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**TITLE**: Assistant Program Director **REPORTS**: Program Director **FLSA CODE**: Exempt **PROGRAM**: Manor - 219 East 121st St. New York, NY 10035 * * * **OUR MISSION:** Since 1967, Odyssey House has been providing innovative services and programs to a broad population of individuals and families struggling with substance use and mental health disorders. Odyssey House helps New Yorkers of all ages—and across all five boroughs—beat drugs and alcohol with highly individualized treatment programs. Odyssey House provides high quality, holistic treatment impacting all major life spheres, including psychological, physical, social, family, educational and spiritual in order to support personal rehabilitation, renewal and family restoration. If that sounds different than other treatment programs, you’re right. Because Odyssey is where recovery gets real. **MAJOR FUNCTIONS:** Under the direction of the Program Director, the Assistant Program Director is responsible for the delivery of all clinical treatment services in an OASAS 820 certified and funded residential services program. They ensure the quality of treatment services, the fidelity of evidence-based service delivery and timely documentation of all group and individual counseling services and support services delivered by the facility’s clinical staff. They are responsible for the supervision and overall job performance of the Clinical Directors who supervise direct care clinical staff. They are responsible for maintaining OASAS regulatory compliance and ensuring that programs operate in accordance with Odyssey House organizational standards and policies. **SPECIFIC DUTIES &** **RESPONSIBILITIES**: 1. Implements, monitors and provides oversight of all clinical aspects related to the delivery of residential substance abuse services. 2. Provide supervision, guidance and coaching to Clinical Directors and other assigned staff. 3. Ensures timely completion of all clinical documentation through utilization of clinical reports. 4. Reviews and signs off on all treatment plans, treatment plan reviews, and discharge planning documentation. 5. Implements and ensures compliance with all clinical policies, procedures and protocols. 6. Oversees compliance with all referent communication and HRA STARS verification and reporting. 7. Leads 820 utilization review process through coordination and collaboration with UR Specialist. 8. Responsible for adjudicating client issues including processing grievances and appeals of administrative discharges. 9. Ensures that staff maintains accurate and confidential clinical records that comply with external monitoring agency standards and internal policy and procedures. 10. Prepares all proposals and reports as needed. 11. Assumes responsibility for program operations in the absence of the Program Director. 12. Provides and implements formal orientation plans to newly hired direct subordinate staff. 13. Conduct regular clinical and administrative meetings with staff. 14. Prepares written annual evaluations on staff under their supervision. Reviews evaluations of all clinical staff members. 15. Oversees client systems including client orientation, structure, pro-vocational activities, house GI’s, etc. 16. Provides ongoing training for clinical staff and participates in Odyssey House in-service trainings. 17. Leads clinical quality improvement activities in collaboration with Program Director. 18. Represents Odyssey House at community and public forums. 19. Other relevant duties as assigned by Program Director. **REQUIREMENTS: EDUCATION/TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES** 1. Master’s level clinical degree required. 2. Two (2) year of experience delivering clinical supervision preferred. 3. Licensure as a LMHC, LMSW, LCSW required. 4. Proficiency with computer operation (Microsoft Word, Excel, Electronic Health Record and Outlook programs). 5. Must be able to work a flexible schedule. 6. Completion of OASAS 30-hour clinical supervisio…
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$75,000 – $95,000/yr
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