Ems Director Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Must hold an LPC or LCSW license in Texas.
• Experience with staff supervision, program compliance, and program development.
• Ability to grow within a leadership role.
• Ability to set strategic objectives for a mid-size social service organization.
• Working knowledge of the human services system, human services personnel roles, and relevant community resources.
• Ability to screen, hire, manage, and evaluate staff.
• Ability to conduct and facilitate meetings.
• Knowledge of counseling principles and techniques for youth, families, and adults with mental illness.
• Ability to maintain effective working relationships with social service providers, service purchasers, and clients.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Must pass State Police Criminal Record, Department of Social Services Record, and FBI checks.
• Must complete a tuberculosis screening test upon employment and annually thereafter.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with services similar to Intensive In-home Counseling for children and Mental Health Skill-building for adults, referred to as Skills Training & Development.

Responsibilities

• Follow through with referrals and complete initial, reassessment, and comprehensive assessments.
• Assign cases and maintain client care.
• Ensure clients assigned to supervised counselors achieve billable hours.
• Assist with service authorization requests.
• Identify and resolve problems with service delivery.
• Interview and hire staff.
• Train and develop staff.
• Provide weekly administrative and clinical supervision to staff.
• Plan and facilitate weekly team meetings and group supervision.
• Complete clinical supervision notes and logs.
• Evaluate staff performance.
• Work with the Director on personnel decisions, including appointments, terminations, and disciplinary matters.
• Work with the team to develop policies and procedures that support effective services and compliance with applicable rules, regulations, and statutes.
• Provide individual and family therapy.
• Review treatment plans and progress notes.
• Oversee client record management and compliance, and perform routine chart audits.
• Provide direct clinical services, including individual, family, couple, and group therapy, as well as issue-specific or educational groups such as parenting skills, anger management, and substance abuse interventions as directed.
• Oversee intern supervision and field opportunities.
• Support company marketing efforts.
• Support and follow through on service and operational compliance in collaboration with the Director and company owners.
• Help establish Texas services, including state applications, licensing, policies and procedures, and staffing.