Program Director bei Volunteers of America of Massachusetts

Description

The Opportunity: Program Director

Job Type: Full-time, On-site

Pay: $70,000- $78,000/ year

Who We Are || VOAMASS gives members of the community who need help the most the services, support, and self-esteem they need to create a fresh start. At VOAMASS, our dedicated teams are committed to serving the whole person.

Hello House For Women is a great opportunity for candidates who are passionate about working with individuals on their path to recovery. The expanded, 28-bed space in Dorchester offers trauma-informed and integrated clinical support services for women living with substance abuse disorders.

As Program Director, you’ll have a dynamic and critical role overseeing the day to day program services to promote sensitive and therapeutic treatment for clients in recovery of substance use, mental health, or co-occurring disorders. As Program Director you will ensure the coordination, delivery, and documentation of services are completed, informed by best-practices, and produce high quality outcomes for clients in the recovery home while also supporting the professional growth of a staff of recovery specialists and case managers.

Program Director Key Responsibilities:

• Promote individualized care and treatment planning to enhance an individual’s ability to recover from substance use, mental health, and co-occurring disorders
• Use all forms of treatment modalities, including Medication Assisted treatment (MAT), Trauma Informed Care, and a Harm Reduction model of recovery.
• Develop staff capabilities and manage employees according to company policies and procedures. Provide regular supervision, performance evaluations and complete documentation related to employee job performance.
• Enhance and develop program services to ensure they are relevant, informed by best-practices, and produce high quality outcomes for clients.
• Direct the funding and implementation of the budget including maintaining client census and related matters.
• Participate in the hiring and onboarding process of new staff including interviews and selection.
• Maintain and nurture regulatory and community relationships and resources. Grow and develop program contacts to enhance referral outcomes and program quality.
• Develop and utilize tools for evaluating program performance and ensure that all programming is conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations of funding agencies, best practices, and established Volunteers of America Policies and Procedures.
• Complete required clinical documentation through our electronic medical records system.
• Actively ensure that all staff are trained and supported to provide the best quality of treatment to the individuals we serve.
• Complete Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) training and provide training and guidance to program staff. Insure the program is meeting expectations of MAT guidelines.
• Perform other duties as requested or required.

The Program Director role is about making a difference in the lives of the people we serve. As Program Director, you will bring the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred, but not required.
• At least five years of multifaceted substance abuse disorder treatment experience.
• A minimum of two years of management experience, preferably in a residential treatment and/or behavioral health setting.
• Ability to train and provide services thorough a diverse set of treatment modalities (including but not limited to: Harm reduction, Medication Assisted Treatment, and Trauma Informed Care).
• Computer proficiency in electronic health records, Microsoft Word and Outlook is required.

 Since 1934, VOAMASS has provided critical services to the residents of the Commonwealth. From pioneering early residential treatment programs in the 1960’s to leading today in the field of mental health programming, VOAMASS can be counted on to tackle our greatest challenges.

For full-time employees, including our Program Director, our comprehensive and generous benefits package includes:

• Excellent health, vision, and dental insurance with 85% of medical deductible and certain co-pays paid by employer
• Multiple opportunities to use pre-tax dollars to save for expenses such as health care (flexible spending account), child care, transit, and parking)
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
• 24/7 nurse hotline for urgent health questions
• Employee assistance program to provide help with family concerns, stress management, legal issues, and more
• Employer-paid long-term disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance
• Tuition remission programs
• Loan forgiveness (Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program)
• Generous vacation benefits, starting at three weeks and moving to four weeks after three years of employment
• 14 paid holidays, higher than industry average
• Fitness/wellness reimbursement to cover expenses such as gym membership
• Employee discount program on hundreds of items such as computers, cell phone plans and accessories, furniture, hotels, vacation home rentals, etc.
• Cash bonus, with no annual cap, for referring other qualified candidates for employment

VOAMASS is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally