Assistant Program Director - Dover, DE

Assistant Program Director

$50,000 per year
Eligible for $2000 sign on bonus

Elwyn Adult Behavioral Health Services fosters hope and recovery. Elwyn provides behavioral health services to improve the quality of life for individuals living with mental illness and addictions, serving over 7,000 individuals across 6 states. The cornerstone of our success is Elwyn's deep and longstanding commitment to the principles of recovery and the inclusion of peers in the recovery process.

Elwyn Adult Behavioral Health Services is seeking an Assistant Program Director to support Springview Place, our new, nine-bed mental health residential facility in Dover, Delaware.

$50,000 per year
Eligible for $2000 sign on bonus
Comprehensive benefits
Monday - Friday, 8 am - 4 pm with some additional coverage as needed

The Assistant Program Director assumes shared responsibility for leadership, vision, direction, and daily supervision of one or more program(s) designed to serve young adults through geriatric individuals with chronic mental illness and co-occurring disorders. Ensures implementation of responsible clinical and management practice congruent with Agency mission, which result in a high-quality service to consumers and sound fiscal management.

• Educates staff on required licensing documentation and associated timelines and assures all required documentation is completed within established timelines including but not limited to the development, implementation, and evaluation of client treatment plans, assessments and required documentation based on program requirements.
• Assists in monitoring the delivery of services to individuals and evaluates the quality of services to ensure services are being delivered in a consistent, flexible, and responsive manner.
• In accordance with policy, regularly discusses clinical challenges encountered with individual to encourage alternative solutions. Documents group clinical sessions. Similarly provides administrative supervision, and documents the discussion Escalates performance deficiencies through the Performance Improvement process to medicate /resolve in timely manner.
• Ensures that program records (including clinical) are clear and thorough, and meet the reporting standards and timely submission of regulatory agencies assuring all deadlines of the required documentation are met.
• Supports staff education on topics of managing symptoms and stressors, psychiatric medications, co-occurring disorders, such as substance abuse (if needed), and skills and knowledge required to transition individuals to more independent living.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in clinical or counseling psychology, clinical social work, vocational/psychiatric rehabilitation, or education.
• OR a bachelor's degree with 5 years of experience in mental health services delivery.
• 2+ years of experience in behavioral / mental health residential services.
• Current, valid driver's license.

Why You Should Join Elwyn

We are committed as an organization to creating the best workplace experience for our employees and ensuring those that care for our clients are cared for. Elwyn offers a generous benefits package to all employees starting 30 days from the date of hire including health insurance through Aetna as well as free to low-cost dental and vision coverage to employees and their dependents. Employees can also participate in a 403(b) program with a discretionary match contribution from Elwyn. We encourage excellence in the workplace with our "Making A Difference" employee recognition program which offers bonus compensation for those who go above and beyond in the workplace. Elwyn invests in its employees through a generous Tuition Reimbursement Program as well as a master's degree incentive available to all employees working 30 or more hours weekly.

Elwyn reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as needed. This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive statement of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor does it constitute a written or implied contract.

Elwyn is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and identity, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status, genetic information, disability status, military, or veteran status, marital or family status, political activities or affiliations, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, and federal law.

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