Location: Bronx,NY, USA
About Us:
Good Shepherd Services is a leading multi-service agency with more than 85 programs that serve over 30,000 youth and families each year and builds on their strengths to help them gain skills for success. At Good Shepherd we respect the dignity and worth of every person and reject intolerance, inequity and injustice in whatever form it may take. Voted one of the top 100 places to work in NYC by Crains New York, Good Shepherd Services offers a fantastic work environment, a collaborative team dedicated to fulfilling our mission, and an amazing array of benefits. Join our team and help make a difference!
Benefits:For Full Time Employees Benefits/Perks:
We are looking for a dynamic and compassionate Director for Mental Health Services to join our team. Children in foster care often have significant mental health issues that impact both their health and their permanency planning. Integrated Health Services is embedded into programs and works collaboratively with Care Coordination and Case Planning staffs to ensure the best possible outcomes for youth.
The Director for Mental Health Services is responsible for ensuring that collaboration occurs while overseeing mental health services for participants in foster and treatment family foster care at Good Shepherd Services. The Director provides clinical and administrative supervision for Mental Health clinicians in the Health Service Department as well as the Health Services Foster Care Rate Specialist. Mental Health Services provided to youth both onsite and off-site include individual and group therapy; psychosocial and trauma assessments; initial and annual mental health screenings per ACS standards, psychiatric evaluations, psychological evaluations and medication monitoring; psychoeducation for participants, foster parents and biological parents. The Director for Mental Health Services is the primary liaison with external mental providers and finds resources for participants as needed.
Reports to: Senior Vice President, Foster Care Services
Location: 7 West Burnside Avenue, Bronx, NY
Hours: 35 hours/wk; Exempt (This position is located onsite)
Salary: $120,000 - $130,000
Major Duties of Clinical Director
Requirements:
Good Shepherd Services is an equal opportunity employer that is proudly committed to becoming an anti-racist and multicultural organization that stands up for justice and equity. We welcome prospective employees from diverse backgrounds, for administrative support and direct service and leadership roles, who will join us on that journey, uphold our values and approach, and believe in our mission. Additionally, we aim to have a racially representative leadership and workforce that is reflective of the communities we work in partnership with.
Good Shepherd Services is committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of our staff, participants, volunteers, subcontractors, and vendors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of our activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, hiring and termination of staff, selection of volunteers and vendors, and provision of services.
We are committed to providing a workplace that is accessible and accommodating to employees with disabilities. As part of our commitment to providing a barrier-free recruitment and selection process, we will provide reasonable accommodations upon request for candidates with disabilities. If you require any accommodations to participate in the hiring process, please inform us of your needs in advance. We value diversity and inclusivity in our workplace and encourage applicants of all abilities to apply.