Program Director Jobs in Canton, CT (NOW HIRING)

Job Description 

Established in 1968, GileadCommunity Services, Inc.has over 50 years of experience providing the highest quality servicessupportingpeople inrecovery from mental healthandsubstance use challenges.Gilead empowers personal growth,independence,and recovery through improved mental health, physical well-being, and community integration. Gilead’s supportive and collaborative services are marked by excellence, compassion, innovation, and integrity. 

Unlike large healthcare systems, our work is grounded in real relationships. We know our clients by name, and weputtheir needs first. 

Gilead Community Servicesseeksan experienced andcommittedleader to serve asthe Residential Program Directorfor our adult MRO (Medicaid Rehab Option) programslocatedin Middletown, CT.You’llprovide clinical and administrativeoversiteof a therapeutic residential setting, ensuring high-quality, recovery-recovery oriented care for adults seeking to build skills for independent living.  

Why This Role Matters 

Gilead I and II are Gilead’s original programs. This is a unique opportunity to lead two highly valued, clinically rich coeducational adult programs thatdeliverhigh quality rehabilitative services in a strength-based model serving individuals with chronic mental health and co-occurring substance use challenges.  

HowYou’llMake Your Impact 

The successful candidatewill leadtwo programsfocused on supporting adults in building skillsto address theinternal andinterpersonal barrierspreventing them fromliving successfully and independentlyin the community.You will bringstrengths in clinical treatment,leadership, and team building. 

The position is designed to ensure compliance with DMHAS licensing, contractual requirements, and CARF standards while making a meaningful impact by fostering strong, collaborative relationships withfamilies,neighborsand local community to support a positive and responsive group home environment. 

 
Lead high-quality, recovery-focused care 

• Oversee clinical and administrative operationsforanadultresidential mental healthprogram.
• Ensure services align with Gilead’s mission and recovery principles, with an emphasis on trauma-informed, person-centered care.
• Guideadmissions, service planning, and discharge processes to maximize impact andmaintainfiscal stability.
• Ensure provision of evidence-based best treatment modalities, trauma informed and culturally sensitive clinical care. 

Strengthen teams and elevate clinical practice 

• Supervise and develop clinical and program staff, ensuring strong performance and continuous growth.
• Overseestaffing levels,hiring,and retention efforts in partnership with Human Resources.
• Develops a positive, supportive work environment that promotes staff engagement and job satisfaction. 
   

Navigate regulatory and system complexity 

• Monitorsandmaintainscompliance with contractual and licensing requirements (DMHAS, CARF,DPH, etc.) and, especially, with Medicaid Rehab Option billing requirements.
• Build andmaintainrelationswithclinical and managed care system partners.
• Responds to after-hours needs on a rotating on-call basis to support program continuity and risk management. 

Build relationships and expand capacity 

• Act as a liaisonto municipal, state, private, and community partners.
• Collaborate with Gilead’sother programleaderstoimprove policy,develop,and refine servicesimplementationaligned withorganizational goals.
• Participates as achampionofGilead’s culture through agency developmentinitiativesand community events. 

This Role Might Be for You IfYou’re: 

• Experienced and ready to lead:You are an emerging or established leader with experience in adult residential or community behavioral health, ready to guide and support a team. 
   

• Looking for a meaningful change from the corporate healthcare model.You areready to reconnect with the heart of mental health servicesworkin setting where client care (not just revenue targets) drives the work. 
   

• Grounded and relational:You connect naturally with clients and the staff who support them. You prefer being present in programs and communities versus leading from behind a desk. 
   

• Flexible,adaptive,and steady in complexity:Youcannavigateclinical nuance, regulatory requirements,operational demands with confidence while balancing multiple priorities andthehuman realities at the same time. 
   

What You Bring: 

• Master’sdegreerequired. Must hold (or be eligible for) CTassociate-level clinical licensureandbe workingtoward full licensure (LCSW, LPC, LMFT), with6+ yearsof experience in the field of mental health and addictions.
• Experience in administrativesupervision. Unionandpreviousprogram oversight experiencedpreferred.
• A calm, steady presence to a fast-paced program for adults,abilityto managecompeting needs and lead effectivelyin adynamic and demanding environment.
• Experience with severe and prolonged mental illness, and substance abuse disorders through supervision, staff training, education, and program development.
• A hands-on, engaged leader who thrives in a dynamic, 24/7 environment that is comfortable rolling up your sleeves, supporting the staff and participants.
• A valid driver’s licenseand automobile insurance. 

We Offer: 

• Startingsalary of$83,000to $93,000annually.
• Generous paid time off (up to 4 weeks paid vacation, 13 holidays, 2 paid personal days, 12 sick days). Truly affordable medical,dentaland vision benefits that save younearly 50% morethan the national average.
• Investment in your future through our401(k)-retirementplan and match, scholarship programs, tuition reimbursement, and professional development opportunities.
• Peace of mind with free long-term disability insurance and affordable short- and long-term life insurance options. 

We support equality for and advancement of all people, based on their qualifications and actions alone, without regard to color, gender, age, religion, nationaloriginor disability. 

Our company is dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment. If you needa reasonableaccommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please reach out tototal.rewards@oakhillct.org. We will make every effort to accommodate your needsin accordance withapplicable laws and our commitment to accessibility and inclusion. 

An Equal Opportunity Employer.