Area Director - Single Site Residences

POSITION DESCRIPTION:

1. Provide clinical and administrative supervision to on-site residential managers and oversight of residential support staff serving formerly homeless individuals diagnosed with serious mental illness and/or substance abuse disorders who are living in supportive housing programs throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn.
2. In conjunction with the AVP/VP/SVP, monitor the appropriateness and quality of the standards of client care, ensuring compliance with agency and funders’ policies, procedures, and program eligibility requirements.
3. Provide direct crisis intervention to clients in distress, as needed, as well as training to on-site staff.
4. Develop relationships and communicate with other behavioral/medical providers serving our agency’s residents; establish and maintain good relationships with neighbors, community organizations and local leaders.
5. Attend case conferences for residents who are receiving services at community providers or are hospitalized.
6. Responsible for administrative operation of programs, including frequent work with other internal agency departments such as finance, human resources, information systems, etc..
7. Act as primary liaison with the residential intake department and participate in assessment interviews with prospective clients of the housing programs, ascertaining their ability to reside safely in the community.
8. Developing and implement rehabilitative programming.
9. Supervise personnel activities for residential program staff, including recruiting/hiring, shift scheduling, conducting staff meetings and trainings, completing performance evaluations, disciplinary actions, and labor/management issues.
10. Actively participate in division and agency wide staff meetings, clinical treatment meetings, and trainings.
11. Available for 24 hour on call emergencies.
12. Any other duties as may be assigned.

Educational Requirements: Licensed mental health professional required.

Qualifications and Experience: Clinical experience with chronically homeless and/or mentally ill adults, familiar with OMH/DOHMH and have supervisory experience. This position requires the oversight of licensed OMH housing programs; knowledge of the 595 regulations and Justice Center is required. Knowledge of OMIG and Residential Medicaid Billing preferred.

The Bridge is an AA/EOE

COVID VACCINATION REQUIRED; MASK WEARING REQUIRED