Description

The following is a composite representation of the actual positions which make up this classification. It is not intended to cover all possible job requirements or job factors which, if applicable, are included by reference. Lines of supervision and reporting are as shown on an organizational chart. TrueCore Behavioral Solutions has zero tolerance for abuse.

A. Position Definition & Summary:

Acts as the facilitys mental health and substance abuse authority. Provides at least one hour of clinical supervision per week for each unlicensed mental health therapist. Ensures compliance with overlay requirements, which may include MHOS, RSAT, and intensive mental health. Ensures proper completion of documentation and integration of a mental health delivery system that meets all state and federal guidelines. Has the responsibility for directing the programs psychological and treatment services to include technical and administrative duties, testing, individual, group, and family therapeutic activities, research, and participation in overall institutional programming and administration and does related work as required. Is available to provide emergency consultation services and is on 24-hour call for emergencies.

B. Position Expectations and Essential Functions:

• • Participates as a member of facility management team.

• • Coordinates services related to Facility Specific Overlay System.

• • Provides administrative and clinical supervision to Master level therapists at least once per week.

• • Ensures the development of the youths treatment plan.

• • Participates in treatment team process.

• • Provides consultation regarding behavior management practices.

• • Participates in training and development for purpose of professional growth and skill enhancement.

• • Supports the facility safety and security program, adhering to all applicable policies.

• • Implements facility substance abuse program.

• • Ensure facility compliance with the implementation of the Comprehensive Suicide Plan, including precautionary observation.
  • Orients new employees to departments specific policies and procedures.

• • Supervises employees to ensure completion of documentation.

• • Completes all monthly and weekly reports to ensure proper documentation

• • Provides individual, group and family therapy as required

• • Completes needs assessments and youth treatment plan

• • Supervises the operations of programs for rehabilitation and treatment, including referral, counseling, and other social service activities and programs.

• • Assigns and instructs administrative assistants, life skill specialists, MH/SA therapists and supervises the performance of their work.

• • Plans, develops, and supervises the implementation of new and/or revised program activities and related operating procedures.

• • Assigns staff to accommodate unique or emergency needs.

• • Develops policies and procedures necessary for effective program implementation and operation.

• • Maintains liaison and cooperative working relationships with other agencies, commissions, and other organizations to enhance service programs and accomplish goals and objectives.

• • Reviews and evaluates the overall quality of programs and services to ensure conformance with goals and objectives.

• • Plans, organizes, and assigns the work of the organization unit and evaluates employee performance and conduct, enabling the effective recommendation of the hiring, firing, promoting, and disciplining of staff.

• • Prepares extensive correspondence in the course of official duties.

• • Prepares clear, sound, accurate, and informative reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

• • Administers and supervises the administration of psychological and other tests.

• • Directs the scoring and interpretation of tests, the analysis of test results and series of tests and the correlation of test results with other findings.

• • Supervises the activities of treatment and program personnel within the unit.

• • Plans and directs courses of individual or group treatment.

• • Initiates, conducts, and reports on research studies.

• • Participates in case related meetings and conferences and in staff and agency policy meetings and discussions. Performs and directs case interviews.

• • Prepares recommendations for training programs for staff and the population.

• • Plans, organizes, and assigns the work of the organizational unit and evaluates employee performance and conduct, enabling the effective recommendation of the hiring, firing, promoting, and disciplining of subordinates.

• • In connection with community education, makes presentations before organizations and groups interested in, or concerned with the problems of mental health, mental retardation, and the prevention of delinquency.

• • Prepares and directs the preparation of clear, technically sound, accurate and informative psychological, statistical, diagnostic and other reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

• • Directs the establishment and maintenance of the essential unit records, histories, and files.

• • Effectively implements and consistently applies the programs Positive Performance System (PPS) / Behavior Management System (BMS).

• • Provides oversight to the PPS/BMS System to ensure it properly implemented by program staff.

• • Monitors and provides feedback to ensure that the rewards and consequences are distributed in a fair and consistent manner.

