Program Director
Mental Health Systems
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Bakersfield • California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $80,000 - $96,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Oversee direct services, ensuring quality care, and highest professional standards.
- Supervise accurate data collection and reporting. Ensure peer review and monitoring of client charts.
- Ensure staff complete timely documentation and meet minimum requirements for direct client billable services as contractually required.
- Manage billing expectations and deliverables. Understand budget and review monthly operating statement to ensure financial integrity.
- Maintain positive morale and staff cohesion as evidenced by maintaining a cooperative attitude, flexibility, and effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Respond quickly and appropriately to emergencies and crisis intervention.
- Timely recruitment and retention of qualified candidates. Provide regular supervision, consistent feedback, and ongoing support. Develop team comradery and excellent communication.
- Liaison with funder(s) and community meetings/committees.
- Maintain confidentiality of client’s care.
- Facilitate scheduled program meetings. Document agenda and attendance accordingly.
- Other relevant duties as assigned.
- Data Entry in Automated Reentry Management System (ARMS)
Requirements
- Master’s degree in a behavioral science and valid/current BBS registration or license (MFT, LCSW, LPCC)
- Two years of supervisory experience working in a treatment program or similar work setting required
- Valid CA driver’s license and current auto insurance per contract requirements required
- Experience providing mental health and/or substance use disorder services preferred
- Cultural competency understanding required
- Bilingual preferred
- Knowledge of Microsoft Office and EHR software preferred
- If substance use disorder program a negative tuberculosis test (TB) is conducted under licensed medical supervision within 45 working days of hire or within 5 working days of employment and valid cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and first aid certification upon hire or within 90-days of employment.
Benefits
- Sign-On Bonus Agreement – $1,500
- Health insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
data collectiondata reportingbilling managementbudget managementsupervisory experiencemental health servicessubstance use disorder servicescultural competencydocumentationcrisis intervention
Soft skills
effective communicationinterpersonal skillsteam comraderyflexibilitypositive moralestaff cohesiontimely feedbackrecruitmentretentioncooperative attitude
Certifications
Master’s degree in behavioral scienceBBS registration or license (MFT, LCSW, LPCC)valid CA driver’s licensecurrent auto insurancecardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certificationfirst aid certificationnegative tuberculosis test (TB)