ACCS Senior Interim Program Director

Salary

USD $82,000.00/Yr.

Description and Responsibilities

Adult Community Clinical Services is a Department of Mental Health funded service that is designed to deliver evidence-based interventions within a clinically focused model. Individuals served are diagnosed with mental illness or dual diagnosis and reside in their own homes, apartments, or in group living environments. Our services focus on helping people transition to a more independent environment while maximizing their natural supports by building skills and achieving personal goals. The teams are tight knit, supportive and multidisciplinary. Open Sky’s talented clinicians, substance use counselors, nurses, peer staff, housing counselors, outreach counselors, and direct care staff provide quality, compassionate care to individuals served.

 

The ACCS Senior Interim Program Director provides stability and maintains continuity of services within a division facing unique challenges including a new or absent Program Director.  They assist with a smooth transition and/or departure of managerial staff including training and onboarding of staff and teams. This position required flexibility, including movement to various teams as determined by vacancies and need.

 

Other Key Responsibilities:

• Participate in the hiring, supervision, mentoring and evaluation of program staff. 
• Assist with the training and orientation of staff, including ongoing coaching and support to Program Directors as needed. 
• Participate in the implementation of component goals, objectives, and work plan tasks that are directed toward accomplishing the Agency’s Mission and Vision.   
• Oversee the management of administrative functions including fiscal matters, physical plant and other administrative functions. 
• Ensure optimum program coverage through the development and monitoring of the schedule. 
• Develop and implement program structures and routines which promote a therapeutic milieu which fosters growth and development for all. 

Open Sky is committed to anti-racist hiring practices to foster and provide opportunity to diverse leadership and professional advancement of those who offer a diverse set of experiences and perspectives to achieve the Open Sky mission. This position adheres to our Equitable Hiring and Interviewing Practices, which provides intentionally equitable recruitment hiring procedures to diversify our most senior levels of management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Services with supervisory experience in a residential or community based behavioral health setting, preferred. Significant experience in community based behavioral health including outreach and group living environments may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Supervisory experience in a residential or community-based behavioral health setting, required.
• Valid Driver’s License and acceptable driving record, required.

About Us

At Open Sky Community Services, we open our doors, hearts, and minds to the belief that every individual, regardless of perceived limitations, deserves the chance to live a productive and fulfilling life.

Open Sky is on an anti-racist journey, committed to learning, living, and breathing inclusion, opportunity, diversity, racial equity, and justice for ALL.

 

At Open Sky, you’ll join over 1,300 compassionate and highly trained professionals who put innovative, evidence-based practices to work in ways that positively impact our communities across Central Massachusetts and beyond.

 

As a trauma-informed organization, Open Sky strives for transparency and sensitivity to the experiences of those we interact with. Self-care is encouraged, and we are committed to providing a positive work culture that is focused on continuous learning and the value of diverse perspectives.

 

Open Sky is proud to be an industry leader in pay and benefits. Open the Door to Possibility and begin your career with Open Sky today!

 

 Benefits of Working for Open Sky Include:

• Excellent Supervision (Individual and Group), Professional Development, and Training Opportunities
• Generous paid time off plan – you start with 29 days (almost 6 weeks!) in your first year, including 12 paid holidays. Increases to 32 days in your 2nd year, and the current maximum is 43 days (OVER 8 WEEKS!)
• We pay for your higher education!  Ask about our Tuition Reimbursement Program, and reimbursement for a variety of Human Services certifications.
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Prescription Plan
• 403b Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Life Insurance (100% Employer-Paid)
• Eligible employer for the Public Student Loan Forgiveness Program
• And more!