Program Director — Transitional Housing Leader

Samaritan Daytop Village, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 89,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Samaritan Daytop Village, Inc. is seeking a Program Director to oversee clinical management and administrative operations across assigned housing programs in New York.

You will supervise staff, ensure high-quality services, and maintain regulatory compliance while coordinating with agency leadership. The role demands strategic oversight, policy deployment, and strong communication with executive management to meet program goals and improve service delivery for New Yorkers in shelter and

Qualifications

• Associates Degree with 15+ years of progressive experience working with homeless population.
• 10+ years of experience supervising social service/human services staff in shelter/transitional or permanent supportive housing.
• Experience working with the NYC Department of Homeless Services (DHS) or similar city-operated organization.
• Strong leadership and effective management skills.
• Ability to implement and monitor policy and procedures.
• Knowledgeable about Federal, State and Local law and regulation governing substance abuse treatment programs.
• Good analytical, organizational skills and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervises and monitors therapeutic environment to ensure behavioral guidelines are followed and interpersonal relationships remain positive.
• Monitors quality, effectiveness and efficiency of program’s shelter services and safety of environment of care.
• Manages program services, improves existing services and develops new treatment components to meet needs of persons served.
• Assesses needs and ensures program objectives are met.
• Helps develop, implement and deploy agency policy and procedures.
• Provides clinical and administrative supervision to program staff.
• Interviews, hires, trains, appraise/disciplines and may terminate subordinate staff.
• Provides administrative supervision for plant operations; ensures a safe and secure environment of care.
• Ensures clinical staff maintains accurate, complete and timely records that comply with regulatory standards and agency internal policy and procedure.
• Ensures that all program staff upholds the agency's Code of Conduct/Code of Ethics and comply with all Federal, state and local law/regulation, including 42 CFR confidentiality and HIPAA privacy and security regulations and agency requirements.
• Interfaces with other department and clinical program directors to meet program and agency’s goals and objectives.
• Plans, develops, and conducts in-service training to maintain and improve staff competencies.
• Keeps Executive Management informed about program and prepares status reports as required.
• Participates in internal Management/Quality Improvement committees.

Skills

Leadership

Policy implementation

Regulatory knowledge

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Problem solving

Education

Associate Degree

Job description

Samaritan Daytop Village, Inc. is seeking a Program Director to oversee clinical management and administrative operations across assigned housing programs in New York.

You will supervise staff, ensure high-quality services, and maintain regulatory compliance while coordinating with agency leadership. The role demands strategic oversight, policy deployment, and strong communication with executive management to meet program goals and improve service delivery for New Yorkers in shelter and