Program Director

Liberty Resources / Liberty POST•Oswego, NY

15h•Onsite

About The Position

Liberty Resources is seeking a Program Director to support our Short-Term Crisis Residence Program. Our employees have passion around the services they provide and our corporate values of excellence and staff support. We pride ourselves on high quality, integrated, community-based services that meet the evolving needs of our communities. We’re committed to building a diverse workforce that values contributions of all team members and work to recognize cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and how they apply to provision of positive health outcomes.

Requirements

Three to five years of management experience working in a social service or related setting.
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to interact professionally with staff, consumers, and other stakeholders
Ability to assess priorities and manage a variety of activities in a time-sensitive environment and meet deadlines with attention to detail and quality.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Peer/Recovery services preferred.
Qualified Health Professional listed as a Licensed social worker, alcoholism counselor, mental health counselor or rehabilitation counselor preferred.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the day-to-day activities associated with managing the Short Term Crisis Respite program.
Supervise assigned staff in the teaching of individuals to look at crisis differently and utilize wellness tools to prevent future crises or to decrease the intensity of personal crisis so individuals can transition back to their permanent residential setting.
Ensure a friendly, safe and supportive home-like environment.
Maintain collaboration and coordination with clinical treatment providers and care coordinators to determine continuation of necessary care and make recommendations for modifications to individual’s Plan of Care.
Establish working relationships with various Managed Care Companies and obtain authorization for services as needed.
Supervises assigned staff in the day-to-day implementation of high quality program services; interprets and implements the Health and Recovery Plan (HARP) Adult Behavioral Health Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) Short Term Crisis Respite regulations including ensuring an HCBS assessment is completed and length of stay limitations are adhered to.
Provides oversight of the Plan of Care.
Ensures that staff receives training and support required to meet performance expectations.