Student Assistant Program Clinical Manager
tact Community Services Inc
- Syracuse, NY
- $66,000-85,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Strong skills in functioning as a SAP counselor, which includes being able to provide additional support to a school site when needed.
- Teaching, coaching and supervising SAP counselors in developing strong clinical skills, approaches, and crisis intervention skills, to provide high quality services to students and families.
- Function as a mental health/substance abuse consultant for SAP counselors.
- Review case files to ensure readiness of audit and high quality of care to students.
- Monitor, evaluate and oversight of EHR, to remain in compliance with OASAS standards
- Ensuring staff meet deadline in inputting WITNYS data and completing workplan tasks.
- Learn and have awareness of Prevention Guidelines.
- Support Workplan, including collecting and compiling Needs Assessment Data.
- Monitor, evaluate, and record counselor progress with respect to performance goals.
- Collaborate with school administrators and community professionals to discuss the various facets of what SAP program can provide to students and families.
- Collect and report written and electronic school outcome data and compiles monthly and quarterly reports as required by funders.
- Participate in staff development and training programs
- Participate in monthly peer consultation group meetings
- Knowledgeable in the principles, practices and clinical techniques of counseling,
- Knowledgeable in adolescent development, behavior and pathology, and the treatment of adolescents
- Knowledgeable in the services provided by mental health and substance abuse inpatient and outpatient clinics in the community
- Knowledgeable in services provided by public and private community agencies particularly those services for adolescents
- Knowledgeable in the public school system
- Ability to develop and maintain cooperative relationships with staff, adolescent clients,
- Ability to prepare concise, timely and comprehensive social case work records, to analyze the information and to reach sound decisions
- Must submit to and pass background checks by the Office of Mental Health, the NYS Justice Center and the NYS Department of Education
- Valid driver's license
- Reliable Transportation
- Independent auto insurance (Minimum of $100,000/$300,000 liability limits)
- Incumbents in this position will be expected to work between 35 and 40 hours per week as job requirements and school calendars dictate
- This position description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor
- This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an 'at will' employment relationship
- Occasional evenings and weekends will be required
- This position involves extensive walking and driving and possibly lifting up to 20 pounds
- All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilitiesThis document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an 'at will' employment relationship
- Contact Community Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.