Residential Program Director, Strive Teen Recovery Center
About The Position
The Residential Program Director is responsible for supervising clinical and direct care staff, providing leadership, guidance, and performance oversight to ensure high-quality service delivery. The Residential Program Director manages day-to-day facility operations, including workflow coordination, compliance, and operational problem-solving. The Residential Program Director ensures programmatic fidelity to ASAM criteria, trauma-informed care principles, and evidence-based treatment models. As needed, the Residential Program Director also provides direct clinical treatment to support continuity of care, client stabilization, and overall program effectiveness.
Requirements
- Master’s degree or 5 years of equivalent experience in residential care and/or substance use treatment setting and knowledge of child welfare systems strongly preferred
- Ability to obtain LICSW, LMFT, LMHC and/or LCDP license within (2) years of hire date strongly preferred
- High level of administrative and leadership skills required
- Demonstrated experience supervising clinical and direct care staff in a residential or 24/7 treatment environment
- Strong working knowledge of ASAM criteria, trauma-informed care principles, and evidence-based treatment models
- Experience providing direct care services, including assessment, treatment planning, and crisis intervention, as needed
- Advanced critical thinking skills, creativity, and flexibility in adapting to changing priorities and demands; ability to think in both broad and detailed terms while attending to details; identifying and resolving obstacles to achieving improvement and goals
- Outstanding communication skills, written, verbal, and presentation skills are a must
- Ability to work independently and take initiative; to prioritize and proceed logically
- Maintain a valid driver's license, registration, and auto insurance
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed
- Excellent computer skills, including Word and Excel, are required
- Maintain confidentiality in compliance with PHI standards
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual/ASL skills are compensated by an additional 6%, above base pay.
- Multilingual skills are compensated by an additional 8%, above base pay.
Responsibilities
- Supervising clinical and direct care staff
- Providing leadership, guidance, and performance oversight to ensure high-quality service delivery
- Managing day-to-day facility operations, including workflow coordination, compliance, and operational problem-solving
- Ensuring programmatic fidelity to ASAM criteria, trauma-informed care principles, and evidence-based treatment models
- Providing direct clinical treatment to support continuity of care, client stabilization, and overall program effectiveness (as needed)
Benefits
- comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental and work life benefits
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
