Associate Director, School-Based Mental Health

Fernbrook Family Center; Owatonna (MN); On-site; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Fernbrook Family Center is seeking an Associate Director to provide leadership and operational oversight for assigned behavioral health programs. This role connects day-to-day operations with agency-wide systems, supporting staff, ensuring compliance, and promoting high-quality service delivery.

The Associate Director works with program Directors, clinical leadership, and community partners to align operations with the center’s mission, values, and standards and to support successful program

Qualifications

• Strong leadership, supervision, coaching, and team-building skills.
• Knowledge of behavioral health documentation, billing, compliance, and service delivery standards.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills.
• Ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and responsibilities.
• Collaborative, flexible, and solution-focused approach to problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day operational and administrative leadership for assigned program(s).
• Supervise and support clinical and program staff, including therapists, case managers, interns, and program support staff.
• Promote staff development, effective service delivery, accountability, and adherence to agency policies.
• Ensure staff receive appropriate clinical supervision based on position, credentials, and experience.
• Collaborate with the Director of Clinical Training and Supervision to coordinate supervision.
• Support onboarding, ongoing training, coaching, and skill development for program staff.
• Maintain program compliance with licensing, contractual, documentation, and regulatory requirements.
• Support efficient program operations, including staff scheduling, productivity monitoring, and coverage planning.
• Participate in audits, quality assurance activities, and performance monitoring.
• Track and review program indicators and outcomes for quality improvement.
• Collaborate with Directors on budgets, staffing needs, and priorities.
• Participate in leadership and administrative meetings as assigned.
• Serve as a liaison with community partners, including schools, counties, and referring agencies.
• Develop relationships with county and community partners and support grant/contract compliance.
• Coordinate with other Fernbrook programs at the same location for coordination of services.
• Communicate and uphold Fernbrook’s mission, vision, and values.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Coaching

Communication

Time management

Problem-solving

Job description

Fernbrook Family Center is seeking an Associate Director to provide leadership and operational oversight for assigned behavioral health programs. This role connects day-to-day operations with agency-wide systems, supporting staff, ensuring compliance, and promoting high-quality service delivery.

The Associate Director works with program Directors, clinical leadership, and community partners to align operations with the center’s mission, values, and standards and to support successful program