Program Director

Location: Far Rockaway, NY

Compensation: $75,000-$80,000k annually

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the administration and supervision of the daily operations of the SRO.
• Responsible for the supervision of: Administrative Assistant, Senior RA, Clinical Coordinator and Nurse.
• Participate in check-in meetings with funder and supervision with supervisor.
• Ensure that all incidents have incident reports completed and shared with supervisor and funder. In addition, high-level incident reports must be followed up and documented with final determinations.
• Collaborate with Senior Director of Community Resources, the Nurse and staff regarding service plans and treatment options.
• Administer and supervise the Department of Homeless Services and the Department of Mental Hygiene contract.
• Identify, evaluate, and develop links with community resources for referrals.
• Participate in internal committees to increase cross integration and referrals.
• Serve as liaison with community members, DHS, OMH, and PN.
• Assist with grant writing to secure additional funding for the program.
• Work with staff to develop projects, set goals and objectives, establish timelines and oversee program budgets and fiscal operations.
• Prepare and submit corrective action reports, interim reports, stats and narrative reports to DHS, OMH, and supervisor.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree Preferred. Bachelor’s degree required in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or five years’ experience in the human services field.
• Experience working with the mentally ill, economically disadvantaged, entitlement recipients and “at risk” populations.
• Bilingual Preferred.
• Capacity to multi-task and to provide clinical supervision and training to the Clinical Coordinator.
• Previous work experience with the Department of Homeless Services or the Department of Mental Hygiene preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, strong organization and interpersonal skills and computer literate.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Phipps Houses and Affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, citizenship or national origin, ancestry, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, gender, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws. Our management team is dedicated to this policy with respect to recruitment, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, benefits, employee activities and general treatment during employment.