Assistant Director - PROS - Brooklyn Community Services

Position: Assistant Director

Program: PROS (Personalized Recovery Oriented Services)

Department: Services for People Living with Disabilities

Work Location: 1310 Rockaway Parkway, Brooklyn

Work Location: Hours: Full Time - 35 Hours per week Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:30pm; be available for on call rotation

Salary: $62,400-$65,000

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

Position Summary:

Brooklyn Community Services (BCS) envisions One Brooklyn Community where everyone can

realize their full potential. Our mission is to empower children, youth, adults, and families to

overcome the obstacles they face. Together we partner with our community to ensure opportunities

for all to access an excellent education, jobs, safe and affordable housing, quality health care and

wellness programs. Brooklyn Community Services PROS is a nurturing and strengths-oriented

psychiatric rehabilitation program devoted to helping adults increase independence and their overall

Well-being.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Assistant Director is responsible for direct supervision of program staff and interns as well as

shared oversight of day-to-day operations. The successful candidate must have a pertinent master’s

degree and a minimum of three years of experience delivering mental health and/or community

based services. The candidate will possess strong clinical and organizational skills and the ability to

work effectively in a changing environment. The assistant director must approach persistent mental

illness through a hopeful, strengths-based lens and with a passionate focus on maintaining

programmatic excellence.

Responsibilities:

• Orient, train, and provide clinical and task supervision to program staff and interns including weekly individual and group supervision

• Oversee responsibility for maintenance of participant records, including timely documentation as required by Medicaid, Medicare, and the Office of Mental Health

• Act as member of an interdisciplinary treatment team including facilitation of weekly administrative, clinical, and utilization review meetings

• Assist Program Director and clinical staff with billing preparation and management of insurance eligibility to maximize reimbursement for services rendered

• Coordinate special projects related to treatment services, quality assurance, billing, and intake

• Develop training and guidance materials to ensure staff competence and program continuity

• Oversee the employment services division of the program including but not limited to: ongoing participation in the Center for Practice Innovations employment initiative, data tracking and submission; Ticket-to-Work program management and oversight; NYESS system data entry; curriculum development; networking with potential employers

• Maintain/share system administrator responsibilities for supportive housing and Medicaid transportation accounts

• Provide direct individual and group clinical services and case management, as needed

• Provide crisis management, as appropriate

• Carry a twenty-four hour support cell phone in rotation with Program Director

• Participate in agency-wide groups and meetings as required

• Assist with development of funding proposals as needed

• Other tasks as may be required

Qualifications Required:

• LCSW, LCSW-eligible, LMHC, or LCAT

• LCSW with SIFI certificate

• Three years post-graduate experience in mental health or closely related field

• Two years supervisory experience

• Computer literate with familiarity with Microsoft office suite, Google suite, Zoom, etc.

• Excellent judgment, organizational, and interpersonal skills are required.

• Good writing and oral communication skills.

• Criminal background check and fingerprinting required; screening against the GSA, OIG, and

• OMIG lists of persons disallowed from working in Medicaid funded programs.

• Prior experience in a Personalized Recovery Oriented Services (PROS) program or in serving adults with persistent mental illnesses preferred

BCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities