Assistant Director of Mobile Crisis

Assistant Director

Access Services is hiring an Assistant Director for our Montgomery County Mobile Crisis team based out of Plymouth Meeting, PA.

The Assistant Director of Mobile Crisis will be an experienced behavioral health provider who is humble, hungry, and smart. While supporting the leadership of the Director, this individual will be part of a unified team of Assistant Directors who are challenged to grow leadership, supervisory skills, and crisis management experience. As a critical thinker, this person will be able to prioritize, be flexible, and adaptable. The Assistant Director of Mobile Crisis will have a demonstrated ability to work with and supervise people who are different from them and excel in team development.

As Assistant Director of Mobile Crisis, you can help build a team that will have the highest impact on the wellness of our Montgomery County community.

Key Responsibilities :

• Provide assistance with overall management, organization and daily operational oversight of the program.
• Assist with interviews, hiring and training of crisis workers.
• Supervise Crisis Workers on a weekly basis using individual and group supervision methods.
• Help ensure compliance by following program standards, Access Services philosophy of care, and established policies and procedures; provide the best care for individuals; Maintain regulatory compliance with the state and funders.
• Maintain effective communication with the leadership team and promote a cooperative and caring attitude toward others.
• Perform telephone counseling on the crisis hotlines and mobile crisis support as needed in a manner that promotes teaching and modeling.
• Actively supervise and assist team in the resolution of crisis situations in real time.
• Participate in the rotation to maintain off-site crisis management.
• Promote Mobile Crisis and Peer Support / Teen Talk Lines programs within the community; carry out public relation functions; Maintain positive relationships with partners, funders and licensing bodies.
• Ability to travel during work shift to successfully carry out the expectations of this position including attending offsite meetings, providing services in the community, and providing service oversight and supervision. Therefore, employees drive their personal vehicle and / or an agency owned vehicle to meet these expectations. Employees are expected to meet eligibility criteria outlined in our Motor Vehicle Policy, and successfully pass the agency's substance abuse screening at any time during employment.

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