Assistant Program Director

Justice Resource Institute • Thompson, CT

22h • $48,000 - $103,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Susan Wayne Center of Excellence (SWCE) and the River Run Academy offer intensive residential, educational, medical, and clinical services for adolescent boys and girls who are mild to moderately cognitively impaired with concurrent behavioral, mental health, and medical issues. Located in rural Thompson, Connecticut, our state-of-the-art campus offers warm, home-like facilities in a pastoral setting. Our students have often experienced complex trauma and often have not been successful in other settings. SWCE students typically require additional support in the classroom, as well as with emotional and behavioral difficulties, executive functioning, and life skills.

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age.
• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in psychology, education, social work, or a related field from an accredited college or university.
• At least five years’ experience in a residential treatment program for population served, with at least three years at the supervisor/management level.
• Must have experience overseeing and managing multiple departments and or systems.
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written) and leadership abilities.
• Maintains valid driver’s license as transporting students is required.
• Available to work evenings, holidays, weekend shifts as required.
• Background and driving record checks will be performed.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Program Director in providing oversight and leadership to the staff including the residential, clinical and nursing services at SWCE to ensure that across all domains, youth are receiving state of the art, trauma informed care.
• Provide leadership toward the mission and vision of the program and provide direct supervision to SWCE’s Administrative Team including Clinical, Residential and Nursing Directors and be responsible for the provision of all services to youth and families, including but not limited to residential, educational and clinical services.
• Provide responsibilities for the operations of all client's services and support set forth by licensing and regulatory partners.
• Learn to provide to provide the safest therapeutic atmosphere for our students!

Benefits

• $2,000 bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language fluently, other than English, and will use it to serve our clients!
• Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work such as LMHC, LCSW, LICSW, RN and more!
• Access to our excellent Blue Cross medical and Delta Dental benefits.
• Retirement benefits including 401K matched up to $800 a year and pension after 5 years of employment.
• Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to almost $4000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities!
• Wellness benefits including access to employee engagement groups, self-care resources, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Generous paid time off up to 19 days for full time employees in your first year and much more!

What This Job Offers

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