Director, Therapeutic After School Program; TASP

Job Details:

Job Location:

Watertown
- Watertown, MA 02472, Position Type:
Full-Time, Education Level: Bachelor Degree, Salary Range: $72,400.00 - $80,400.00 Salary/year, Job Shift: Monday-Friday, About Walker

Since 1961, Walker Therapeutic & Educational Programs has been a trusted partner for children, youth, and families, navigating some of life’s most difficult challenges. Based in Needham, our mission is to nurture hope, build strengths, and develop lifelong skills in partnership with the children, youth, families, and communities we serve. We provide comprehensive, trauma-informed residential, educational, and clinical services to children and youth with complex social-emotional, behavioral, and learning needs, while supporting their families every step of the way.

Through three specialized divisions
- Residential & Educational Programs, Behavioral Health & Community-Based Services, and Walker Solutions,we deliver relationship-based care and capacity-building that makes a lasting difference. Today, we serve children, youth, and families from more than 150 communities across Massachusetts.

The Director of Walker Therapeutic After School Program (TASP) oversees the operations of a Therapeutic After-School Program (TASP) for up to eight Department of Mental Health-enrolled youth. The Walker TASP serves youth in need of therapeutic, educational, and recreational programming that supports their social-emotional development and skill-building. The Program Director will have primary responsibility for: recruiting, hiring, supervising, and managing TASP staff;

ensuring staff coverage, including coverage during school vacations and summer break; supporting staff in implementing programming, including any new programming involving evidence-based practices; establishing crisis intervention and back-up systems; regularly communicating with supervises, families, schools, DMH, and other providers; coordinating transportation for youth to get to and from the program; and carrying clinical cases, as appropriate.

• Lead a multidisciplinary team of clinical and milieu staff to further the social-emotional, behavioral, and educational development of youth enrolled in the program.
• Recruit, hire, supervise, and manage program staff.
• Manage program scheduling, including coverage for vacancies, vacations, and absences. Proactively anticipate scheduling issues and work with the team to address potential issues, including advance planning for snow days.
• Provide a structured therapeutic milieu that is safe and welcoming to youth and families, and promotes youth and family engagement in programming (e.g., activities and groups).
• Support the Clinician and Milieu Specialists with implementation of current and new agency-wide and or program-specific programming (e.g., trauma-informed care, CBT, wellness efforts).
• Coordinate transportation for youth to get to and from the program, including acting as a liaison between the program, school placements, families, and cab companies. Assist with transporting youth in the program vans, as needed.
• Provide clinical services to youth and families, as appropriate.
• Provide clinical consultation to families, other TASP staff, schools, and other providers to ensure that youth are working on and making progress toward identified goals.
• Ensure the collection, review, analysis, and reporting of data related to outcomes for youth and families served.
• Properly attend to administrative functions, including attending required meetings, completing assigned oral and written reports, and actively participating in supervision and professional development opportunities at Walker.
• Regularly attend weekly supervision,…