Assistant Director Kensington Mental Health Services

Job Title:Assistant Director
Dept: Mental Health Services
Reports to:Director ProjectBased Housing
Location: Kensington Campusnd St West Lancaster CA 93536
Status: FullTime Exempt (salary) Management
Schedule: MondayFriday 8:00am4:30pm
Benefits: Medical Dental Vision Retirement Planning 403b) Employee Assistance Program (EAP) etc.

SUMMARY:
The Assistant Director Kensington Mental Health Services in partnership with the Director of Interim Housing and Mental Health will oversee Outpatient Care Services (OCS) and the Housing Supportive Services Program (HSSP) for adults residing at Kensington Campus. OCS and HSSP are specialized programs that provide comprehensive and intensive fieldbased community mental health services designed to meet the unique needs of individuals in Interim Housing (IH) and Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) who have a Severe Mental Illness (SMI) or Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED). The Assistant Director will monitor and support all administrative aspects of the OCS and HSSP funder expectations contract goals and outcomes to ensure compliance. The Assistant Director will also oversee and support the OCS and HSSP onboarding and training aspect of the program. The Assistant Director will provide administrative and clinical supervision if appropriate to staff including Program Managers Clinicians and Clinical Interns. This position is responsible for maintaining the efficiency of operations while fostering teamwork among staff and across departments and programs.

DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:
Under the supervision of the Director of Kensington Interim Housing and Mental Health the Assistant Director is responsible for the following:
1. LPS Designated to participate in initiating 5150 involuntary psychiatric holds and takes the lead with crisis management as well as participates in after hours oncall psychiatric emergencies calendar.
2. In collaboration with the Director of Kensington Interim Housing and Mental Health monitor all administrative aspects of agencys Department of Mental Health (DMH) contracted HSSP program Outpatient Care Services including billing and contract maximization in compliance with contract goals and outcomes in a timely manner.
3. Work closely with Kensington sitewide programs including: Interim Housing Wellness and Project Based Housing to ensure clients mental health needs are being addressed in a Trauma Informed and Harm Reduction capacity.
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 countywide 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 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. Masters 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 MediCal documentation and requirements.
4. Outstanding clinical review skills
5. Strong training project management and teambuilding 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 Drivers License.
12. LPS Designated

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. Fully onsite position On occasion walk or drive to different 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