Assistant Program Director, IMT

Community Access Inc • New York, NY

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

Community Access is a pioneer in supportive housing and social services for individuals with mental health concerns in NYC. We advocate for human rights, social justice, and economic opportunities. Our programs include supportive housing, the Howie the Harp Advocacy Center, a Peer-driven Crisis Respite Center, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), and the Intensive Mobile Team (IMT).

The Intensive Mobile Treatment (IMT) program is an innovative, creative, trauma-informed mobile practice model designed to provide treatment, rehabilitation, and support services to individuals whose needs have not been met by traditional services. IMT participants often interact with homeless services, criminal justice, and behavioral health service systems. IMT teams are structured to maximize flexibility and continuity of care for individuals who have historically been underserved. The teams work collaboratively in the settings where participants live, using assertive engagement strategies to connect individuals with services. IMT team members share responsibility for the people they serve, assisting them in attaining housing and other personal and safety goals related to health, social, work, or education.

IMT teams are multi-disciplinary, including psychiatry, nursing, social work, and peer specialists. They offer expertise in housing, substance use and harm reduction, criminal justice, peer support, and behavioral health recovery. Services are comprehensive, integrated, and flexible, responding to participant choices, needs, and goals. With a small staff-to-participant ratio, services are delivered in natural settings, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Requirements

• Have an understanding, appreciation, and commitment to the philosophy and mission of Community Access.
• Commitment to person-centered treatment strategies, upholding participants’ rights, and self-determination in service provision.
• Licensed in New York State in Clinical Social Work (LCSW, preferred) or Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)
• Minimum of three (3) years direct clinical experience with adults in a behavioral health setting
• Demonstrated leadership skills, ability to work as part of a team and skill in communicating program goals and holding people accountable to reaching them.
• Ability to prioritize and meet deadlines.
• Be creative and flexible.
• Able to show initiative and be responsible for follow-through.
• Be skilled in conflict mediation/negotiation and have an assertive approach to problem solving.
• Available to work a flexible schedule, mornings, evenings and weekends in response to participant needs
• Computer proficiency, including use of Excel
• Must be able to work in the community, including use of public transportation
• Must be fingerprinted and cleared by the New York State Justice Center

Nice To Haves

• Minimum one (1) years supervisory or management experience preferred
• Knowledge of multi-disciplinary mobile team experience, preferred
• Experience training, coordinating and evaluating the work of clinical and support staff preferred
• Bilingual Spanish-speaking, preferred

Responsibilities

• Completes internal and external reporting as required on time.
• Provide weekly supervision for assigned staff and document supervision notes in the official record.
• Forward staff recruitment needs to HR within 2 business days of known staffing vacancy.
• Screen applicants for vacant positions within three business days of application.
• Ensure that assessments and service plans are completed on time.
• Ensure completion of progress notes for all contacts, collaterals, and engagement attempts within 2 business days.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree