Associate Director of Programs (TUC-Strength United)

About the University Corporation

The University Corporation is a non-profit auxiliary corporation providing commercial and administrative services to California State University, Northridge. Our mission is to provide services and solutions that address the needs of California State University, Northridge; to support the academic, research, and creative endeavors of its students, faculty, and staff; and to enhance the quality of campus life. https://www.csun.edu/tuc

 

Mission:

Empowering Families, Ending Violence and Developing Leaders

 

Overview:

Reporting to the Executive Director, utilizing an equity, diversity, inclusion and trauma informed lens, the Associate Director of Programs is a seasoned licensed professional with specialized training to assume responsibility for the day to day functioning of all clinical programs including ensuring the integrity of all clinical services delivered to individuals who have experienced an acute trauma. Additional responsibilities include the development of program policies and procedures, utilizing data driven program forecasting, maintaining positive working relationships with funders, community partners and California State University Northridge. Participates in the identification, development and submission of all funding proposals for high level clinical service delivery. The Associate Director of Programs must regularly exercise discretion and demonstrate sound independent judgment in this position and is second in command when the Executive Director is unavailable.

 

Duties and Responsibilities (other duties as assigned): In coordination with Clinical Program Managers and Operations Manager conducts: 

1) Program Oversight: oversees the day-to-day functioning of programming, working collaboratively with agency staff, multidisciplinary partners and volunteers across all SU locations.  Ensures that all clinical services provided to individuals who have experienced interpersonal violence are in accordance with ethical, legal and state board regulations. Assures program managers and supervisors are reaching all productivity, goals and objectives to meet all grant and agency targets.

2) Program Design: responsible for the design, implementation and contractual, legal and ethical compliance of direct services and field-site student training in consultation with the Executive Director. 

3) Development of Policies and Procedures: Reviews, revises and develops new policies in accordance with the principles of trauma informed care, equity, diversity and inclusivity practices. Provides performance evaluations of staff/volunteers and when necessary, develops corrective action plans.  4) Data Management & Quality Assurance: Utilizes data driven analysis to forecast productivity, pre and post assessments, supervisor, counselor and client ratios.  Developing approaches to address poor program performance as necessary.

5) Coordinates with Associate Director of Accounting and Payroll: Ensures grant spending are planned and expended in accordance with budgets, ensures appropriate staffing and time allocations, and incurred costs are reasonable, and in compliance with applicable regulations.

6) Grant, Contract and Foundation Application:  Participates in the identification, writing, budget development and submission of all proposals for funding. 

7) Strategic Planning: Assists in strategic thinking and development of strategic plans.

8) Staff performance and Evaluation: Directly oversees the Clinical Program Managers and Clinical Supervisors, providing timely and critical feedback when necessary, providing support, participates in problem solving, conducts yearly review and corrective action planning when appropriate. Responsible for the hiring of new staff, progressive disciplinary action and terminating of staff in compliance and collaboration with TUC’s HR team. 

9) Presentations and Training: Participates in training and presentations when necessary and appropriate. 

10) Other duties as assigned.

 

Qualifications:

• Must possess an advanced professional degree in psychology, social work or marriage and family therapy from an accredited graduate program. 
• Must have an active California license in psychology, social work or marriage and family therapy without disciplinary action.

 

Knowledge, Specialized Skills, and Abilities: 

• Must have a minimum of 1 to 2