Assistant Director, Santa Monica Outreach

Role: Assistant Director Santa Monica OutreachReports to: Director of Westside OutreachProgram: 1500-OutreachDepartment: OutreachLocation: CSM Fire House - 1444 7th Street Santa Monica CA 90401Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pmStatus: Full-time/Exempt/ManagementOpenings: 1Summary:The People Concerns Santa Monica Outreach Program is seeking a licensed mental health professional (Ph.D. PSY.D. LCSW or LMFT) to serve as the Assistant Director of 3 multidisciplinary street outreach teams (Homeless Multidisciplinary Street Team Santa Monica C3 and Beach Santa Monica C3). These teams are part of a City of Santa Monica strategy to combat homelessness. The goal of HMST is to target the highest utilizers of the City of Santa Monicas emergency resources (police fire and hospitals). The goal of the C3 teams is to focus intensive outreach efforts in the areas of greatest density of PEH. These skilled interdisciplinary teams use best practices for engaging chronically homeless individuals with co-occurring mental health substance use and/or medical issues. The Assistant Director provides clinical oversight for both teams clinical and administrative supervision for Program Managers and Clinical Case Managers coordinates both interagency and community relationships works directly with City of Santa Monica and HSH funders and supports broader agency Duties and Responsibilities:Leverage partnerships with community health providers relevant collaborators and social service/housing providers to house the homeless people living on the streets of Santa MonicaLead multidisciplinary teams to remove personal barriers to permanent housing as well as oversee the day-to-day activities of the street-based engagement team members with a focus on clinical care and housing placementLead morning and afternoon team meetings to ensure continuity of care plans and organize daily workflow and delegate work to the multidisciplinary teamsOversee the identification of appropriate interim and permanent housing and supportive services taking into account each individuals physical and cognitive needsWork collaboratively with public private and nonprofit sector groups to establish and provide an environment of continuous quality improvement leading by example mentoring team members and maintaining professional and leadership skillsEnsure adherence to all funder contract and performance standardsProvide individual and team supervision and clinical supervision and conduct performance evaluations for all assigned staffProviding crisis intervention to clients facing medical and mental health crises including assessment and writing LPS 5150 clinical support to high acuity clients for field-based outreachOversee and ensure program data collection and timely reporting to compliance and contract activities for funding sources and regulatory bodiesDevelop and implement systems to enhance communication and collaboration with other systems of care within and outside of the projectAttend meetings and conferences prepare written reports and complete related projects as requestedEnsure that all Annual Reviews are completed in a timely oversite regarding hiring and ensure Diverse and Equitable hiring practices to appropriately reflect the diversity of the population OSHA reports on completed on a monthly duties as assignedQualifications: Masters degree in mental health field (Social Work MFT or Psychology) and licensed or able to get licensed within 6 (3) or more years experience providing outreach and street engagement (2) years of supervision/management experience preferably in a nonprofit agency that serves homeless mentally ill or dually-diagnosed designation or ability to valid CA Drivers license with an acceptable driving Qualifications: Active and in good standing License with Board of Behavioral SciencesWork Environment:Combination of field and office environmentOn occasion walk or drive to different local sitesRegularly required to sit stand bend and occasionally lift or carry up to 35 poundsWill necessitate working in busy and loud environmentsWill be exposed to elements like cold heat dust noise and odorMay need to bend stoop twist and sit throughout the day