ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF CAFE/FLEX

Assistant Director- Cognition & First Episode of Psychosis and Social Integration Recovery Communities

Skyland Trail, a nonprofit mental health residential treatment program for adults and adolescents in Atlanta, is seeking an assistant director for our Cognition & First Episode of Psychosis and Social Integration recovery communities.

Scope:    To ensure that each client within the recovery team is sufficiently supported by the Skyland Trail program services from the client's entry into the program until discharge.  Responsible for well-planned and coordinated therapeutic services within the recovery program.

Duties:   Supervises Primary Counselors. Provides administrative and clinical support for direct reports

Organizes the order and format of treatment team presentations each week and sends the order to the clinical team.

Oversees logistics related to staffing changes, ensuring continuity of care for caseloads. Provides or helps seek coverage for direct reports when unexpectedly out of the office.

CAFÉ/SI Track Assistant Director coordinates all aspects of clinical programing, including groups, enrichment events and service opportunities. Initiates or oversee special projects related to track specific program development (i.e- CAFÉ Fun Day, ropes course outing).

Schedules and facilitates (or provides schedule for rotation of leaders) ongoing recovery community’ consultation team meeting (monthly CAFÉ/SI consultation meetings to provide education and staff support).

Participates in recruitment of new staff including phone screens and interviews. Participates in interviews for potential internship candidates.

Orients/trains new staff members.  

Ensures that the team adheres to the recovery model and attends associated consultation teams weekly.

Along with the West or Rollins Day Services Directors, assigns clients to appropriate caseloads/recovery communities and core groups weekly.

Addresses supervisee performance issues as needed, with support from Director.

Participates in ongoing initiatives to enhance workplace satisfaction and boost staff morale.

Provides yearly training for staff and/or families such as at a STEP presentation or staff training on a topic of expertise.

Attends Recovery Residence and/or Transitional Housing meetings weekly to support staff/clients living in alternative housing and produce continuity of care.

Supervises master’s level intern(s) weekly as needed and have regular contact with school advisor.

Engages in a monthly Track Assistant Director meeting to engage in problem solving new processes/policies and implementation.

Supports direct reports by helping them learn processes and procedures and prompting actions on items such as financial aid applications. Attend huddles to help support team members with complex situations with clients and engage in additional intervention

Functions as Primary Counselor for a DBT, CBT, CAFÉ, or DD caseload. 

Coordinates all aspects of services to support the goals of these clients (i.e.   recovery plan meetings, treatment planning, and discharge planning).