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Exemption Status:

Exempt

Schedule Details:

Monday through Friday, Weekends - Every Other Weekend

Scheduled Hours:

8-8pm variable

Shift:

1 - Day Shift, 7.5 Hours (United States of America)

Hours:

37.5

Cost Center:

71000 - 0735 Clin Svcs YFS

This position may have a signing bonus available a member of the Recruitment Team will confirm eligibility during the interview process.

Joining UMass Memorial Health – Community Healthlink (CHL) makes you part of a team doing work that is often life changing for those we serve. We provide high-quality behavioral health care services to individuals, couples, and families that is fulfilling both professionally and personally. CHL has been a leader in central and north Worcester County for over four decades in providing care to those facing mental illness, homelessness and substance use and recovery.

Everyone Is a Caregiver

At UMass Memorial Health, everyone is a caregiver – regardless of their title or responsibilities. Exceptional patient care, academic excellence and leading-edge research make UMass Memorial the premier health system of Central Massachusetts, and a place where we can help you build the career you deserve. We are more than 16,000 employees, working together as one health system in a relentless pursuit of healing for our patients, community and each other. And everyone, in their own unique way, plays an important part, every day.

The Program Director of the Youth and Family Outpatient Services team in Worcester provides management and clinical leadership to a school and office based clinical program consisting of a dedicated team of master’s level clinicians, psychologists, and psychiatrists. This full time, 12-month position offers the opportunity to direct an exciting and vibrant program, a chance to collaborate with local and regional schools in helping improve the functioning of students and school personnel and help parents to interact more effectively with their children. 

The Program Director is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations at our Outpatient Clinic. Led by the Program Director, outpatient and school-based clinicians develop creative, strength based, and individualized strategies to help at risk clients address the challenges that interfere with optimal functioning and progress in school and at home. Community Healthlink staff use nurturing, culturally sensitive, evidence-based, and disciplined approaches to help at risk youth.  We encourage our staff to work collaboratively with school staff, community providers, and families to support youth achieve their goals.

Together with the Assistant Program Director, the Program Director also oversees the work of School based clinicians.  These clinicians work with students, parents, and educators in several public and private schools within multiple school districts in Central Massachusetts.  The goal of the School Support Services program is to provide therapy to students, and consultation, training, and support to professionals and parents as they learn to interact more effectively with children who are experiencing emotional and behavioral difficulties. 

Responsibilities:

• Oversee the operation of the Outpatient clinic and School-Based program. Provide direct oversight consistent with the administrative, programmatic and clinical polices of Community Healthlink Inc.

• Manage the daily operations of the program in a manner consistent with the mission, values and policies of the organization. 

• Provide culturally competent clinical leadership to the program

• Provide clinical and administrative supervision to staff and evaluate the performance of the staff.

• Represent the program both within and outside the organization

• Manage the program’s case assignment, flow and system for clinical review of cases.

• Assist the Director of Children’s Outpatient Services in the recruitment of staff, management of the program budget, and monitoring staff productivity

• Monitor staff’s clinical and case management documentation

• Liaise with the schools where school clinicians are assigned to ensure smooth op