Lead, Mental Health Programs & Services

CRi - Community Residences, Inc.; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The CRi - Community Residences, Inc. seeks a Program Director to lead its programs, ensuring high quality care and safe, functional environments. You will guide staff, delegate authority, and maintain open communication about the organization's mission and philosophy across teams.

Responsibilities include budgeting, program development, service planning, and regulatory compliance, while partnering with Clinical Leadership to meet funder expectations and community needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a field related to working with individuals with mental illness.
• Five years in the Mental Health field with supervisory experience of at least 4 people.
• Strong interpersonal, supervisory and writing skills; experience with assessments, program development/coordination, budgets, crisis intervention, service planning, community relations and public speaking.
• Broad and diverse range of skills to effectively manage all aspects related to this position.

Responsibilities

• Develops and manages the program budget.
• Responsible for the quality of facility and equipment ensuring all are healthy, safe, attractive and functional.
• Serves as initial point of contact and agency liaison for families, public and private agencies working with program’s individuals and the immediate and extended community.
• Supports the Clinical Director in working with funders and other agency partners and implements plans as directed.
• Coordinates and integrates programs and services including admission, discharges, service planning, etc.
• Conducts orientation, in-service training, continuing education and supervision of all persons in the program or service to ensure all staff are competent and qualified.
• Supervisions includes responsibility for approving assessments, individualized service plans and reassessments.
• Ensures the staffing allocation plans are implemented in accordance with approved individual-staff ratios.
• Ensures quality of record keeping.
• Implements a defined set of patient rights and responsibilities.
• Implements approved clinical policies and procedures and service philosophy.
• Ensures financial and budgetary compliance of the program.
• Responsible for implementing Performance Improvement activities according to CRi’s policy and procedures.
• Maintains program’s compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Serves as part of the clinical leadership team. Other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Supervisory skills

Written communication

Public speaking

Crisis intervention

Budget management

Program development

Service planning

Assessment experience

Education

Bachelor’s degree in field related to mental health

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

The CRi - Community Residences, Inc. seeks a Program Director to lead its programs, ensuring high quality care and safe, functional environments. You will guide staff, delegate authority, and maintain open communication about the organization's mission and philosophy across teams.

Responsibilities include budgeting, program development, service planning, and regulatory compliance, while partnering with Clinical Leadership to meet funder expectations and community needs.