Assistant Program Director - IMT

Job Description

Job Description

Founded in 1974, Community Access continues to uphold and operate as a pioneer of supportive housing and social services in NYC for people with mental health concerns. We proudly lead advocacy efforts that rally our community to promote human rights, social justice, and economic opportunities for all. We are built upon the simple truth that people are experts in their own lives. Our programs are spread across 25 locations and include over 1200 units of supportive housing in three boroughs, the Howie the Harp Advocacy Center, Peer-driven Crisis Respite Center, Adult Home Initiative, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and the Intensive Mobile Team (IMT).

Department Overview

Intensive Mobile Treatment (IMT) is an innovative, creative, trauma-informed mobile practice model designed to provide treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to individuals whose needs have not been met by traditional services. IMT participants interact with homeless services, criminal justice, and behavioral health service systems. IMT teams are hired, trained, and funded to maximize flexibility and continuity of care for persons who historically have been poorly served. Community Access’ IMT Teams serve individuals who are street homeless or living between institutional settings and housing. Team members work collaboratively with settings in which the participant is living and use assertive engagement strategies to proactively engage individuals in services. IMT team members share responsibility for the people they serve, helping individuals attain housing and other personal and safety goals that may be of a health, social, work or education nature.

Position Overview

The IMT Assistant Program Director is responsible for assigned administrative and management tasks and for the provision of direct services. The IMT Assistant Program Director supports the IMT Program Director in the overall daily operation and management of the IMT program, including clinical support to direct program participant care. Some additional responsibilities of the Assistant Program Director are to provide direct supervision for assigned staff, review team members documentation to ensure services are person-centered, linked to assessment activities, consistent with agency values, and entered in a timely manner. The APD must assist the Program Director with overall operationalization of IMT services in accordance with DOHMH standards including planning and facilitating meetings, providing clinical support, ensuring on-call service availability, 24 / 7.

Qualifications

• Have an understanding, appreciation, and commitment to the philosophy and mission of Community Access.
• Licensed in New York State in Clinical Social Work (LCSW, preferred) or Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
• Minimum of three (3) years direct clinical experience with adults in a behavioral health setting
• Minimum one (1) year supervisory or management experience preferred
• Available to work a flexible schedule, mornings, evenings and weekends in response to participant needs
• Computer proficiency
• Must be able to work in the community, including use of public transportation
• Must be fingerprinted and cleared by the New York State Justice Center

Bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply.

Interested candidates should apply on www.communityaccess.org / jobs.

Community Access is an Equal Opportunity Employer. M / F / D / V.

Women, People of Color and Members of the LGBT community are strongly encouraged to apply.

We are dedicated to a workforce where at least 51% of our employees identify as having a

personal experience using mental health services. www.communityaccess.org