Treatment Director (LADC) - Full-Time

Organization Overview
NUWAY Alliance is a nonprofit organization created in 2019 with a mission to provide leadership, innovation, and recovery access in response to national and local trends in behavioral healthcare. It provides overarching leadership and management to NUWAY House, Cochran Recovery Services, The Gables, Arrigoni Housing Support and NUWAY Recovery Foundation. In addition to extremely competitive compensation packages, NUWAY Alliance has best in class benefit offerings for employees including company paid Medical, Dental, Vision, a 403(b)-retirement plan with an extremely generous company match, and much more!

The Program Manager is responsible for the management of daily operations within residential or outpatient treatment programs serving men and women with co-occurring mental health and addiction issues. The Program Manager ensures the program’s activities meet the specified service objectives as specified by state (DHS 245G) and federal regulations to support achievement of effective personal development; this may include working with clients individually and in group settings to identify and resolve issues including substance use, mental health, personal and/or emotional and family issues. The Program Manager provides support to the Program Directors of 245G clinics and provides supervision and oversite to the direct service counseling team ensuring treatment quality and compliance within the scope of NUWAY’s mission. The Program Manager may also carry a limited caseload of clients. The Program Manager must be able to maintain client confidentiality in accordance with state and federal guidelines and HIPAA requirements.

• Bachelor’s degree with a major or concentration in a related degree, or licensure as a registered nurse
• Current LADC license required
• Age 18 or older
• At least 3 or more years of experience providing individual and group counseling to individuals with substance use disorder

• Previous counseling or counseling internship as well as demonstrated leadership working with professional and support staff in a recovery environment
• Able to pass Minnesota DHS background study
• High degree of computer literacy including experience using an electronic health records (EHR) system
• Excellent written, communication, customer service, and case management skills
• Possess maturity, patience, understanding and empathy with recovering individuals and work with a multidisciplinary team
• Ability to relate to people from diverse backgrounds
• Demonstrated working knowledge in the field of substance use disorder and/or mental health, in an addiction treatment facility
• Physical Demands: Sitting for extended periods of time. Daily use of general office and/or residential facility equipment. Lifting (max 25 pounds), minimal reaching, bending and stooping. Ability to effectively navigate program or office environment such as ascending and descending steps, passing through doorways and entrances, and accessing program/office facilities.
• Proficiently understand, follow instructions, and communicate effectively in English. Able to effectively document services in writing formatted in English.