Assistant Director- Mobile Crisis Outreach Team

Sycamores • Altadena, CA

7d • $85,000 - $105,000

About The Position

Sycamores provides a spectrum of equitable mental health services through various programs to multicultural populations of all acuities. Although it serves a variety of consumers, the Agency focuses primarily on providing care to low-income, high-needs, at-risk children, youth, families, and adults. The Sycamores Program Assistant Director for our Mobile Crisis Outreach Team is a management-level position responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating the overall program, human and financial resources associated with our agency MCOT program. Sycamores is partnering with LA County to run dispatch centers and 988 mental health crisis hotline to provide support to people experiencing a mental health crisis. The 988 hotline will provide initial phone support to all callers and triage calls to County mental health dispatch center who will assign the Sycamores Mobile Crisis Outreach Team for in person support. The Mobile Crisis Outreach Team will respond out to the community to provide timely support including crisis stabilization, safety planning, assessment for danger to self/ others, and gravely disabled write 51/50 holds as needed and provide follow up support. The Assistant Director will provide support and supervision to the Mobile Crisis team and be an integral part of the Sycamores larger Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT). Close partnership with the County call center, 988 call center, police, sheriff, psychiatric hospitals, and ambulance transport companies will be important in this role. This position will be involved in all areas of recruiting, hiring, and supervising employees, utilizing data, forecasting, planning, and organizing program structures and processes to ensure efficient operations and sound outcomes, and developing, monitoring, and evaluating revenue and expenses to ensure effective operations. This position will be called on to work collaboratively with other Managers as well as with Executive level staff and outside stakeholders. The Assistant Director will be available for consultation during and following crisis calls, as needed, as well as to fill in when back up is needed in the field.

Requirements

• Master’s or Doctoral degree in related field.
• 2 years post license, registered with the CA Board of Board of Behavioral Sciences and/or CA Board of Psychology.
• Must be Licensed Psychiatric Technician in the State of California.
• 2 years of crisis related experience required and 3 years of crisis related experience preferred.
• Must be LPS certified or LPS eligible.
• 2 years post licensure with related supervisory experience and advanced LPS knowledge of best practices.
• Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, CADC III (master’s Level).
• Maintains all required licenses and certifications.
• Valid California driver’s license.
• Acceptable driving record as determined Agency policy.
• Proof of auto insurance meeting minimum coverage requirements.
• All candidates who are presented with a conditional offer of employment must satisfy a pre-employment background check, drug, and health screen.

Nice To Haves

• Experience within Mobile Crisis Response Delivery System preferred.
• Two years of supervisory experience, some managerial experience.

Responsibilities

• Planning, implementing, and evaluating the overall program, human and financial resources associated with our agency MCOT program.
• Provide support and supervision to the Mobile Crisis team and be an integral part of the Sycamores larger Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT).
• Recruiting, hiring, and supervising employees, utilizing data, forecasting, planning, and organizing program structures and processes to ensure efficient operations and sound outcomes, and developing, monitoring, and evaluating revenue and expenses to ensure effective operations.
• Work collaboratively with other Managers as well as with Executive level staff and outside stakeholders.
• Available for consultation during and following crisis calls, as needed, as well as to fill in when back up is needed in the field.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager