Assistant Director

Youth Advocate Program Inc•Mountain Home, AR

41d

About The Position

This Assistant Director position is responsible to support the Program Director with hiring and training new employees, motivating and providing supervision of staff, and communicating weekly performance to the Director. Responsible to perform intakes, coordinate client staffing to manage the delivery of client service hours to ensure maximum and appropriate levels of weekly services while managing compliance with all YAP and referring authority requirements. Position requires a commitment to strength based, culturally competent and unconditional care philosophy Direct service and coverage required that includes availability to support staff and families as well as group work. Knowledge of child welfare systems, mental health practices, juvenile justice systems, and budgetary concepts are needed. Creativity and pro-active planning are essential to this position.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's Degree generally preferred; commensurate experience in community-based agency programs is acceptable except for programs where the referring authority requires a specific degree.
Required to be licensed in AR (LMSW, LCSW, LAC, LPC)
At a minimum, at least one year previous experience in managing personnel and budgets.
In order to perform the job successfully, and the individual should have knowledge of database software, spreadsheet software and word processing software
Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite.
Position requires reliable transportation, valid driver's license, and current auto insurance coverage.

Nice To Haves

Experience with at risk youth, probation, court liaison, etc. a plus.
Experience using an Electronic Health Record (EHR) System is a plus.
Bilingual (Spanish) speaking is a plus.

Responsibilities

Support the Program Director with hiring and training new employees
Motivating and providing supervision of staff
Communicating weekly performance to the Director
Perform intakes
Coordinate client staffing to manage the delivery of client service hours to ensure maximum and appropriate levels of weekly services while managing compliance with all YAP and referring authority requirements
Direct service and coverage required that includes availability to support staff and families as well as group work