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Assistant Director
- Job Title
- Assistant Director
- Position ID
- 27170408
- Duration
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Other Location
- Description
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About Unity Care
Our mission is to provide quality youth and family programs for the purpose of creating healthier communities through lifelong partnerships. Headquartered in San Jose, with incredible weather, culture and sports, and the SF Bay and ocean just minutes away. Unity Care offers a wide range of services benefiting at-risk and foster youth and their families throughout Northern California. Its signature program, established in 1993, focuses on serving the housing needs of youth in foster care and beyond. The organization provides more than two dozen community-based, education and behavioral health programs, transforming the lives of over 6,000 youth and families annually. We are proud to have one of the most ethnically and culturally diverse workforce in the Bay Area. We have a friendly, servant-leader culture with significant growth opportunities.
OVERVIEW:
Under the supervision of the Residential Director, the Assistant Director assists with the overall functioning of the Residential Program. The Assistant Director develops and maintains program components with Residential Director and is responsible for the supervision of social work and direct care activities.
DIRECT REPORTS (BY TITLE):
- Facility Managers
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required
- A Bachelor’s degree in Social Work, Counseling or Psychology
Preferred
- Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling or Psychology
- Experience in Residential Treatment or work with adolescents
RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE (but not limited to):
- Participate in interviewing, hiring, and training of Residential Treatment Program staff
- Create and facilitate staff development activities
- Develop and maintain program policies and procedures in accordance with licensing and contract guidelines
- Create and facilitate implementation plans to manage transitions within the program
- Oversee program operations and facility management issues
- Assist in the formulation of the program budget
- Manage the program revenue and budget
- Provide counseling aimed at preparing the resident to analyze and better understand his/her situation
- Develop needs and services plans and discharge plans
- Provide counseling in an effort to resolve the difficulties with residents that led to the need for placement
- Provide counseling to help the resident understand the reason for placement and to handle associated emotional problems
- Administer disciple and setting of limits for behavior
- Assess residents and family context to identify changing needs
- Other duties as assigned
- Openings
- 1