Program Director

Bond Health -

Program Director needed in Manhattan
Full time position!
Salary: $90,745.84 To $100,000.00 per year plus benefits

Program/Department Description:
The OMH licensed Intensive Crisis Residence (ICR) is inspired by the Soteria model and is designed as an alternative to psychiatric hospitalization for people going through an acute psychiatric crisis and who would benefit from a respite period in a stabilizing, home-like environment with 24-hour peer support and treatment services. The Soteria ICR will work with guests for up to 28 days to help them develop awareness and skills that will allow them to return to the community with an increased ability to manage their mental health concerns. The ICR will follow a Soteria model which emphasizes shared running of a home-like environment, positive expectations of recovery, validation of subjective experiences, the concept of "being with” a person, providing 1:1 support, 24 hours a day, and self-determination. Services are completely voluntary, and guests are encouraged to maintain their daily responsibilities and activities in the community during their stay including work, school, family care, recreation, and wellness appointments. The program works with guests throughout their stay on discharge planning focused on safety and wellness, and provides post-discharge follow up health resource navigation support.

Responsibilities:
-Responsible for the overall administration and the day-to-day operation of the Soteria Intensive Crisis Respite (ICR), ensuring all contractual obligations are met and all operations are mission-aligned.
-Establishing and maintaining a culture of accountable, supportive leadership and supervision that promotes quality assurance and professionalism.
-Develops and refines the program's policy and procedure manual.
-Oversees staff recruitment, training, supervision and evaluation
-Manages state of the physical site
-Conducts quality assurance improvement activities, audit preparedness, and complete internal and external reporting.
-Provides 24/7 on-call support on a rotating schedule shared with other program leadership.

Job Qualifications
-LMSW in the state of New York, or related licensure, required.
-Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years management experience working in a social service or related setting, with people diagnosed with psychiatric disabilities and people struggling with substance use, preferred.
-Strong administrative and organizational skills.
-Previous experience working with adults with psychiatric disabilities utilizing the recovery model.
-A respect for, and high level of comfort around people experiencing psychiatric crisis.
-Must be fingerprinted and cleared by the Office of Mental Health (OMH).
-Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to work as part of a team.
-Bilingual Spanish-speaking, preferred. Ability to speak other relevant languages, preferred.
-Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
-Strong analytical ability.

For more information and to apply, please contact
Howard Newman
Account Manager, Bond Health Staffing
5824 12th Avenue
Brooklyn, NY, 11219
Office: 1-718-302-0040 ext. 204
Fax: 1-718-302-0070
Howard@bondhealthstaffing.com