Director of Mental Health

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,