Behavioral Health & Addiction Services Harm Reduction Supervisor

Franklin County Public Health • Columbus, OH

68d • $35 - $42

About The Position

The Behavioral Health & Addiction Services (BHAS), Harm Reduction Supervisor position will provide supervision in the development, implementation, and coordination of evidence-based, or informed injury prevention, harm reduction non-clinical addiction services programs, including policy, system and environmental change strategies, processes, and interventions to support community-based substance free, healthy living. The Supervisor will oversee the development, coordination and facilitation of the agency’s community-based harm reduction and outreach programs and initiatives to address mental/behavioral health, substance use disorders, disparities, and social determinants of health. This position assists with writing, editing, and collecting documentation to assure full compliance with all grant deliverables and deliverable outcomes and assists with identifying and approving grant expenditures.

Requirements

• Master's degree with a focus in injury prevention, social work, social services, behavioral health, addiction services, public health, or public administration.
• LISW, LICDC-CS, MSW or LSW required.
• 3 years’ work experience in the field of addiction services
• 2 years’ experience in social services, policy management, public health, behavioral health substance use, or social work
• Ohio Driver's License.
• Experience in grants management, federal grants management experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides administrative support and supervision to staff for monitoring performance, provides training to teach new skills and coaches to improve performance.
• Provides supervision, guidance and oversight, for the BHAS harm reduction, harm reduction vending machines, community outreach, mobile outreach van, mobile syringe service, naloxone, and peer support programs.
• Utilizes management tools in the development and monitoring of program activities, including partner outreach, program service planning and delivery, to community-based organizations.
• Works toward implementing the agency one-goal of equity, strategic plan, community health assessment, and community health improvement plan.
• Offers guidance and support in identifying resources that support addressing social determinants of health; Identifying barriers to care and services in areas such as but not limited to; education, transportation, housing and understanding procedures and language barriers.
• Determines resources required for projects and the most feasible and cost-effective methods to gather data; develops work plans; assigns priorities and time limits.
• Conducts quality improvement reviews; develops and implements action plans to improve effectiveness and efficiency of staff.
• Assists in the planning and implementation of operational procedures and provides program management with continuous feedback about operations.
• Attends local events, meetings and trainings to stay abreast of the most innovative approaches and disseminate related information within the community and agency.
• Manages section budget and continuously researches grant or other opportunities to increase section revenue.
• Responsible for the expansion and development of a comprehensive Harm Reduction Mobile Unit, works collaboratively across divisions to manage use and maintenance of the mobile unit.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Schedules to support a work/life balance.
• Robust benefits including medical, dental, vision, an employee assistance program and a flexible spending account.
• Life insurance, short- and long-term disability options are also offered.
• Vacation time, personal time, sick time, and paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

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