Program Director

Samaritan Daytop Village•New York, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Samaritan Daytop Village is a nationally recognized comprehensive Health and Human Services Agency, operating over 60 programs across New York City and the greater New York Area, serving over 33,000 New Yorkers annually. The Program Director, under the general direction of the Senior Director and/or AVP or VP of Transitional Housing, is responsible for the overall clinical management and administrative operations of their assigned program(s). This role involves managing and monitoring the job performance of all program employees, ensuring the provision of high-quality clinical services to clients, maintaining the general upkeep and safety of the managed site, meeting established program goals, and ensuring proper communication between program employees and agency administration.

Requirements

Associates Degree with 15+ years of progressive experience working with homeless population
10+ years of experience supervising social service/human services staff in shelter/transitional or permanent supportive housing
Experience working with the NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) or other similar city operated organization.
Strong leadership and effective management skills.
Ability to implement and monitor policy and procedure in accordance with agency guidelines.
Knowledgeable about Federal, State and Local law and regulation governing substance abuse treatment programs.
Good analytical, organizational skills and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

Supervises and monitors therapeutic environment to ensure that behavioral guidelines are followed, and interpersonal relationships remain positive.
Monitors quality, effectiveness and efficiency of program’s shelter services and safety of environment of care.
Manages program services, improves existing services and develops new treatment components to meet needs of persons served.
Assesses needs and ensures program objectives are met.
Helps develop, implement and deploy agency policy and procedures.
Provides clinical and administrative supervision to program staff.
Interviews, hires, trains, appraise disciplines and may terminate subordinate staff.
Provides administrative supervision for plant operations; ensures a safe and secure environment of care.
Ensures clinical staff maintains accurate, complete and timely records that comply with regulatory standards and agency internal policy and procedure.
Ensures that all program staff upholds the agency's Code of Conduct/Code of Ethics and comply with all Federal, state and local law/regulation, including 42 CFR confidentiality and HIPAA privacy and security regulations and agency requirements.
Interfaces with other department and clinical program directors to meet program and agency’s goals and objectives.
Plans, develops, and conducts in-service training to maintain and improve staff competencies.
Keeps Executive Management informed about program and prepares status reports as required.
Participates in internal Management/Quality Improvement committees.