Director, Kensington Mental Health Services

Job Title: Director, Kensington Mental Health Services
Dept: Mental Health Services
Supervision: Program Managers, Clinicians, Interns
Status: Exempt (Salary), Full-Time, Management
Location: Kensington Campus 45244 32nd St West, Lancaster, CA 93536
Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, Retirement Planning (403b), Employee Assistant Program (EAP), etc.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the supervision of the Senior Director, HSSP, the Director is responsible for the following:

1. In collaboration with Senior Director, Kensington oversee mental health services across all Kensington site-wide programs, including Interim Housing, Project Based Housing, and Wellness.

2. Work closely with Director, Kensington Interim Housing and Director, Project Based Housing to ensure clients' mental health needs are being addressed in a Trauma Informed and Harm Reduction capacity.

3. In collaboration with the Senior Director, HSSP, monitor all administrative aspects of agency's Department of Mental Health (DMH) contracted HSSP and OCS programs, including billing and contract maximization in compliance with contract goals and outcomes in a timely manner.

4. Attend meetings, respond to email correspondence, develop and maintain appropriate relationships on behalf of the Director and staff.

5. Represent agency interests at Department of Mental Health meetings, as well as other DMH Service Area 1 and county-wide meetings.

6. Ensure productivity goals and outcomes are achieved, including a minimum of 65% of staff time being in direct service provision across program; including DMH documentation standards and guidelines.

7. Support the coordination of clinical services and activities with outside agencies, partners, and funders; including the coordination of referral processes.

8. Collaborate with Clinical Quality Assurance and Billing Department to ensure compliance of program requirements

9. In partnership with the Senior Director, provide individual and team supervision, support, and performance evaluations for all assigned staff.

10. Assist in recruitment, selection, training, supervision, and evaluation of direct service staff

11. Collaborate with Quality Assurance to ensure proper staff orientation, training and audit preparedness for all clinical and mental health contracts.

12. Complete required reporting to LA County Department of Mental Health as outlined by contract requirements.

13. Support psychiatry needs such as, data collection, client coordination, invoices, and reporting.

14. Support Mental Health Clinical Intern Program as needed.

15. Assist in crisis interventions as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Master's Degree in the field of Social Welfare or Marriage and Family Therapy, or doctorate in psychology or related field; Licensure preferred.

2. Minimum of four years experience in the field of mental health and/or substance addictions.

3. Strong working knowledge of Medi-Cal documentation and requirements.

4. Outstanding clinical review skills

5. Strong training, project management, and team-building skills

6. Able to behave with sensitivity, tact, politeness and responsiveness with staff and clients

7. Detail oriented with excellent time management, organizational, written, verbal, interpersonal, presentation, and computer skills

8. Knowledge of trauma informed services, housing first and harm reduction methodologies.

9. Experience providing administrative and clinical supervision

10. Contract and quality assurance experience

11. Current valid CA Driver's License.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

1. Combination of field and office environment

2. Regularly required to sit, stand, bend; occasionally lift or carry up to 35 lbs.

3. On occasion walk or drive to different local sites

4. Will necessitate working in busy and loud environments

5. Will be exposed to elements like cold, heat, dust, noise and odor

6. May need to bend, stoop, twist, and sit throughout the day