Assistant Program Director

• Nonviolence - being safe and doing the right thing 
• Emotional Intelligence - managing our feelings so we don’t hurt ourselves or others  
• Social Learning - respecting and sharing ideas of our teams 
• Democracy - shared decision making whenever possible 
• Open Communication - saying what we mean and not being mean when we say it 
• Social Responsibility - everyone makes a contribution to the organizational culture 
• Growth and Change - creating hope for our clients and ourselves 

• Substitutes for the Program Director during a period of leave, and serves as secondary liaison with ORR. 
• Works with Program Director to assure that all ORR required services are provided. 
• Directly supervises Milieu Supervisors, Medical Coordinators, Skills Trainers and others, as assigned. 
• Creates Milieu staffing schedule that ensures program is sufficiently staffed for safety and supervision of youth throughout all shifts. 
• Ensures that staff are hired, trained and onboarded. 
• Participates in Case Staffings and problem solves cases with a multi-disciplinary team. 
• Supports staff in working with youth with challenging behaviors. 
• Reviews all incident reports and shift summaries, as well as submitting critical incident reports to ORR. 
• Develops and proposes program policies and procedures to Program Director. 
• Develops and supports daily milieu schedule for youth, including activities and outing planning. 
• Maintain a climate which attracts, keeps and motivates top quality people—both professional and volunteer. 
• Maintain an available presence as a program resource in day-to-day operations 
• Adheres to State Licensing requirements. 
• Other duties as assigned 
• Demonstrate a commitment to developing a thorough knowledge and application of the Sanctuary model and other organizational policies & practices. 
• Participate in staff development, in-services, and training related to workplace effectiveness; model professional behaviors and implement improvements to business practices with awareness of their impact in a trauma-informed behavioral healthcare organization.

• Medication Administration 
• Suicide and Self-Harm Prevention and Intervention (including screening, risk assessment, stabilization, collaborative safety planning, and treatment). 
• Response to Youth Emergencies (including knowledge of response policies and procedures, self-awareness during crisis situations, CPR/First Aid, medical emergencies). 
• Response to Mental Health Crisis 
• Child Abuse Reporting, Follow-up, and Intervention 
• Crisis De-escalation and Physical Restraint Techniques (Evidence-based Practices). 
• Able to hold each other and yourself accountable to all individuals within Morrison, our clients and our community stakeholders  

Required Position Qualifications