School Based Program Manager

School Based Program Manager

NYFS is actively recruiting for a School Based Program Manager with a Master's degree and independently licensed.

To apply , please email your resume and cover letter to Human Resources
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To ensure your department provides all clients with high-quality, culturally responsive, trauma-responsive treatment in advancement of the mission of NYFS.

• Ensure smooth and timely access to care, from initial phone for services in a trauma-responsive process. Ensure that barriers to services for clients are reduced or eliminated.
• Stay connected to a broad mental health and educational network to ensure adequate referrals for staff productivity and client census. Present and uphold a positive image of NYFS in public.
• Oversee staff completion of diagnostic assessments using trauma-responsive, culturally responsive, and age-appropriate assessment tools, resulting in clinical diagnosis.
• Develop individualized treatment plans which define plan of services and intervention; update treatment plans according to regulatory requirements; and provide optimum client care.
• Ensure thorough and complete clinical documentation and billing conducted in a timely manner and in accordance with NYFS guidelines and all relevant HIPAA and DHS guidelines.
• Oversee staff provision of culturally responsive, trauma-responsive, community-based, and developmentally appropriate care.
• Ensure staff accountability for high quality client care and consistently meeting productivity expectations.
• Develop and contribute to a positive team culture, morale, to support team development.
• Develop and foster relationships and partnerships with district school partners and community.
• Work with the district leads and NYFS administration to develop and implement school-based programs and supports across all schools, levels of care, and embedded program student families, and school staff.
• Provide or ensure staff receive weekly individual reflective practice supervision for pre-licensed staff, and bi-weekly reflective practice supervision for licensed staff.
• Prepare for and facilitate reflective weekly case consultation, administration meetings, team retreats, and agency and community events as assigned.
• Partner with Human Resources to oversee staff performance improvement, goal setting, annual reviews, professional development, and assessment of training needs.
• Participate in hiring qualified diverse mental health staff and ensuring a successful onboarding process is in place.
• Identify and resolve staffing problems and conflicts.
• Create an environment that supports effective therapeutic work, creativity, collaboration, open discussion, and solid teamwork.
• Be responsive staff requests for crisis consultation and intervention when necessary.
• Ensure compliance with NYFS Policies and Procedures and DHS rules and statutes establishing standards for treatment, staffing and quality assurance.
• Ensure all staff certifications and licensures are up to date and all required regulatory reports are submitted to the appropriate agencies on time.
• Abide by all professional ethical standards. Respond swiftly to all grievances or deviations from ethics or agency policy.

• Work with the CEO, Director of Finance, and Director of Mental Health to create, maintain and be accountable to annual program budget. Adjust programs and staffing as needed to balance client/partner/community needs with budget realities.
• Work with Development and Communications Manager to market services and participate in the application of grants and negotiation of contracts.
• Maintain knowledge of best practices, healthcare, and trends, and update policies as needed.
• Engage as a reflective, intentional leader for NYFS and within Mental Health Programs. Actively facilitate greater inter-program collaboration, service development, and client referrals. Contribute to positive teamwork.
• Work together with NYFS leadership to build positive community relations, grow current programs and identify opportunities to offer new services.
• Behave in ways that demonstrate respectful treatment of other employees and participants.
• Collaborate and update…