What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Manager of Residential Services position at Care Plus NJ, Inc.?
Organizational Overview:
CarePlus New Jersey continues to be a leader in mental health and a pioneer in integrated care in Northern New Jersey for more than 45 years. CarePlus strives for excellence in mental health, addiction recovery, and community-based services. Our goal is to offer affordable, accessible, and holistic-centered care that empowers individuals to reach their full potential and enhance their quality of life.
Job Summary:
You will provide leadership, supervision, direction, and coordination of staff to ensure full provision of clinically sound services on a 24-hour basis, promote Wellness & Recovery Oriented Services, and assess outcomes for both consumers and programs/staff.
What You Will Do:
- Assist the Director with development of clinical and administrative outcomes.
- Responsible for program development; develops department goals and works on development of work-plan to achieve said goals
- Provide leadership within team structure.
- Assume responsibility for the development, implementation, and evaluation of all administrative functions for each team
- On-call as an administrative and clinical resource to staff for consultation and support
- Insures transition to a team culture.
- Provide clinical guidance and supervision to clinical staff through group supervision, individual supervision, in-service training and case conferences.
- Responsible for ensuring the provision of individual, group, family and specific group counseling/therapy to clients and their families, as needed.
- Work with Coordinators to provide coverage in group homes.
- Ensure staff coverage of scheduled therapeutic and activity-oriented groups.
- Provide emergency coverage through mandating and other means but in the event all options are exhausted is expected to work in group homes until coverage is found.
- Ensure coordination of treatment services between the department and both internal and external providers.
What We Need to See:
- BA in psychology/related field, enrollment in a master's program in social work/related field, and two years' experience in providing treatment services to adult psychiatric population.
- Valid driver's license and must be insurable under the agency's automobile insurance policy.
What We Offer:
- High-plan insurance at a generous cost
- 403B, no matching needed
- Life & AD&D insurance; STD & LTD coverage
- Per diem opportunities
- Excellent supervision and training
- Continuing education, tuition reimbursement, and eligibility for loan forgiveness
- 10% daycare discount
About CarePlus New Jersey:
CPNJ embraces a culture of diversity and inclusion in all of it policies and procedures. Care Plus follows Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, et seq and NJ Law Against Discrimination.
We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by Federal and State laws.