Therapy Director, Behavioral Health - Full-time / Part-time

Requisition Number: PH1

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External Description:

Essential Responsibilities: As a member of the Leadership Team, the Director manages program activities effectively and efficiently in accordance with external regulations and internal policies; supervises staff and provides professional leadership and direction; represents the facility positively and responsively in the community; develops and monitors program initiatives to increase the capacity of the facility to fulfill its mission. Essential responsibilities include:

• Provide administrative oversight for the residential therapeutic programs, as well as serving as a therapist as needed.
• Administer required records, reports, and data for programs and ensure that all certifications, reimbursement and funding requirements are fulfilled in a timely, accurate manner.
• Serve as a member of the Leadership Team and assure effective communication, continuity, and cooperation between all programs, services, and administrative and support functions.
• Provide supervision, direction and guidance to staff.
• Facilitate staff development and assure that staff is appropriately trained to meet external requirements and regulations for residential care.
• Monitor and evaluate the quality of services and programs, and the performance of staff to ensure that programs and staff performance.
• Meet with the Facility CEO and Corporate leadership on a timely and regular basis to provide updates on the status of programs; to identify problems in programs, staffing, services, funding, and community; to propose solutions, to recommend policy and program initiatives and to implement solutions as appropriate.
• Respond supportively to changes in programs and policies and take a broad view of one’s position by assuming additional responsibilities when the need arises.
• Provide leadership to staff by example, by knowledge and practice of professional skills, relationship and standards.
• Assure appropriate staffing by recruiting, interviewing, and recommending candidates for positions.
• Maintain quality assurance procedures, including creation of policy and procedures, monitoring and evaluating the quality of services and programs.

Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of supervision
• Knowledge of trauma and its effects on clients and staff
• Excellent administrative skills
• Possess ‘out of the box’ thinking and resourcefulness
• Ability to work effectively when under extreme pressure
• Possess and display compassion and empathy
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing
• Knowledge of public, private and community agencies
• Possess strong advocacy skills; meet the needs of clients with effective solutions
• Ability to work independently; but relate issues to manager appropriately
• Attend supervision meetings as required
• Ability to work in a team environment and facilitate team development
• Ability to get along well with others and gain their cooperation
• Be dependable, transparent on all tasks, receptive to supervision
• Ability to identify information and data critical to cases

Qualifications:

• Previous experience in administration, supervision, and program development. 
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, and computer skills.
• Strong customer service skills; ability to work in a team in a collaborative manner
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organizational skills
• Ability to take direction from either supervisor and/or co-workers based on the situation

Requirements

Well qualified candidates will have:

•  3+ years’ experience in the delivery of treatment services to children, adolescents, and families;
•  be currently licensed as a mental health professional, with the ability to add licensure in new states as needed;
•  have a Master’s degree in a human services field with 2+ years sexual rehab training and experience preferred.

Competitive base pay and benefits, with relocation and bonus structures available for qualified candidates.

City: Forrest City

State: Arkansas

Community / Marketing Title: Therapy Director, Behavioral Health

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Location_formattedLocationLong: Forrest City, Arkansas US

Job Number: 4926