Program Director | Shine

Gandara Center•Springfield, MA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

The Gándara Mental Health Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in human services, social work, public health, substance abuse services, counseling or related field preferred.
3 years Of experience working in youth homelessness or related field may be substituted for degree.
Experience working with young adults required.
Lived experience a plus.
Knowledge of community resources/agencies.
Ability to be innovative, creative, analytical, and decisive in problem solving.
Client advocacy skills and ability to establish working relationships with community agencies.
Ability to structure and organize job responsibilities independently.
Ability to deal with diverse populations.
Good typing/computer skills.
Must have valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

Hires, trains and supervises case workers and case managers.
Delivers services to clients in the program in the event that staff unavailable.
Maintains client records and creates required reports.
Acts as administrator for the agency EMR and HMIS data systems.
Represents agency at community meetings, as appropriate.
Attend applicable meetings with network providers, the Network to End Homelessness, Hampden County COC and others as necessary.
Adheres to program and agency policies and procedures.
Leads annual program planning and review.
Maintains positive relations with funding sources.
Participate in collaborating projects with other agencies/CoC as applicable.
Responsible for compiling monthly safety reports and submitting to department director.
Responsible for monitoring department staff compliance with training schedule.
Responsible for the timely submission of program reports and data, as well as all agency paperwork in accordance with agency policies.
Perform other tasks as determined by the Prevention Department Director and/or Other