Director of Mental Health

Job Description

Job Description

Responsibilities are managerial in function, with the coordination of: providing direct supervision to case management staff and ensuring clients receive appropriate services based on assessed need; supporting the overall treatment component of the program and ensuring the provision of treatment programs in both the treatment and work release phases of the program; providing specific training for the reentry division, sanction treatment, and training modalities for the agency through a lead role with Treatment Coordinators. Reports to the PROMISE Program Director but has external responsibilities to, and authority over, Treatment Coordinators and Directors in Behavioral Health & Re-Entry Services regarding training and treatment.

Scope of Duties:
1. Interact with clients, staff, and outside contacts with respect and courtesy.
2. Maintain client and staff confidentiality in compliance with administrative policies and procedures.
3. Attend and participate in regularly scheduled staff meetings, supervisory conferences, and training sessions.
4. Ensure the provision of direct services to all clients entering the program, including the following:

* Ensure all assessments and service plans are completed for all clients

* Ensure clients are referred to appropriate services.

* Develop a group treatment schedule and run groups when needed.

* Coordinate all psychiatric and clinical consultant appointments for clients.

5. Conduct weekly treatment team and individual meetings with core curriculum coaches to:

* Provide supervision to the treatment team

* Ensure individual and group progress notes are completed in a timely and accurate manner.

* Ensure that pre- and post-assessments and client satisfaction surveys are completed.

6. Conduct case reviews and coordinate clinical consultation on a weekly basis with staff, consultants (psychiatric nurse practitioner/psychiatrist), and/or clients, including reviews of medication records.

7. Develop and implement in-service training component on evidence-based interventions, accreditation standards, and contract obligations for all treatment staff.

8. Network with other community agencies to develop alternate resources for treatment support and aftercare.

9. Carry a small, specialized caseload, if necessary.

10. Collect data to support research/outcomes initiatives and treatment coordination schedule. 

11. Ensure there is a continuum of mental health services from residential to permanent housing levels of care.

12. Participate as a member of the agency Peer Review Committee.

13. Supervise interns

14. Other duties as assigned.

ADA Essential Functions:
1. Occasionally required to smell, stoop.
2. Regularly required to use hands to handle or feel.
3. Regularly required to reach.
4. Regularly required to stand, walk, sit, talk, and hear.
5. Regularly required to lift and move up to 10 lbs.
6. Ability to see clearly at 20 inches or less.
7. Ability to observe an area that can be seen up and down or to the left and right while remaining fixed on a given point.

Credentials/Abilities:
Must have Masters degree in one of the helping professions with four years of directly related experience and a license in the State of New Jersey as an LCSW, LSW,  LPC, or LCADC.  Supervisory experience required; thorough working knowledge of social learning theory, cognitive-behavioral interventions and approaches, assessment and evaluation; willingness to work flexible hours, including weekends and evenings; and demonstrated competencies in training, group interaction, and mentoring.  Must possess a valid driver's license and be able to meet agency standards,