Assistant Program Director

Assistant Program Director

The Assistant Program Director provides support to the Program Director in overseeing the needs of the program are met. The position ensures that all clients are cared for, supervised and treated in a safe, secure, respectful and therapeutic manner. The Assistant Program Director may substitute for the Program Director during period of leave and serves as secondary liaison with ORR.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Substitutes for the Program Director during a period of leave, and serves as secondary liaison with ORR.
• Works with Program Director to assure that all ORR required services are provided.
• Directly supervises Milieu Supervisors, Medical Coordinators, Skills Trainers and others, as assigned.
• Creates Milieu staffing schedule that ensures program is sufficiently staffed for safety and supervision of youth throughout all shifts.
• Ensures that staff are hired, trained and onboarded.
• Participates in Case Staffings and problem solves cases with a multi-disciplinary team.
• Supports staff in working with youth with challenging behaviors.
• Reviews all incident reports and shift summaries, as well as submitting critical incident reports to ORR.
• Develops and proposes program policies and procedures to Program Director.
• Develops and supports daily milieu schedule for youth, including activities and outing planning.
• Maintain a climate which attracts, keeps and motivates top quality peopleboth professional and volunteer.
• Maintain an available presence as a program resource in day-to-day operations.
• Adheres to State Licensing requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Demonstrate a commitment to developing a thorough knowledge and application of the Sanctuary model and other organizational policies & practices.
• Participate in staff development, in-services, and training related to workplace effectiveness; model professional behaviors and implement improvements to business practices with awareness of their impact in a trauma-informed behavioral healthcare organization.

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All Morrison programs and services are accredited by The Joint Commission, a nationally recognized standards-setting and accreditation body for health care. Morrison is also certified as a trauma-informed organization by the Sanctuary Institute. Certification recognizes our dedication to providing a trauma-informed culture and environment for children, families and staff through implementing Sanctuary values, commitments, and tools.

We are an Affirmative Action Plan Employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. In compliance with our Affirmative Action Plan, Morrison uses E-Verify to determine employment eligibility after an offer is accepted.

Applications will be reviewed as received. Morrison reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any point during the posting period.

Morrison employees are offered a variety of benefits including Medical, Vision, Dental, Flexible Spending Accounts, Employer-Paid Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment and Long-Term Disability, and an Employee Assistance Program (EAP).