Director Of Youth Initiatives

Description
Pay is determined by relevant experience, work history, education and internal equities. As part of our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practices, MHMR offers the maximum
I) Job Purpose
The Director of Youth Initiatives provides division-wide leadership and supervision of MHMR Youth Center projects, programs, and services. The Director of Youth Initiatives is responsible for the oversight, development, and monitoring of assigned Youth Center projects and initiatives. This individual is a member of the Youth Leadership Team and is involved in program planning, policy development, intra-agency and inter-agency coordination of services and programs, grant writing, development, and management of budgets, as well as establishment and enhancement of stakeholder relationships.
This position requires use of the employee's education, license, and expertise to make decisions.
II) Essential Functions
A) Directs Youth Center projects and services
1) Develops, maintains, and implements project processes and functions in accordance with federal, state, and agency requirements
2) Provides oversight and management of Youth Center specialized projects and programs
3) Provides support for Senior Director of Youth Services, including supervision and project management in Senior Director's absence
4) Maintains positive, professional attitude in all interactions with Youth Center staff, all agency employees/contractors, and service recipients
5) Participates in the development of processes and procedures to promote project efficiency and effectiveness in achieving outcomes identified for Child & Family Services. All policies and procedures will be developed in accordance with federal, state, and agency regulations.
6) Completes special projects as required by Senior Director of Youth Services
a) Consistently completes special projects with a minimum of supervision
b) Consistently completes special projects with a high level of fidelity to instruction
c) Consistently completes special projects within expected time frame(s)
7) Ensures program stakeholder relationships are maintained and expectations are met; safeguards relationships and shared interests with other program stakeholders and ensure benefit from Senior Director's oversight and accountability for any operations, relationships, outcomes, or other issues
8) Conducts project analysis studies to develop and recommend solutions to problems; implements solutions; and advises Senior Director of actions or needs for assistance
9) Identifies and participates in meetings, conferences, etc., that are relevant to the promotion of project/program operations
10) Coordinates and monitors expenditures for discretionary funds in accordance with agency policies and procedures; provides expenditure updates to Senior Director
11) Ensures flow of clinical information and documentation between providers, agency, and projects Identifies interruptions and/or delays in the flow of information and proposes revisions to procedures as needed to maximize the effectiveness of team and project continuity of services functions
B) Supervises directly or indirectly all project and program staff; provides leadership and ensures professional accountability and efficiency for Youth Center services and MHMR Tarrant staff
1) Ensures that projects and programs are adequately staffed to meet established project objectives, including posting, interviewing, hiring, training, and scheduling training of staff, in accordance with agency policy and program requirements
2) Supervises professional, technical, and clerical project/program staff
3) Models behaviors which promote professional, team-based services to consumers, agency and division staff, and stakeholders
4) Establishes and maintains a team approach in serving youth and meeting programmatic needs and demands
5) Monitors employee training records and ensures staff remain current with all required training
6) Completes employee appraisals annually or as directed by agency and/or Senior Director of Youth Services
7) Contributes to the development of performance standards for staff and monitors performance; provides feedback and support to staff regarding level of performance; identifies and carries out corrective action as needed; and coordinates all corrective action with the Senior Director and the Personnel Department
8) Participates in regularly scheduled meetings to develop strategies to increase system capacity, focus projects on specific populations, and other related goals
9) Assists in conducting staff meetings at intervals congruent to clinical needs of projects to disseminate information and provide consultation
10) Provides individual consultation for project(s) staff to identify barriers to services, provides case consultation, and assists with problem-solving related to clinical service
11) Coordinates and conducts training of staff to support process implementation and service provision.
12) Encourages and participates in exchange of information on youth issues, crisis management, and problem resolution among division and agency staff
13) Ensures that Youth Services is operating in compliance with community standards, billing requirements, specialized contracts, grants and initiative requirements, and agency policies and procedures
14) Ensures program is adequately staffed to handle all crises and urgent issues, monitors consumer services, caseloads, level of care recommendations, and authorizations per the utilization management (UM) guidelines for persons being served
C) Ensures adequate and appropriate reporting of project activities
1) Coordinates the collection of data and prepares or provides for preparation of periodic reports of data collected as requested by Senior Director of Youth Services
2) Presents project reports and other program information to inter- and intra-agency groups
3) Develops efficient process for data collection, minimizing impact on project operations
4) Submits all reports as scheduled and/or requested by Senior Director
5) Ensures continuous quality improvement of team and project operations
D) Maintains cultural competency and sensitivity
1) Persistently maintains a culturally competent and sensitive environment in work locations for all youth and caregiver engagement at all time
2) Behaves in a culturally sensitive manner in all professional environments, regardless of location
E) Works as a member of Youth Leadership management team
1) Attends all scheduled staff meetings
2) Maintains positive, professional attitude in interactions with other team members 100% of the time
3) Provides input and engages in problem solving with other team members
4) Serves on CFS, Youth, and/or agency workgroups as agreed upon by Senior Director of Youth Services
5) Adopts trauma-informed practices into every level of operations and encounters through active involvement in the MHMR Tarrant Trauma-Informed Care transformation
6) Assists Senior Director in developing resources and resolving barriers to service provision
F) Completes and maintains all required training
1) Completes all agency-required training within first 60 days of hire
2) Completes all required MHMR Tarrant training and maintain current training status
3) Completes all required program-specific and role-specific training and maintain current training status
4) Completes training updates as specified under agency procedures and maintains current status
5) Obtains prior authorization from Senior Director of Youth Services for special training at least two weeks in advance
G) Performance standards are performed as applicable with MHMR's We CARE values
1) We Connect People in Our Community.
