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Role: HSSP Senior Program Manager ORD

Reports to: Senior Director, HSSP-ODR

Program: 1307-HSS MHSA

Department: Integrated Care

Location: Wellness Center - 345 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Setting: Not 100% onsite

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm

Status: Full-time/Exempt/Management

Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, 403(b) Retirement plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), etc.

Openings: 1

Job Description Summary:

The Senior Program Manager, Housing Support Services Program (HSSP) ODR (Office of Diversion and Reentry) will oversee the HSSP ODR Project-Based Buildings including clinical services provided to justice-involved population. HSSP is a specialized program that provides comprehensive and intensive field-based community mental health services designed to meet the unique needs of individuals in Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) who are formerly homeless and have a Severe Mental Illness (SMI) or Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED). The Senior Program Manager will monitor and ensure the team of clinicians provides high-quality services that meet or exceed required contract, funder, and agency standards. The Senior Program Manager will provide administrative and clinical supervision for direct practice clinicians, if applicable. This position is responsible for maintaining the efficiency of operations while fostering teamwork among staff and across departments and programs.

Job Description Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• In collaboration with the Leadership team of HSSP, monitor all administrative aspects of agency’s Department of Mental Health (DMH) contracted HSSP, including billing and contract maximization in compliance with contract goals and outcomes in a timely manner
  
• Complete required reporting to funders as outlined by contract requirements
  
• Ensure all clinical and mental health staff documentation and data collection is complete, timely, accurate, and current in agency records and electronic databases
  
• Provide individual and group clinical supervision for clinicians and document according to Board of Behavioral Sciences or Board of Psychology standards, if applicable
  
• Provide individual and team supervision, support, and performance evaluations for all assigned staff
  
• Assist in recruitment, selection, training, supervision, and evaluation of direct service staff
  
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance to ensure proper staff orientation, training and audit preparedness for all clinical and mental health contracts
  
• Ensure adherence to funding source contract and performance standards
  
• Maintain a current, thorough knowledge of community resources and utilize these to provide services to clients
  
• Effectively represent agency at funding partner or collaborative meetings
  
• Maintain caseload of up to 10, if applicable
  
• Provide Clinical Intern onboarding, training, support, and supervision as needed
  
• Provide training and support to peers as needed
  
• Support crisis management needs such as risk assessments and psychiatric hospitalization applications. Participate in on call rotation calendar for overnight and weekend After Hours Emergency Line.

Job Description Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, or a related field of study from an accredited university.
  
• Valid registration and licensure with the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
  
• Outstanding clinical review skills
  
• Must have at least 1000 clinical hours accrued towards licensure.
  
• Strong training, project management, and team-building skills
  
• Able to behave with sensitivity, tact, politeness and responsiveness with staff and clients
  
• Detail oriented with excellent time management, organizational, written, verbal, interpersonal, presentation, and computer skills
  
• Knowledge of trauma informed services, housing first and harm reduction methodologies.
  
• Experience providing administrative and clinical supervision
  
• Experience working with people living with mental illness and/or substance abuse
  
• Contract and quality assurance experience
  
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, and database applications

Job Description Preferred Qualifications:

• DMH experience
  
• Crisis assessment/management experience

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