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Are you seeking a rewarding and fulfilling career in the Mental Health and Addictions field?
Apply to be the Assistant Manager of Talent Acquisition today!
What will your day look like?
At Horizon, you’ll enjoy a supportive, team-based work environment. Have a question? There’s always someone there to help! We offer a seamless onboarding experience that’ll ensure your success in your new role.
As the Director of Child and Adolescent Services at Horizon, you will….
Monitor patient volume and determine staffing levels relative to community need for child, adolescent, and school-based programming.
Review of operational data, processes, and protocols with Child/Adolescent Program Director(s). Understand and interpret all reports to teach and train Program Director(s) to understand and utilize these reports with their teams.
Prepare for annual trends related to child/adolescent/school-based services including proactive communication with schools/parents prior to and during summer months to ensure clinical and operational goals are met during summer.
Coordinate with all relevant school parties (IT, Administration, School Counselors) to ensure clinical and operational goals are met in school-based relationships.
Provide individual and group supervision related to child/adolescent/school-based clinical work.
Coordinate with CQI and clinical services to develop initiatives and rollouts.
Monitor, implement, and track new pilots, processes, and systemic changes in Child/Adolescent/School-based service lines.
Weekly review of FTEs, staffing, and productivity
Attend and co-facilitate Adolescent Alternate Care and Special Review
Triage and assist Program Directors in crisis management response and plans to promote best outcomes.
Respond to and resolve patient complaint calls if/when Program Director is unable to reach a resolution with patients and families.
Develop and review annual budget planning for child/adolescent/school-based service lines.
Outreach to local schools to assess need for services and/or staff resources.
Participate in community speaking engagements relative to child/adolescent/school-based services.
Represent the organization at community presentations.
Maintain positive relationships with all referral’s sources with specific focus on child, adolescent, and school-based referral sources.
Act as primary point of contact for school administrators.
Meet with regulatory entities during site audits and formal review process. Participate in PIP/CAP plans, responses, and execution.
Monitor grants affiliated with child/adolescent/school-based service lines to ensure clinical/operational execution. Monitor collection and tracking of relevant data.
Proactively responsible to assure staff stability and quick filling of vacant positions.
Lead and develop staff for maximum engagement.
Provide direct weekly/biweekly 1:1 clinical and operational supervision to Child/Adolescent Program Director(s)
Complete annual reviews and ongoing development of all supervisees
Perform interviews for child/adolescent clinical staff. Determine hire date, training location and makes offers of employment.
Some direct patient care required
Why choose Horizon to build your career?
Besides the fact that we’ve been named a Best Place to Work for 15 (yes, 15!) years in a row? At Horizon, you can be assured that you will make difference in the lives of others. Even better, your teammates will be just as motivated to make a difference!
What we offer that you’ll love…
Company Culture: At Horizon, we pride ourselves on cultivating an atmosphere of teamwork where all employees feel heard and valued.
Diversity & Inclusion: We are committed to equity, racial justice, and equal opportunity for all, and strive toward this goal through the work of our Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Council, frequent trainings, ongoing conversations, affinity groups, and more.
Trainings, Trainings, and More Trainings: We have an entire team dedicated to your personal development and professional growth.
Team Building, Connection, and Relationships: At Horizon, we’re more than co-workers, we’re a community. We support each other, celebrate our achievements and milestones together, and have fun together!
Retirement: We know you want to retire comfortably and we’re here to help! Horizon offers 401(k) AND profit-sharing programs to make sure you’re set for the future.
Student Loan Assistance: We help pay off our team members’ student loans every month. One year after joining, you’ll have been able to pay off an extra $600!
PTO & Holidays: We believe self-care is essential. Combined with holidays, you’ll earn up to 22.5 paid days in your first year. By your 3rd anniversary, that’s almost doubled with up to 37.5 paid days off!
What makes you a great candidate?
We can’t wait to learn more about you! Here are a few specifics of what you’ll need for the job:
Minimum 5 years of substance use disorder, mental counseling experience with focus on child/adolescent population.
Master’s degree in health and human services field required.
Education/Licensure/Certificates: LMSW, LMHC, LCSW, or CASAC required.
Proficiency in computer navigation, Microsoft office products, Electronic medical record software.
Location:
699 Hertel Ave, Buffalo NY. You must be willing to travel locally to other clinics as needed.
Hours:
Full time position, Monday-Friday; 8:30am-5pm; with flexibility to work early mornings or evenings on occasion.
Compensation
Horizon is consistently evaluating our compensation and benefit packages to ensure we remain competitive. The salary range of pay for this position is $78,750 – $102,500. Starting pay may be impacted based on experience and education. Compensation adjustments are evaluated annually.
Horizon DEIB Statement:
Horizon commits to being an anti-racist, diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization. Through self-reflection and our commitments to education, growth and development, increased workplace diversity throughout all levels of our organization and the cultivation of meaningful relationships, we pledge to advance equity, racial justice, and equal opportunity for all.
Disclaimers:
Horizon endorses public health measures including vaccinations. We encourage all applicants to be mindful of the fact that Horizon is a healthcare agency proving in person services throughout our community.
This information is intended to provide a general overview of the position; it is not a full job description.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
