Program Manager

Job Responsibilities

Are you passionate about making a real difference in people's lives? Join our team at the Office of Mental Health where we are dedicated to providing compassionate and accessible care to our community. We are seeking a Program Manager / Polly Best Clinic who is motivated to help individuals and families navigate life's challenges and achieve long-term wellness. If you want to use your skills to build a healthier, more resilient community, we encourage you to apply.

This position is located at the SC Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) - Office of Mental Health, Aiken-Barnwell Mental Health Center, 916 Reynolds Road, Barnwell, SC 29812.

The Office of Mental Health's mission is to support the recovery of people with mental illnesses. We provide a complete array of medical and support services for children, adults, and families throughout South Carolina.

The Program Manager / Polly Best Clinic will provide management and supervision for the clinical operations of ABMHC's satellite clinic (Polly Best Center) in Barnwell County. This includes services offered in the clinic and community.

Responsibilities for the Program Manager/Polly Best Center:

• Provide management for the Polly Best Center. Participate in the overall agency planning, agency committees and improvement processes.
• Assist with implementation of clinical initiatives and agency initiatives.
• Ensure coverage for programs/services offered via Barnwell County satellite office.
• Ensure staff are knowledgeable of and measured against patient care hours standards for clinical service.
• Provide direct services to patients as assigned. Annual patient care hour requirement of 440 hours.
• Will assist with crisis response in Barnwell County.
• Ensure all documentation and staff's documentation is completed thoroughly and according to OMH/QA/CARF/ABMHC standards. This includes but is not
  
  limited to the use of collaborative documentation, completing initial and updating safety plans and ensuring overall responsibility for ABMHC meeting QA/OMH
  
  standards.
• Ensure PB caseload is seen in accordance with their needs based on LOC and functionality. This includes but is not limited to ensuring staff completing initial and
  
  updating DLA-20 and initiating discharge plan at onset of treatment as part of treatment plan.
• Engage with Barnwell Community to address mental health needs and share information about mental health in general. This includes participation in local
  
  committees, presentations, Barnwell MH Forum, Barnwell County Council meetings, etc.
• Recruit, develop and retain a competent, culturally diverse, motivated and productive workforce.
• Pursue professional development through collegial consultation and continuing educational opportunities.
• Comply with Corporate Compliance Policy and Risk Management Plan.

Minimum and Additional Requirements

• A master's degree in social work, guidance, counseling or the social sciences.

Additional Requirements:

• Two years of post-graduate experience providing counseling/treatment.
• Licensed in SC. If not licensed must be seeking licensure within six months of hire.
• Two years of paid Supervisory experience.
• Ability to lift 5 pounds and operate a state vehicle.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual abilities in English and Spanish (or another language) are a plus.

Additional Comments

Post hire, employees must:

• Have knowledge of agency's mission, programs and objectives and ability to effectively share information with community.
• Have knowledge of management principles.
• Have the ability to interpret and apply rules and regulations.
• Have the ability to manage work and provide guidance to employees.
• Have ability to make presentations and prepare reports.
• Have ability to effectively plan, coordinate and manage complex mental disorders.
• Have knowledge of psychopathology, family dynamics, family and group psychotherapy, interviewing techniques and evidence-based practices.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals, families and community partners.
• Be an experienced manager and therapist who can independently apply relevant management principles and counseling techniques to ensure agency
  
  outcomes are successfully met.
• With limited supervision, Employee is subject to OMH/ABMHC/State policies and procedures.
• Be able to pass CPR and Managing Agitation in the Psychiatric Setting (MAPS) Certification.

This position is considered essential and may be called back during crises/disasters/emergencies.

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions including, but not limited, to lactation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

Supplemental questions are considered part of your official application. Any misrepresentation will result in your disqualification from employment. Please complete the state application to include all current and previous work history and education. A resume will not be accepted nor reviewed to determine if an applicant has met the qualifications for the position.

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities offers an exceptional benefits package for full time (FTE) employees:

• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, and life insurance for employees, spouse, and children. Click here for additional information.
• 15 days annual (vacation) leave per year
• 15 days sick leave per year
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Parental Leave
• S.C. Deferred Compensation Program available (S.C. Deferred Compensation)
• Retirement benefit choices *
• State Retirement Plan (SCRS)

• State Optional Retirement Program (State ORP)

• Enrollment in one of the listed plans is required for all FTE employees; please refer to the contribution section of hyperlinked retirement sites for the current contribution rate of gross pay.