2) We Provide Access to Services.
3) We Link People to Resources.
4) We Empower People
H) Exhibits a willingness to assume additional duties
1) Performs other job duties or responsibilities as requested or assigned
2) Seeks the guidance of Senior Director or appointed expert when needing assistance with an unfamiliar assignment
3) Proactively identifies beneficial resources and trainings to enhance leadership abilities and personal growth
III) Knowledge of Laws, Regulations, Policies, Procedures, Skills, and Abilities
A) Demonstrate effective organizational, time management, and communication skills
B) Self-motivated and self-directed, demonstrating the ability to work autonomously
C) Articulate clearly and concisely both in verbal and written modes
D) Ability to work as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team
E) Adhere to code of ethics for licensure and credentialing
F) Ability to engage individuals in services, while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries
G) Ability to work in a non-judgmental manner with individuals and coworkers whose belief systems may be based on values different from those of the employee
H) Ability to accept direction and make constructive use of professional and clinical supervision, and the ability to provide constructive professional supervision to subordinates
I) Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships, lead, and motivate staff, and enhance project performance
J) Knowledge of the principles and methods of modern management, public administration, consultation, interpretation, and program management
K) Ability to cope with and assist others in coping with frustration and to be flexible in meeting organizational workload demands
L) Ability to analyze facts, devise solutions to system problems, and to direct the work of others
M) Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive issues and information
N) Proficient and skilled in work processing and information systems including Microsoft Office, Clinical Management for Behavioral Health Services (CMBHS), Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership (TMHP), Electronic Health Record (EHR), and any other programs/tools as needed
O) Ability to apply DSM-V and ICD-10 diagnostic criteria to special populations
P) Knowledge of human personality development, abnormal psychology, trauma, and substance use
Q) Working knowledge of goal-directed psychotherapy strategies and their application
R) Skills in task analysis for writing measurable recovery plan goals
S) Ability to develop knowledge of major classes of medications and related side effects
T) Extensive knowledge of Youth needs and characteristics associated with the present primary and disability population
U) Extensive knowledge of case management, habitation, and rehabilitation principles, objectives, standards, and methods
V) Ability to evaluate youth and organizational risk in emergency situations and to coordinate intervention with local authorities
W) Working knowledge of the functions of federal, state, local, and community resources to make effective referrals
X) Knowledge of laws, regulations and policies/procedures including (but not limited to):
1) MHMR Tarrant Standards, Policies, and Procedures
2) Federal and State privacy laws including HIPAA
3) Contracts and grants for funded projects and programs
4) Texas Department of Criminal Justice
5) Texas Department of Criminal Justice TCOOMMI Standards, Requirements, and Procedures
6) Tarrant County and Local Criminal Justice Divisions, Programs, and Services
7) Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA)
8) Tarrant County Medical Education and Research Foundation (TCMERF)
9) Texas Laws Related to Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities
10) Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services (DARS)
11) Texas Department of Labor Regulations
12) Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
13) Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC)
14) Texas Laws Related to Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities
15) Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)
16) Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) Standards
17) Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Standards
18) Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) Standards
19) Texas Administrative Code (TAC)
20) National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) Standards
21) Home and Community-based Services (HSC) Guidelines
22) Medicaid Services Rules/Regulations
23) Third Party Payer Requirements and Procedures
24) Life Safety Codes
25) Emergency Preparedness and All Hazard Plan including: agency, local, state, and federal
26) Community Standards
27) DSM-V and ICD-10
IV) Internal & External Customer Service
This position requires extensive internal and external contacts with individuals served, family members, significant others, inter- and intra-agency staff, service providers, and practitioners. The employee will accomplish this with advanced written and verbal skills. Contacts may include, but not limited to, answering phone calls and emails within one business day, and conducting self professionally in all interactions.
V) Travel
This position may require significant travel within Tarrant County. A company vehicle may be available, or you may be expected to use your personal vehicle. Staff is responsible for maintaining accurate records and submitting these on time to receive compensation allowed as determined by division and agency policy. Staff is responsible to pay, in full, any traffic tickets and fines for traffic violations while working. Tickets received by agency due to a staff's traffic violation, while driving a company vehicle, are deducted from staff paycheck.
A) This position requires frequent travel to agency program sites.
B) This position requires frequent travel to community and residential sites.
C) This position requires occasional transport of agency employees and individuals served.
D) This position requires occasional overnight state-wide travel.
E) This position requires travel in personal and agency vehicles.
F) This position requires completion and regular updates of agency approved Defensive Driving training.
VI) Equipment Used
A) Personal and/or Agency Vehicles
B) Computer, Laptop, and/or Tablet
C) Multi-Line Te...