Assistant Program Director (Chinatown YMCA)

Summary

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in social work with a minimum of five (5) years of post-graduate work experience, with progressively increasing responsibility.
• One (1) to two (2) years of related experience.
• Bilingual: Spanish/English.

Duties

• Promote an inclusive, welcoming, and respectful environment that embraces the diversity of all participants.
• Responsible for the overall quality and efficiency of the Preventive Services Program.
• Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate staff including the program’s case planners, administrative assistant and may also include paraprofessional staff and interns.
• Analyze statistics, ensure contract compliance, and participate in the program’s annual self-evaluation process.
• Interpret / devise agency operation policies in order to ensure services are provided to a good standard.
• Conduct program planning & evaluation.
• Keep up with documents updated on a weekly basis.
• Serve 12+ families on a monthly basis if needed and in absence of a case planner and keep the utilization 100%.
• Coordinate the center’s programs with the community needs & resources; maintain liaison with other community-based organizations.
• Consult regularly with various funding sources & consult with the Program Director regarding program operation.
• Review, correct and revise progress notes according to ACS/APA/PAMS expectation.
• Maintain progress notes and FASPS in a timely manner in each case and case planner/s; meet with case planners in weekly basis.
• Comply with YMCA requirements and Administration for Children Services; coordinate quality assurance and quality improvement efforts across programs, if applicable; collaborates with senior staff in development and implementation of staff training component.
• Advocate for the needs of immigrant families along with community leaders & administrations of Social Service agencies.
• Represent the agency in the community, city and state; Act as a liaison and collaborate with agencies that clients are involved with.
• Attend meetings and participate on various committees and arrange trainings with workforce institute.
• Actively participate in training sessions, designated meetings, and special events, request by program director.
• Adhere to all Department of Health, YMCA of Greater New York, and funder standards, expectations, and regulations.
• Assist and supervise parent group.

Clinical Services & Support

• Facilitates with the staff SOL and CPW several offerings of the weekly Evidenced-Based Model Triple P Group for all school families who enroll.
• Implements and integrates the principles and procedures of Solution-Based Casework: assessment, family and individual level outcomes, action plans and documentation and celebration.
• Facilitates case consultation and offers support and guidance to ensure staff are adhering to the tenets of SBC.
• Participates in continued SBC training, coaching, and the SBC certification process.

Supervision/Professional Development

• Partners closely with the Program Director on the general functioning of the prevention program.
• Actively participates in weekly supervision with Program Director.
• Ensures the staff assigned to the school are in compliance and the staff is providing support and meets the needs of assigned families.