Knowledge and experience with the Connections system preferred.
VISUAL AND MANUAL DEXITERITY:
Limited applications of manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination.
WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL EFFORT:
To perform the essential functions of this job the candidate must be able to travel within New York City carrying equipment such as a notebook, forms, laptop, mobile hotspot and cell phone weighing up to approximately 10 pounds.
Risks/hazards associated with the position are those which may be encountered travelling around New York City and interfacing with clients experiencing an acute mental health crisis or serious emotional disturbance.
Travel in the community and home-based work.
Position is currently hybrid but can become 100% in person based on program need.
IF YOU JOIN US, YOU’LL HAVE THESE GREAT BENEFITS:
Generous time off in addition to paid agency holidays and 15 sick days.
Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans.
Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness.
Free continuing education opportunities.
403(b) retirement benefits and a pension.
Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation.
24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program.
Life and disability insurance.
Diversity, equity, and inclusion working groups that are available for you to join, including Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee.
WHO WE ARE: The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to help support our mission, and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with us.
MORE ON EQUAL OPPORTUNITY: We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.
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