• • Detect, respond and prevent abuse of youth.

• • Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications

C. Position Requirements:

Education:

• Masters degree in social work or equivalent masters degree in a recognized mental health field. Must possess a current State of Florida License, per F.S. 491 as an LMHC or LCSW. Prefer supplemented by either a Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology (Ph.D.) or a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D) from an accredited college; or a Doctor of Education (Ed.D) from an accredited college with a major course of study in psychology

• Prefer five (5) years of experience in the field of treatment program development, implementation, and evaluation in a community mental health center, mental hospital, school for the developmentally disabled or penal, correctional, or juvenile institution, or other similar setting.

Other Requirements:

• Must be 21 years of age or older.

• Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in the state where the work site is located only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position.

D. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of interviewing and psychological evaluation skills.

• Knowledge of the theory and practice of substance abuse treatment and education, including the practical problems involved in giving varied types of tests and in scoring, analyzing and interpreting tests and test results.

• Knowledge of the Therapeutic Community model.

• Ability to investigate and analyze information and to draw conclusions.

• Ability to observe, assess, and record symptoms, reactions and progress.

• Ability to read, interpret, and apply rules, regulations, policies, objectives, and standards.

• Ability to carry out assigned work and to develop effective work methods in accordance with established procedures.

• Ability to work effectively with facility staff and other persons interested in or concerned with the treatment programs and services.

• Ability to do assigned research work.

• Ability to keep current with literature, trends of thought, and new developments in the treatment of substance abuse.

• Ability to collect materials for and prepare clear, accurate, and informative psychological, statistical, and other reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

• Ability to draft correspondence.

• Ability to maintain and establish records and files.

• Ability to assist in the establishment and maintenance of the essential mental health and substance abuse related records, studies, and files.

• Ability to work with a variety of behaviors.

• Ability to tolerate verbal and mental abuse while maintaining a professional demeanor.

• Ability to perform appropriate crisis intervention involving student behavior, including physically breaking up fights in the classroom.

• Ability to complete pre-service and annual in-service CPR and first aid certification training and self-defense and physical intervention training.

• Ability to pass drug and TB screening and testing.

• Ability to work under pressure; meet inflexible deadlines; set priorities; deal diplomatically with difficult individuals; and supervise others; ability to manage multiple programs; lead small program management teams and work independently. Adherence to the highest ethical standards essential.

E. Equipment Utilized

• Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

F. Physical Requirements & Work Environment:

• Talking: Ability to express and exchange ideas via spoken word during activities in which they must convey details or important spoken instructions to others accurately, sometimes quickly and loudly. Hearing and Vision: Ability to perceive the nature of sounds with no less than 40 dB loss at Hz, 1000 Hz and 2000 Hz with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication. Work requires a minimum standard of visual acuity with or without correction that will enable employees to complete clerical tasks, and observe youth. Dexterity: Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push, pull, lift, grasp, and be able to perceive the attributes of an object such as size, shape, and temperature. Movements frequently and regularly required using wrists, hands and/or fingers. Physical Strength: Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force occasionally. Position is mainly sedentary work (office work), but may on occasion include physical force execution. Employee may be subject to temperature changes, but the employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions as the work is predominantly inside. Language: Ability to write complex sentences, using proper punctuation, and ability to communicate in complex sentences using normal word order with present and past tenses. Processing and Reasoning: Ability to exercise self-control in potentially volatile situations such as in verbal and physical confrontations. Must be able to work and concentrate amidst distractions and noise. Ability to assist youth with problem solving and maintaining self-control in volatile situations.

• The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this position the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions as they relate to travel. The noise level is usually moderate as the primary work environment is a standard office setting. Work environment may involve exposure to noise, dust, fumes, dangerous machinery, chemicals, body fluids, falling objects, and aggressive verbal and physical behavior from students and weather and temperature extremes.

• Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they can perform the essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation is made to their known limitations. If the accommodation cannot be made because it would cause the company undue hardship, such persons may not be eligible.