Program Director - School Based Services

NECCO (ED Necco & Associates Inc.); Cincinnati (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NECCO is seeking a Program Director of School Based Services in Cincinnati to oversee day-to-day operations of our school-based behavioral and mental health team, ensuring high-quality care and outcomes while keeping the program financially healthy.

The role partners with schools, leads staff supervision, drives growth, data-driven planning, and ensures compliance with state and agency requirements. Requires LISW/LPCC/MFTS license in Ohio and strong leadership.

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of total experience in mental health treatment.
• Three years’ experience in mental health treatment of children with emotional or behavioral disabilities and their families.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Valid driver’s license and auto insurance required.

Responsibilities

• Provides supervision, oversight, and support for the service program staff.
• Develops and maintains partnerships with schools.
• Promotes data-driven initiatives to improve outcomes and scorecard results.
• Coordinates with hospitals for assessments/referrals when needed.
• Manages productivity standards and caseload expectations.
• Performs billing and/or clinical supervision as needed.
• Prepares performance scorecards and communicates expectations to supervisees.
• Assigns mentors and enforces Necco corporate culture.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Services

Master's degree in a related field

Job description

Program Director - School Based Services

Job Category: Administrative & Support

Requisition Number: CLINI004988

• Posted : September 15, 2026
• Full-Time

Locations

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Cincinnati
Springdale, OH 45246, USA

Description

We are a social enterprise that is actively changing the face of child welfare and are constantly searching for talented, purpose-driven professionals to join our community. We are a group of happy warriors, courageous mutants, and passionate pragmatists. Come join our island of misfit toys!

Position Summary:

Necco has an opportunity for a career as a Program Director of School Based Services. This is an exciting position where no one day is the same! The Program Director will oversee and lead the day-to-day operations of our school-based behavioral and mental health team, ensuring high-quality care and positive outcomes while maintaining a financially healthy program. This program offers solution-focused, strength-based services to youth from Pre-K through 12th grade within their schools. The role involves collaboration with school personnel to address social and emotional goals, as well as providing in-home services to the family unit. During school breaks, the Program Director ensures that children and their families continue to receive the necessary services to achieve their goals.

You should be accurately described as:

A happy warrior who thrives on leading from the front with strategic thinking. A solid communicator in search of decisions that deliver real results. A problem-solver, financial steward, and one who excels at collaboration. Ridiculously passionate about the company’s success, growth, and program quality.

The candidate selected will be responsible for the following:

Leadership, Growth and Development

• Provides supervision, oversight, and support for the service program staff
• Ability to develop and maintain strong partnerships with schools
• Be a data driven champion by promoting and designing initiatives within the Clinical Team to improve individuals, office, state, and company Balanced Scorecard results
• Coordinates with the local hospitals for assessments and referrals for more restrictive care when needed, or teaches other staff to handle this process
• Work with individual clinical staff on productivity standards/goals and caseload expectations
• Provides billing/and or clinical supervision
• Completes individual performance scorecards and provides clear expectations to those he or she supervises
• Assignment of mentors to those he or she supervises
• Implement, live by, and hold others accountable to Necco Corporate Culture
• Empowers supervisees to fail forward
• Works on growth and development of the clinical program through community outreach to secure new referral sources

Performance

• Oversight of authorizations and held claims to ensure payment
• Reviews referrals to determine if client is appropriate for agency services
• Collaborates in the development of planning for the client regarding treatment issues including visitation, health, education, and permanency goals
• Reviews and approves all client service plans and goals contained therein

Quality Assurance/Risk Management

• Ensure that Quality Assurance Practices are being met
• Works with state level leadership and/or Safety and Risk Team regarding the behavioral health file review process
• Serves as a liaison to all State and/or Medicaid service audits and record requests
• Monitors the level and quality of services provided to clients
• Works with the State Clinical Director, or designated person, regarding court record requests and subpoenas
• Reports all agency critical incidents, allegations, and/or concerns to State Director
• Abide by ethical standards of licensure board and Necco
• Practice mandated reporting according to state requirements and ensures all clinical staff follow this reporting
• Ensure that all required state specific clinical documentation is completed per state rule/regulations
• Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor

  Position Qualifications:

  • 21 Years of Age
  • LISW, LPCC, or MFTS (Ohio)
  • At least 5 years of total experience in mental health treatment (KY only)
  • Minimum of three years’ experience in mental health treatment of children with emotional or behavioral disabilities and their families
  • Excellent Written and Oral Communication Skills
  • Excellent Organizational Skills and Self Motivated
  • Successful completion of all required criminal background checks
  • Valid Driver’s License and 100/300/100 Auto Insurance required
  • Travel/Training willingness

  At Necco, we value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable work environment. We embrace individuals of diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We believe that a diverse team fosters innovation and creativity, and we actively seek candidates from all races, ethnicities, religions, genders, sexual orientations, abilities, and ages to join our organization. We are dedicated to providing equal opportunities for employment and advancement to all qualified individuals, and we encourage applicants of all backgrounds to apply.

  Qualifications

  Education

  Required

  Bachelors or better in Human Services.

  Preferred

  Masters or better.

  Licenses & Certifications

  Required

  Auto Insurance

  Background Checks by St

  Drivers License

  Equal Opportunity Employer
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