Program Director - 310 (Creative Design)

Fred Finch Youth & Family Servicesis a great place to work. Year after year, our employees make the difference in helping those with mental health issues. Whether you are just starting your career or a seasoned professional, youll be able to find the right spot to help others at a TOP WORKPLACE in 2023.
The Avalon program provides a safe, stable, and highly structured environment by combining intensive staffing, a milieu culture, mental health interventions and behavior modification. Youth are assessed at in-take and receive on-going evaluation. Individual, group, family and milieu therapy is a part of everyday life. Youth also receive case management, medication support and monitoring, expressive arts, special education, crisis intervention, behavior management and skill-building. The goal of the program is to maximize a residents level of functioning to enable them to engage in a pattern of everyday living like that of non-disabled peers. We strive to increase a residents abilities to live in a less restrictive environment with less intensive staffing, less formal structure, and more relaxed programming.
Join our team as: Program Director
What You Will Do

The Program Director directs the delivery of effective high-quality services of one or more programs serving youth and/or young adults. Duties include direct and indirect supervision and oversight of all service planning and delivery, program and resource development and management, personnel management including hiring, evaluation, coaching, and training. Director provides leadership congruent with applicable regulation as well as agency policy, values, and mission; provides management reports as required; and leads significant program committees or efforts as assigned. The Program Director has indirect and direct reports and manages multiple funding streams. The Program Director represents the agency and program with funders, governmental agencies, and community providers.
Shifts Available
Full Time afternoon and evenings required.
Salary Range
In accordance with California law, the expected salary range for this California position is between $48.81 and $61.79 per hour. The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law. This position is eligible for a $10k sign on incentive.
Amazing Benefits:
21 PTO Days per year
9 Nationally Observed Holidays
401k matching up to 6%
$150 monthly stipend for various use
Affordable monthly health care premiums:

Company provides $2500 for individual and $5000 for family (annually), towards co-pays.2024-2025 Benefits Guide
What You Bring to The Table (requirements):
M.A. or M.S.W. Degree and #LCSW or #MFT.Two (2) years post-licensure experience, if supervising staff who are pursuing licensure with the B.B.S.Demonstrated knowledge in the areas of diagnostic assessment, individual/family/group behavioral treatment methods for target population of program.Experience with or knowledge of designing, supervising, monitoring, changing, and discontinuing individualized behavioral interventions for staff delivering behavioral services (e.g., TBS).Demonstrated knowledge of risk assessment, including danger to self or others, and effective community-based interventions for those with high risk.Demonstrated ability to utilize de-escalation techniques that align with the trauma informed care model as part of intervention strategy for working with participants in crisis who are responding to triggers/stressors and/or demonstrating early indicators of distress.Demonstrated cultural responsiveness in working with diverse families and communities.Clean driving record: current CA Drivers License or ability to obtain within 10 days after hire.Must have access to dependable transportation and personal car insurance, meeting minimum liability coverage required if driving for work or transporting participants, unless using an agency vehicle.Basic computer and keyboarding competence with the ability to use Microsoft Office Suite.
Preferred
One or more years of supervisory or program management experience.One or more years of residential, community-based, or wraparound experience.One or more years post-graduate school experience with program target population (i.e. intellectually disabled, homeless, teens or young adults, SED); at least one-year experience with program modality (i.e. school-based, residential, mobile/community-based, assertive community treatment, wraparound, etc.).Demonstrated ability to assess, triage and organize work.Demonstrated ability in using a strength-based, culturally competent approach to supervision, participant and community service.Experience with or knowledge of designing, supervising, monitoring, changing, and discontinuing individualized behavioral health interventions.Experience with relevant evidence-based practices (e.g., CBT, DBT, trauma-informed approaches).Experience in and demonstrated ability in behavioral, crisis management and family/individual/group therapy skills.Fluency in prevailing language(s) of the community served.
Our Mission:
"Fred Finch Youth & Family Services partners with individuals and communities to provide culturally responsive services that cultivate mental and physical resilience and wellness."
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