One of Georgia’s largest behavioral healthcare providers, Highland Rivers Behavioral Health provides compassionate, professional treatment and recovery services to adults, children, families and veterans affected by mental health issues, substance abuse and addiction, and intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our purpose is to help every individual recover and live independent, successful and fulfilling lives.

Highland Rivers is seeking a Director of Child and Adolescent Substance Use Services.

Responsibilities include:

• Manage and direct Substance Use services residential programs in Cobb
• Provides clinical and administrative supervision
• Seeks out and implement new ways to improve/strengthen programs outcomes
• Seek out and implement ways to expand services, develop new programs, and to increase individuals served
• Ensure recovery-oriented service delivery
• Monitor that SU services meet and maintain compliance with all requirements for DBHDD, CARF, and HFR guidelines
• Develop, manage, and maintain a collaborative community environment
• Increase community partnerships
• Advocate and provide educate community and community stakeholders
• Provide in-service training for staff when needed
• Prepare, manage, maintain, and submit program budgets
• Identify new ways to improve financial outcomes
• Interview, hire, and onboard new staff
• Gather data and maintain appropriate reports on the program
• Complete staff PMR’s yearly

• Master degree or higher in MH field
• Professional License or Certification: LPC, LCSW, LMFT, CACII, CADCII
• 2 years experience in Substance Use field.
• Minimum of 2 years of Management experience
• Bi-lingual abilities a plus