Director Of Outpatient Mental Health Services

NOTE: The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has issued new requirements for health care and congregant care facilities to decrease the risk of COVID-19 outbreaks. Based on the CDPH public health mandate, all candidates for positions at Edgewood Center must provide proof of vaccination. Edgewood Center will consider applicants with ADA and Title VII exemptions on a case-by-case basis

Mission Statement

Edgewood is the place to begin for any child or youth to get the mental health care, social services, and academic support they need from highly trained and welcoming professionals.

Vision Statement

For everyone we serve to have the power to live life with understanding, confidence, strength, and joy.

Director of Outpatient Mental Health Services- this is a full-time (32-40 hours), exempt position located at our Vicente campus in San Francisco.

Position Summary

It is an exciting time to join Edgewood as we expand our Outpatient Mental Health services for youth ages 0-24 and their families! This newly expanding program builds on Edgewood's long history of providing quality behavioral coaching and individual, group and family therapy to Medi-Cal and ERMHS recipients. Edgewood will now provide these therapeutic services to an expanded population allowing any individual regardless of insurance provider to access services. Services are provided both on our beautiful campus located in the Sunset District of San Francisco and in the community.

This is a Director level position that holds responsibility for developing and leading these services, providing day-to-day operational management, and monitoring data and continuous quality improvement indicators. This position will also work in partnership with Edgewood's new Psychological Services Center that provides training to doctoral level psychology students who conduct comprehensive psychological assessments.

Each person who works at Edgewood shares a passion for making a difference in the lives of the youth and families who we serve in the San Francisco Bay Area. Employees find themselves surrounded by a diverse and extraordinary group of dedicated professionals in environments characterized by open communication, creative support, and commitment to growing and improving each day. Edgewood's successes come from our employees - and the positive results they help create for children and families.

We embrace diversity by appreciating our uniqueness and interdependence in order to learn and to strengthen our community.

Core Competencies

• Ability to design, implement and grow a new business

• Collaborate effectively with leadership across programs and engage program staff in reaching agency mission, vision, and goals.

• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing with a range of stakeholders.

• Set strategic goals collaboratively and lead a change process to achieve them.

• Develop and manage resources to advance agency and program area goals.

• Develop and empower individuals and teams to their highest level of performance.

• Capacity to lead a culturally diverse workforce and create an environment of respect and dignity.

Essential Function

• Lead the implementation team through a start-up and implementation process.

• Develop business opportunities and actively participate in marketing activities.

• Provide operational programmatic oversight to Edgewood's Outpatient Mental Health Services.

• Ability to be on-site 70% of the time.

• Ensures that programs meet standards of care based upon client needs.

• Works with the executive team to review financials, meet targets and negotiate contracts.

• Sets clear goals and expectations, tracking progress against the goals, ensuring feedback, and addressing performance issues promptly.

• Directly supervises staff to ensure the proper delivery of services.

• Collaborates and interfaces with partners.

• Ensures that best practices are being used in all aspects of the work.

• Professionally represents agency's perspectives and philosophy in discussions with external parties such as county Human Services Agency (HSA) and the Department of Public Health (DPH)

• Other duties as assigned or needed by the program.

Applied Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• 5+ years relevant work experience and a BA in social sciences from an accredited university or college required. LCSW, LMFT, or PhD/PsyD and Clinical License preferred.

• A minimum of five years of work experience in a therapeutic setting with children, youth, and families

• Demonstrated ability in working collaboratively with individuals and groups

• Excellent verbal, written, and consultation skills

• Awareness of and sensitivity to multicultural issues

• Valid CA Driver's License

SALARY INFORMATION

This position has a salary range of $160,000 to $170,000.

As part of our team, benefits-eligible employees receive an excellent comprehensive benefits package:

• 16 days of PTO the first year and more thereafter

• Nine paid holidays

• Five health and wellness days off annually

• 10% additional pay for community-relevant second language fluency

• Medical/Dental/and Vision plans

• 403 B Retirement Plan with agency match

• Employee Assistance Program

• Commuter Benefits Program

• Medical and Childcare Flexible Spending Accounts

• Pet Insurance

• Identity Theft Protection Plan

• Paid employee referral program

• Career advancement opportunities

• Retention bonuses for many positions

• Continuing Education expense reimbursement

• Professional licensing fee reimbursement

• Professional Development reimbursement opportunities

• Verified Public Service Loan Forgiveness Employer