KNOWLEDGE/EXPERIENCE:

1. A minimum of a Masters’ Degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Addiction, as well as a license as a social worker or counselor. LCSW or LPC strongly preferred.
2. At least five years’ experience with substance abuse or mental health. One year supervisory experience desirable.

SKILLS / ABILITIES:

1. Ability to model state of the art clinical skills, system of care principles and co-occurring disorders.
2. Ability to relate compassionately, non-judgmentally and professionally to a wide variety of people.
3. Excellent time management, organizational, prioritization and delegation skills.
4. Ability to support and motivate supervisees without compromising the goals and mission of the program.
5. Excellent written and verbal communication skills, especially those skills necessary to provide clear and consistent feedback to employees.
6. Demonstrated ability to form alliances with families and providers from other agencies.
7. Good public relations skills.
8. Timeliness with paperwork.
9. Ability to follow directions but also make sound independent decisions.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to read, write, and speak English
• Must be physically and emotionally capable of performing all functions of the job.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Oversight of all programmatic and administrative aspects of the Born Free/New Beginnings Program. Additionally, the Program Director is expected to stay abreast of the developments in the field of substance abuse, especially as it relates to pregnancy and parenting. Community outreach and fostering the program’s relationships with other agencies, particularly the Mississippi Department of Mental Health and the Mississippi Department of Child Protective Services, are essential duties as well. Clinical activities of program staff to ensure all services are delivered in keeping with best practices, agency policies and requirements of all funding and accreditation bodies.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

1. Overseeing all therapeutic activities of program, ensuring consumers receive all individual and group therapy, educational classes, as well as medical appointments and supportive services to assist with treatment and recovery. Oversee the admission process ensuring all aspects are met to standards.
2. Conducting weekly individual meetings with supervisees. This includes weekly review of charts to insure that all paperwork is accurate, fidelity of EBPs, and consultation regarding additional services needed for consumers as well as aftercare services needed.
3. Conduct ongoing staffing’s with all employees to review upcoming calendar dates, information from administration, staffing of cases, and any other pertinent information. Serves as the treatment team leader.
4. Insuring the program’s compliance with best practices in co-occurring disorders and all relevant standards, including, but not limited to, standards set by the Council on Accreditation and the Department of Mental Health.
5. Preparing and submitting all required reports in a timely manner. This includes, but not limited to, monthly reports, quarterly reports, annual report, annual evaluations, etc.
6. Completion of grants, Requests for Proposals, Invitations for Bids, etc. as deemed appropriate for the BFNB program.
7. Ensure accuracy and timely submission of Department of Mental Health billing.
8. Observe monthly subsidiaries to ensure appropriate monitoring of BFNB budgets. Assist budget analyst in completing annual budgets.
9. Monitor staff time via Paycom and leave time to ensure accuracy.
10. Complete on-call schedule. Provide back up on call to 24/7 crisis phone.
11. Advertise for open positions and ensure all paperwork is completed. Make hiring and employment recommendations for therapists and specialists to the Social Services Director.
12. Attend required Catholic Charities in-services and program directors meetings as well as individual supervision meetings with the Social Services Director and keeping that person apprised of all program developments and personnel issues.
13. Maintaining sufficient computer skills to support the documentation and administrative tasks of the position.
14. Representing the program positively to other agencies and the community through formal and informal outreach efforts.
15. Maintaining confidentiality of records and all treatment issues.
16. Completing assigned duties according with all deadlines and insuring that all handwritten tasks are clearly legible.
17. All other duties as assigned by the Social Services Director.