Program Director - START

YAI•Santa Maria, CA

About The Position

The Program Director - START role involves supervising clinical staff, establishing community linkages, and representing the START team in the community. This position requires coordinating trainings, maintaining communication with other regional directors, and responding to state agencies. The role also includes chairing the START Advisory Council, providing 24/7/365 support to the clinical team and resource center, and collaborating with the START leadership team to monitor service delivery and ensure fidelity to the START model. A key responsibility is participating in and completing the START Coordinator Certification training process and managing data entry and utilization within the START Information Reporting System for programmatic decision-making.

Requirements

Strong clinical and administrative skills
Exceptional interpersonal, problem solving and communication skills.
Highly flexible personality type.

Responsibilities

Supervises Clinical Director, Therapeutic Team Lead and Clinical Team Lead
Establish community linkages
Serve as liaison to community network partners
Act as representative of the START team in the community
Coordinate trainings utilizing expertise of psychologists and psychiatrists, team leaders, and specialists within the community
Maintain communication with other regional START directors
Respond to requests from state agencies for data and program information
Chair and coordinate the START Advisory Council
Provide support as needed to clinical team and resource center 24/7/365
Collaborate with other members of the START leadership team to monitor quality of START service delivery and assure fidelity to the START model
Participate in and complete the START Coordinator Certification training process
Enter, monitor and assure data entry for all team members in the START Information Reporting System.
Use data to inform programmatic decision-making.