Treatment Program Administrator - Eldora, United States - Iowa Department of Administrative Services

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Treatment Program Administrator (Clinical Director/Mental Health Authority)

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Treatment Program Administrator (Clinical Director/Mental Health Authority)

Salary

$72, $111,092.80 Annually

Location

Eldora Hardin County, IA

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

Agency

405 Health & Human Services - State Training School - Eldora

Opening Date

04/25/2024

Closing Date

5/13/2024 11:59 PM Central

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Kayla Taylor,

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Job Description

The State-Operated Specialty Care Division of the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking an experienced clinician and administrator to serve as the Treatment Program Administrator (Clinical Director/Mental Health Authority), leading and managing the clinical operations of the State Training School (STS) in Eldora, Iowa, a 24/7 secure juvenile facility that serves approximately 80 adjudicated male youth.

Just outside of Ames, home of Iowa State University, STS offers a holistic social, behavioral, psychiatric, academic, and vocational program that utilizes evidence-based practices to provide a secure setting, rooted in treatment for males, ages 12 to 18 years old who have been adjudicated delinquent.

STS provides individualized treatment plans and offers comprehensive education, with the goal of successfully transitioning young men back into the community.

The primary responsibility of the Treatment Program Administrator (Clinical Director/Mental Health Authority) is to develop, evaluate, and oversee the mental and behavioral health programming, ensuring compliance with a court-ordered remedial plan.

Core services include mental health, substance abuse, and medical/nursing services for students, as well as campus activities and reintegration services.

This role directly oversees the behavioral health team and provides clinical care to students as necessary, in addition to performing the following core duties.

• Assess treatment services to ensure effective practice delivery.
• Provide clinical expertise in designing behavior management systems and assessing fidelity.
• Evaluate student assessments, identifying deficiencies and gaps, and ensuring changes as necessary.
• Develop and ensure compliance with statewide policies and procedures relating to therapeutic services.
• Ensures appropriate participation in interdisciplinary team planning and ensures the most efficacious treatment.

A successful candidate for this critical role will:

• Be organized and efficient,
• Be a tenacious and innovative problem solver who understands the needs of today's adjudicated youth,
• Nurture collaborative relationships,
• Respond with appropriate urgency,
• Effectively communicate,
• Foster and develop teamwork,
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all stakeholders,
• Sufficiently respond to intensely emotional reactions, to adjust to work pressures, change, or difficult, situations without being negatively impacted by stress, and
• Foster and facilitate cooperation, pride, trust, and group identity and team spirit.

Eligibility for Mental Health Professional Licensure in Iowa is required (e.g., Licensed Psychologist, Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Independent Social Worker).

The Iowa HHS serves almost a million Iowans through health coverage, mental health and disabilities services, long-term care and treatment, and adult, children, and family services.

The Department provides high quality programs and services that protect and improve the health and resiliency of individuals, families, and communities.

We have a great total compensation package, including:

• Iowa Public Employees' Retirement System (IPERS) (Employee contributes 6.29%/State of Iowa contributes 9.44%)
• Retirement Investors Club (RIC) (Employer Sponsored Retirement Plan) (State of Iowa matches up to $75/month)
• Health, Dental and Vision Insurance (See below for additional information)
• Vacation Leave (96 hours/year to begin, and increases with years of service)
• Sick Leave (144 hours/year)
• Paid Holidays (9 days/year)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life Insurance ($20,000 paid for by the State of Iowa)
• Long-Term Disability Insurance

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Working at STS comes with a special perk This location offers access for staff to the impressive on-campus gym during off student hours.

This includes 3 full size basketball courts, two fully stocked weight rooms with machine and free weights, showers, and lockers.

We also provide a cardio roomfor staff onlyfeaturing exercise mats and advanced treadmills and stationary bikes. Usage of these resources is completely free for all STS staff.

Eldora Highlights

STS is located in Eldora, a quaint community with a population of approximately 2,800 residents, located in north central Iowa.

Eldora is an Iowa River Greenbelt Community and the Iowa River Greenbelt Scenic Drive winds through a picturesque landscape of valleys, woods, and streams.

With easy access to the Iowa River and Pine Lake, outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy hiking, kayaking, canoeing, hunting, and fishing, as well as the many educational opportunities, cultural activities, and entertainment events nearby, including a picturesque 9-hole golf course surrounded by Pine Lake State Park.

Eldora is 45 minutes away from Ames and Cedar Falls, 30 minutes from Marshalltown, and only 20 minutes from Iowa Falls.

Des Moines, Iowa's capital, is just 1 hour and 15 minutes away.

• Ames, Iowa is the home of Iowa State University, featuring one of the nation's premier Engineering schools and leading Veterinary and Agricultural
• Cedar Falls is the home of the University of Northern Iowa,
• Iowa Falls is the home of Ellsworth Community
• Des Moines has one of the nation's finest State Fairs and is home to the Iowa Cubs, Wells Fargo Arena host site of NCAA Basketball, premier concerts, and Lauridsen Skatepark, the nation's largest skatepark.

The State of Iowa is an EEO/AA Employer

HHS values those with "lived experience" and encourages individuals in recovery, adults who were fostered as youth, foster parents, and/or parents who were in the DHS system to apply.

Minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply (Hearing and Speech Impaired - Relay Iowa TDD).

Our agency uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, please visit

Compensation is commensurate with experience. We look forward to meeting you

Minimum Qualification Requirements

Graduation from an accredited college or university and experience equal to four years of full-time professional-level work in a treatment or habilitation program for correctional inmates, delinquent, disadvantaged, mentally or emotionally ill, or intellectually disabled, two years of which were at the administrative, consultive, advanced professional, or supervisory level;

OR

an equivalent combination of education and experience substituting thirty semester hours of graduate level course work in the administrative sciences (e.g., business administration), social/behavioral sciences, or health sciences for each year of the required experience up to a maximum substitution of two years of the general experience requirement (no substitution for the consultive, advanced professional, administrative, or supervisory experience) shall be considered as qualifying.

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Additional Qualification Requirements

For purposes of qualifying, "professional-level experience" shall be exemplified by responsibility for assessment and diagnosis of client problems and needs, developing a plan of treatment, evaluating client progress toward meeting treatment goals, modifying treatment objectives.

Work at this level generally requires a prerequisite of four or more years of post high school educational training in one of the behavioral, social, or health sciences.

At the time of interview, applicants referred to Glenwood and Woodward State Hospital-Schools will be assessed to determine if they meet federal employment requirements as published in the Federal Register, Section 20 CFR

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Have you graduated from a four-year college or university?IF YESHow many years do you have of full-time professional-level work in a treatment or habilitation program for correctional inmates, delinquent, disadvantaged, mentally or emotionally ill, or intellectually disabled,two years of whichwere at the administrative, consultive, advanced professional, or supervisory level?

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experience in the identified areas

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• Two years to less than four years of experience in the identified areas
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Have you graduated from a four-year college or university?IF YES- How many years do you have of a combination of graduate (post bachelor degree) education in the administrative sciences (e.g.

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Note:30 semester hours of graduate level coursework equals one year of the experience. AMaximumof 60 semester hours can be substituted for the experience.

Applicants must have at least one year of documented full-time professional-level work in a treatment or habilitation program for correctional inmates, delinquent, disadvantaged, mentally or emotionally ill, or intellectually disabled.

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experience in the identified areas

• Less than two years of experience in the identified areas
• Two years to less than four years of experience in the identified areas
• Four or more years of experience in the identified areas

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405 Health & Human Services - State Training School - Eldora

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State Training School for Boys

3211 W Edgington

Eldora, Iowa, 50627

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