Assistant Director, Community Wellness & Operations

Families and Youth Innovations Plus; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 60,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Families and Youth Innovations Plus seeks an Assistant Director of Community Wellness to lead day-to-day operations and coordinate clinical-quality activities for outpatient services, intake and assessment, and care coordination in Las Cruces, NM.

The role emphasizes administrative supervision, workflow optimization, and workforce development, with strong focus on access, throughput, and service quality. licensure-conditional duties may apply to licensed staff.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in behavioral health or related field. Master’s preferred.
• Minimum two years in program/operations management within health care or behavioral health.
• Licensure in behavioral health preferred but not required; licensure-dependent duties require authorization.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations across Community Wellness, coordinating intake, assessment, and service workflows.
• Directly supervise assigned staff, conduct 1:1s, approvals, evaluations, and coaching.
• Ensure compliance with Medicaid, licensing, and contractual requirements; monitor quality and performance trends.
• Support hiring, onboarding, and coaching for operational/documentation skills; coordinate clinical-competency development.
• Track referrals, wait lists, time-to-intake, and caseload utilization; improve access and continuity of care.

Skills

Leadership

Staff supervision

Data reporting

Operational planning

Strategic coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in behavioral health

Master's degree preferred

Clinical licensure preferred

Tools

Streamline SmartCare

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Job description

Families and Youth Innovations Plus seeks an Assistant Director of Community Wellness to lead day-to-day operations and coordinate clinical-quality activities for outpatient services, intake and assessment, and care coordination in Las Cruces, NM.

The role emphasizes administrative supervision, workflow optimization, and workforce development, with strong focus on access, throughput, and service quality. licensure-conditional duties may apply to licensed staff.