School Program Manager of The Loft - Maplewood, United States - Family Connections, Inc.

Description

Job Description

Core Values:

• CULTURAL PROFICIENCY: Articulates and applies historical context of racism and understands the current reality of consumers and communities of color in order to support racial equity. Actively demonstrates a commitment to supporting equity and inclusion, and serves as an advocate with colleagues, partners, and communities to meet the Agency's goal of becoming an Antiracist Culturally Inclusive Organization.
• RACIAL EQUITY ADVOCATE: Recognizes, supports, and engages in dismantling institutional racism. Partners with, and is accountable to stakeholders, including children, families, and communities of color.
• RACIAL EQUITY MINDSET: Demonstrates awareness of biases, internalized racial superiority and oppression. Leads with a racial equity lens and actively uses the racial equity tool in meaningful ways.
• TRANSFORMATIONAL VALUES: Contributes to valuable and positive, antiracist transformation in individuals, organizations, and social systems in an effort to actively progress across the antiracist multicultural institution continuum. Is able to foster a sense of community and shared purpose via collaboration and cooperation with others inside and outside Family Connections. Embodies the principles and practices that form the Agency's culture. Operates from an abundance mentality that recognizes opportunities and is optimistic and realistic about the future.
• Demonstrates cultural competence through an awareness of and sensitivity towards Agency's clients' and coworkers' cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
• Committed to the value of a nurturing family as the ideal environment for a child and believes in the capacity of people to grow and change.
• Works from a strengths-based perspective.
• Recognizes that consumers come first and responds to consumers appropriately.
• Knows and adheres to all FC Policies and Procedures.

Professionalism:

• Values and participates in the Team as a proactive member.
• Respects others' professional opinions and tolerates a range of feelings.
• Able to give and receive constructive criticism.

Supervision:

• Attends supervision consistently and comes prepared.
• Able to receive feedback and to learn from it.
• Has insight about self (i.e., strengths and weaknesses) and utilizes that knowledge toward growth and change.

Job Location:

Columbia High School

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for day-to-day management of SBYSP.
• Report to and update Senior Director of Programs on the status of program.
• Facilitate SBYSP team meetings, Case Conferences and CLB (Community Liaison Board) meetings and keep minutes of each meeting.
• Manage and assist in program related training needs and issues to ensure continuity of quality in program.
• Assess and address risk management concerns and issues according to agency policies.
• Assist the Human Resources Manager with the hiring, training, disciplining, evaluating, and motivating clinical staff.
• Manage all program budget and finance in conjunction with the Senior Director of Programs, Finance Team and CFO.
• Shop for program via online or in person as needed to ensure uninterrupted services and continuous running of program (s).
• Commitment to the Quality Improvement process, including participation on the steering committee and at least one sub-committee. As well as supporting program staff participation.
• Provide clinical and crisis stabilization services.
• Commit to empowering students and their families to solve their own problems and to the value of a nurturing family as the ideal environment for a child.
• Refer students and their families to appropriate services.
• Manage respective programs' MIS (Management Information System) input data and ensure all information is entered accurately and within funder given timeframes.
• Collaborate with School and local community for events and activities to provide most comprehensive services.
• Interface with school administration, guidance, CST, and any other appropriate school district staff regularly to promote continued relationships, collaborative efforts, and growth of the SBYSP.
• Market program in the school and community.
• Complete all required paperwork in a timely fashion including but not limited to, Record Reviews, Quarterly funder reports, yearly contract documents, QI documents, monthly calendars, school district advertisements,
• Demonstrate timely attendance to all required meetings and participate as a part of the interdisciplinary team.
• Attend all State funder required meetings as scheduled.
• Demonstrate cultural competence through an awareness of and sensitivity towards Agency's clients' and coworkers' cultural and socioeconomic characteristics i.e., is flexible in presentation of profession self, can "connect" with diverse populations, and has the skills to integrate culture* throughout the clinical process with respect to race, color, creed, religion, gender, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, age, appearance, mental and/or physical capability, etc.
• Review, sign and adhere to the Agency's HIPPA/Confidentiality requirements, as outlined in the Agency's Confidentiality Agreement.
• Familiarity and adherence to all Agency Policies and Procedures and Family Connections' Core Values.
• Perform other duties as required.

Qualifications:

Education: Master's in Social Work; LSW, LCSW or equivalent Master's Degree in Professional or Mental Health Counseling, LAC, LPC.

Experience: Two years' experience providing psychotherapy to children and families. Experience with diverse populations in an urban setting.

Knowledge: Knowledge of psychiatric disorders and various treatment modalities, including group, family, and individual treatment. Knowledge of community resources, social service, and mental health systems. Knowledge of appropriate clinical interventions in a crisis and non-crisis situation. Knowledge of appropriate treatment interventions for victims of sexual abuse, individuals who have histories of exposure to trauma, juvenile offenders.

Skills & Abilities: Ability to conduct psychiatric and psychosocial assessments and to make a differential diagnosis. Ability to provide patients with assistance in obtaining concrete services. Ability to create a case formulation and treatment plan. Ability to assess children and families for neglect, sexual and physical abuse. Strong assessment skills with suicidal ideation and self-harm. Good written and oral communications skills. Ability to create a warm, non-threatening therapeutic atmosphere. Ability to set limits with clients. Willingness to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds. Understanding of professional ethics and issues of confidentiality. Ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team. Ability to provide clinical and programmatic support and supervision.

Professional Characteristics: The individual is warm, open, empathic, attentive listener, self-aware, ethical, creative, organized, flexible, open to criticism, patient, responsible, able to work independently, mature, self-motivated, dedicated, enthusiastic, willing to take on additional tasks and responsibilities, and interested in seeking additional training and skills.

Work Environment/Physical Demands: The individual must possess the ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, and lifting of up to or more than 50 pounds.

*The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job or that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.

Generous Benefits:
Paid time off/12 paid holidays
Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
403b Retirement plan with employer matching
Employer-paid Life insurance/LTD/AD&D
Professional development assistance
35-hour work week
Internal/External Trainings
Referral Program

Family Connections is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to excellence. Employment offers are made on the basis of qualifications and without regard to race, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, age veteran status, or sexual orientation or other protected classes under the State and Federal law.

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