Assistant Program Director

Show your passion by empowering youth and families when joining the Wayside team!

Wayside is one of Massachusetts' most respected youth and family-serving agencies, supporting more than 6,000 youth and families annually across Central, Eastern, and Northeastern regions.

We invest in our employees' wellness with comprehensive benefits, including tuition and training reimbursement, a PTO package with 3 wellness days, 9 paid holidays, and up to 3 weeks of vacation in the first year. Enjoy a learning environment with free training, CEUs, and more, along with exceptional medical benefits, financial health supports, and career development opportunities.

Apply today and earn a $2,000 sign-on bonus!

Assistant Program Director - Community Based

Charlton Community Services

Salary Range:  $75,000.00 - $80,000.00/year sign-on bonus (half paid after 6 months of employment and half paid after 1 year of employment/pro-rated for part-time).

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is looking for an innovative Assistant Director who is an out of the box thinker, to work in Southern Worcester County, empowering youth and families! The Assistant Director will support the Site Director with fiscal and administrative oversight as well as the clinical quality of various behavioral health programs within the site.

This is a clinical position and due to contract obligations requires an independent license (LICSW, LMHC, LMFT).

What you will do:

• Support development and maintenance of a positive and inclusive site culture.
• Support fiscal performance of the site through:
• Managing census
• Caseload management
• Data tracking and reporting
• Monitor staffing capacity.
• Oversee existing grants and identify new service expansions in the communities we serve.
• Completing billing related tasks.
• Support positive relationships with our funders.
• Provide clinical and administrative supervision to supervisors, clinicians and other site staff.
• Support planning and facilitation of site staff meetings and management meetings.
• Support Site Director and PDs with hiring and onboarding new staff.
• Attend community and/or statewide meetings as needed.
• May carry a small caseload as needed.
• Covers certain responsibilities of the Site Director in their absence.

Competencies/Traits of Our Superstars:

• Demonstrates high quality skilled communication centered in equity and curiosity (i.e., ability to connect with others, approachability, being respectful to others, able to communicate at all levels, develop strong relationships with funding sources, etc.).
• Demonstrates high quality writing skills as evidenced by strong client documentation, grant writing and professional correspondence.
• Is a natural leader with the ability to teach, mentor, and hold employees accountable.

Minimum Requirements:

• Master’s degree and independent licensure (LMFT, LICSW, or LMHC required).
• Must be in the field for a minimum of 3 years.

We will train you in: Motivational Interviewing; Courageous Conversations; Attachment, Regulation and Competency Model (ARC); Trauma Informed Practice.

Salary : $75,000 - $80,000