Background

Since 1976, St. Joseph Center has been meeting the needs of low-income and homeless individuals and families in Venice, Santa Monica, Mar Vista, and surrounding communities.  The Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community organization that assists people without regard for religious affiliation or lack thereof through comprehensive case management and integrated social service programs.  The Center enjoys broad-based community support as well as a sponsored relationship with its founders, the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet.  St. Joseph Center serves approximately 6,000 individuals annually.

Brief Description of Principal Activities

Multifaceted intervention, prevention, and education services are carried out at four sites on the Westside of Los Angeles.  St. Joseph Center’s integrated programs provide clients with concentrated and coordinated access to services according to the nature of their needs.

Job Summary

The Director of Mental Health oversees the programs funded by the Department of Mental Health (DMH). These programs include Full-Service Partnership (FSP), Outpatient Care Services (OCS), Integrated Service Model (ISM/Animo), Preventative and Early Intervention (PEI) and Housing Supportive Services Program (HSSP). The Director of Mental Health works as a team leader for several social service and administrative personnel ensuring the delivery of quality care and establishing program policies and procedures in accordance to the rules and regulations established by the Los Angeles Department of Mental Health (DMH).

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provides clinical oversight and administrative supervision to program managers weekly and staff as needed.
• Works closely with the AVP of Programs, the fiscal department and program staff to assure management and compliance of program contracts.
• Ensures that program annual budget goals are achieved and DMH billing is met or exceeded for the fiscal year.
• Assures the timely collection of client service data tied to contract billing, grant reporting and/or agency evaluation. As needed, reviews and implements modifications to data collection systems and design and implements new systems as required.
• Monitors monthly staff billing and prepares monthly billing reports for DMH and other funders.
• Oversees service delivery consulting regularly with the Quality Assurance Consultant regarding quality control issues to maintain the highest standard of mental health services and program compliance.
• Helps the Quality Assurance department in overseeing program activities and assures timely completion of progress notes, billing documentation and maintaining staff case records.
• Represents the program at local DMH and other funder meetings and builds working relationships with other service providers.
• Collects statistics and prepares reports for funders and internal agency use.
• Assists the AVP of Programs in creating program budgets and monitoring spend down.
• Partners with Outcomes Assistants to ensure that client outcomes are completed as required
• Monitors and measures client progress against treatment plans and stated goals as it applies to mental health documentation
• Helps monitor and track progress of teams meeting short and long term goals.
• Develops higher levels of expertise in staff members by encouraging further education, participation in seminars and providing learning opportunities within the program.
• Attends, participates, leads and/or facilitates routinely scheduled meetings as requested or required by the program, division, or agency.
• Assists staff in 5150 client holds.

Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned. The duties and responsibilities listed are designed to provide typical examples of the work performed; not all duties and responsibilities assigned are included here, nor is it expected that all similar positions will be assigned every duty and responsibility.

Documentation:

• Provides oversight to ensure that supervisee and staff services are documented according to DMH standards and all necessary paperwork is completed in a timely manner with the support from the Quality Assurance Department and training staff.
• Ensures all program data is accurate and entered into the appropriate program documentation system as contractually required. (i.e. HMIS, internal spreadsheets, CES, Exym, etc.).
• Generates client data for reporting.

Qualifications:

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrates knowledge and experience with advances and evidenced based intervention: Harm Reduction, Motivational Interviewing, Critical Time Intervention, and Housing First
• Experience assisting people in applying for SSI and SSDI
• Able to work both independently and as part of a team
• Exercises mature and professional judgement
• Effective problem solving and conflict resolution skills
• A highly motivated self-starter with the ability to coordinate multiple projects and tasks
• Knowledge of and adherence to HIPAA confidentiality requirements
• Flexible, adaptable and capable of working in a fast paced, professional environment
• Availability to work evening and weekends as requested by management, and based on the operational needs of the program
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Demonstrates experience with providing mental health assessments using diagnostic criteria from the DSM V

Experience:

• 5 years of experience in the mental health field.
• 2 years management experience.
• Managing crisis situations
• DMH experience (not required, but preferred)
• LPS Designation (if is not already LPS designated, will be once hired)

Education:

• Master’s degree in psychology, counseling or social work

License:

• Licensure as a LCSW, LMFT, or LPCC

Computer Skills:

• PC skills including MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Power Point
• Electronic Health Records (Exym, Welligent) (not required, but preferred)

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those 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 functions.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, sit, walk, stoop, talk, hear, reach above and below shoulders; use hand and finger dexterity, keyboarding and making and receiving telephone calls. The employee may be required on occasion to lift and or carry up to 20 lbs.

Benefits: Excellent Benefits package available.

Status: Exempt

Compensation: $105,000 to $115,000

At St. Joseph Center, pay ranges are set using the best available market data for the job at the required location. To determine salary for a candidate, we consider the candidate's skills and capabilities for the job compared with expectations for the position.

Employment with St. Joseph Center is contingent on completion of satisfactory background check.

For consideration, please submit cover letter and resume. St. Joseph Center is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. All applicants for employment are invited to voluntarily self-identify their gender, race, ethnicity, and veteran status, by completing the EEO Information. Providing your EEO Information is voluntary and refusal to self-identify will not subject applicants to any adverse treatment. Similarly, applicants who do self-identify will not be subject to any adverse treatment based on the information they provide.

St. Joseph center invites you to review the current "EEO is The Law" poster as part of the application process. A link to the current poster is located here.

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