Child Life Program Director jobs in Maryland

August Rose Health Center’s community-based psychiatric rehabilitation program (PRP) offers children and adults with mental illness a range of rehabilitation services that focus on emotional well-being, recovery, and resource connection including mental health service connection, housing, and entitlements coordination. The PRP programs services are person-centered, strength-based, and recovery-oriented, and are provided at a frequency and intensity that meets each client s individual needs. The PRP program is CARF accredited and designed to facilitate independence and community engagement, using leading-edge and evidence-based practices that consider each person's strengths, needs, desires, abilities, health, and safety.

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program Director

POSITION SUMMARY:
The director develops, administers, and supervises the daily operation of the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program (PRP), 20 hours weekly. Hybrid 

Duties Includes: 

• This position requires licensing; LCSW-C, LMSW, LCPC, LGPC, CPRP,  or CFRP (no exceptions)
  
• Develop and implements policies and procedures in conjunction with the management of staff and persons served.
• Monitors and manages program operations to assure delivery of services within contracted levels in accordance with available resources.
• Addresses long-range and short-range goals of the PRP Department, providing updates and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Provides personnel management, administration of personnel policies, staff meetings and supervision, staff evaluations, recruitment of staff, and related functions.
• Collaborates with the executive team to ensure staff is equipped with knowledge and skills to carry out their role in a way that ensures client-driven, culturally competent, strengths-based, and outcome-focused practice. Develops staffing competencies, provides supervision including reviewing and signing staff progress notes and monthly summaries, recruitment, and program coverage hire qualified staff to ensure client continuity of services and agency requirements.
• Ensures PRP program and services are compliant with all regulations related to licensing, certification of services, COMAR regulations, and CARF accreditation
• Prepares documentation for accreditation for the PRP Program, maintains awareness of all standards and compliance with quality assurance, and keeps the agency in compliance with all accreditation agency requirements. Assures compliance with health and safety guidelines.
• Coordinates program's relationship with other agencies and community resources.
• Provides leadership in developing and maintaining a clinically sound treatment program, which response to the needs of the client population.
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Experience in behavioral health assessments, treatment/discharge planning, and evaluation of outcome-based system measures
• Extensive knowledge of the public behavioral health system
• Professional communication and collaboration skills and relationships across disciplines, settings, and situations
  
• Responsiveness & initiative to facilitate system integration and expansion efforts
  
• Experience with independently taking new tasks and responsibilities in a proactive way
• Able to make productive contributions through talent, knowledge, skills, and good work habits
• Knowledgeable of how to access treatment and/or services
• Experience in cultivating supportive relationships and community networking skills
• Ability to interact in a virtual environment
• Strong writing skills and verbal communication skills
• Experienced in public speaking and presentations
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Effective computer skills. Proficient in using Microsoft Office Suite Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint

Minimum Requirements:

• Master's degree in social work or psychology and must have independent clinical licensure for the state of Maryland. LCPC, LGPC, LMSW, LCSW-C,
• Bachelor's Degree with Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner Certification (CPRP)
• 3 years or more of experience working with children and adults.
• 3 years or more of supervisory experience
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong time-management and organizational skills
• Computer literacy
• Knowledge of community resources
• Ability to work independently and on a team
• Reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license