Outpatient Project Director

The Project Director oversees validated substance use screening beginning at age 12, Brief Intervention, Brief Treatment, Referral to Treatment, warm handoffs, follow-up, and integration with outpatient behavioral health, primary care, schools, mobile outreach, and community services. Responsibilities: Monitors implementation fidelity and the Quality Improvement Plan, reviews performance data with the Project Evaluator, supports required SAMHSA reporting and sustainability activities, and leads improvement actions when performance varies from project expectations.

Overview:

Join our team and be a part of something extraordinary as part of our Outpatient programs.

 

 

Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) Program:

The program provides early identification and intervention for substance use concerns for individuals age 12 and older, with a particular focus on youth and young adults ages 12–21. The program operates across Atlantic, Burlington, and Camden Counties and integrates SBIRT into outpatient behavioral health, healthcare, school, mobile outreach, and community-based settings. Services include evidence-based substance use screening, brief intervention and brief treatment when indicated, and referral to treatment for individuals needing more intensive substance use services. The program also provides care navigation, warm handoffs, follow-up, peer and recovery support, and coordination with behavioral health, primary care, substance use treatment, and community resources to reduce barriers and improve continuity of care.

 

Benefits

• 3.2 weeks of Paid Time Off during the first year
• Medical, vision, dental and life insurance
• 9 Agency-paid holidays
• 403(b) match and employee participation
• Tuition Reimbursement after 1 year of employment

Salary: $90000 / annually - depending upon education / experience / licensure

 

Job Summary

The Project Director provides overall leadership for Legacy Treatment Services' Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) project. This key position directs project start-up and daily operations, staffing, partnership coordination, fiscal and grant oversight, workforce development, quality improvement, and achievement of project deliverables across approved service settings. The Project Director oversees validated substance use screening beginning at age 12, Brief Intervention, Brief Treatment, Referral to Treatment, warm handoffs, follow-up, and integration with outpatient behavioral health, primary care, schools, mobile outreach, and community services.

Responsibilities:

• Monitors implementation fidelity and the Quality Improvement Plan, reviews performance data with the Project Evaluator, supports required SAMHSA reporting and sustainability activities, and leads improvement actions when performance varies from project expectations.
• Supervises project personnel and provides clinical supervision when qualified, or coordinates qualified clinical supervision consistent with staff licensure and credentialing. 
• Directly implement, support, monitor, or sustain approved SBIRT activities.

Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, or a related behavioral health field required.
• Current independent New Jersey clinical behavioral health license, such as LPC, LCSW, LMFT, Licensed Psychologist, or other qualifying independent clinical license, required.
• Minimum three years of progressively responsible leadership experience directing behavioral health and/or substance use disorder programs serving children, adolescents, young adults, and adults required.
• Experience implementing evidence-based practices, supervising multidisciplinary clinical teams, leading quality improvement activities, and administering federal grants preferred.

About Legacy Treatment Services

 

Legacy Treatment Services is a vibrant non-profit behavioral health organization that utilizes cutting-edge technology and evidence-based practice in treatment and clinical care. Our programs provide a complement of services for most ages and needs. This continuum is designed to meet the complex needs of each individual and creates a continuum of services that are able to meet the needs of children, adults and families through a continuum of services utilizing an integrated care model. We are dedicated to seeking new innovative solutions that help us provide needed services more efficiently while maintaining stable, sustainable growth.

 

Legacy Treatment Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer.