Program Manager

Wheeler Clinic; New Britain, Northern (CT, KY); Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

AD&D insurance

403(b) Plan

Education Reimbursement

Training opportunities

Productivity incentive

Vacation days

Sick days

Personal days

Floating holidays

Company holidays

EAP counseling

Job summary

Wheeler Clinic in New Britain, CT, seeks a Program Manager to oversee the therapeutic child care program and provide clinical supervision and administrative oversight. The role supports children aged 3-5 and their families with trauma-informed, relationship-based interventions in an early childhood classroom setting.

The ideal candidate holds a graduate degree in psychology or a related field, with CT licensure (LCSW/LPC/LMFT or psychologist) and at least 3 years of experience with young

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in psychology, social work, marriage and family therapy, or another related clinical field with 3 years of experience working with young children.
• Licensed by CT as LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or Licensed Clinical Psychologist.
• Eligible to attain CT-AIMH Infant Mental Health Endorsement level III (IMH-E III).

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical supervision and administrative oversight of the program.
• Deliver child and family counseling and support in an early childhood setting.
• Coordinate with an interdisciplinary team to support social-emotional development.
• Conduct assessments and develop trauma-informed, relational treatment plans.
• Facilitate communication with caregivers and providers to support child and family needs.
• Complete performance evaluations for supervised clinical staff.
• Identify and mitigate risk factors in the milieu and report suspected abuse/neglect.
• Provide reflective supervision to classroom clinical and educational staff.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Administrative oversight

Trauma-informed care

Family counseling

Assessment

Self-regulation support

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Graduate degree in psychology or related field

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Program Manager oversees the implementation of the therapeutic child care program. The Program Manager provides clinical supervision, administrative oversight, program effectiveness and provides child and family counseling and support for individual children and families. The program manager works as a member of an interdisciplinary team to meet the social and emotional needs of children ages 3-5, by providing assessment, trauma-informed and relationship based interventions in an early childhood classroom setting to support child social skills development and self-regulation capacities and provides support for caregivers through counseling and parent psychoeducation.

SALARY $74,000

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

Graduate degree in Psychology, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or another related clinical field, plus 3 years experience working with young children is required.

Licensure Requirements for Clinical Positions

Credential(s) Required: Licensed by the state of CT as a LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or Licensed Clinical Psychologist.

Eligible to attain the CT-AIMH Infant Mental Health Endorsement level III (IMH-E® III)

LOCATION

New Britain, CT

SCHEDULE

Full time

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

At Wheeler, we're committed to not only supporting your career growth but also ensuring your well-being and security. Here's how we invest in you:

Nurture Your Health:

• Comprehensive medical and prescription insurance through Centivo
• Comprehensive dental and vision insurance through Cigna
• Access to wellness programs to support your physical and mental health

Secure Your Future:

• Enjoy peace of mind with company-paid life and AD&D insurance
• 403(b) Plan, with contributions from the company

Fuel Your Career Growth:

• Pursue your educational goals with our Education Reimbursement Program
• Access training and development opportunities
• Receive a productivity incentive to recognize your hard work and dedication

Maintain Work-Life Harmony:

• Recharge with generous paid time off, including:
  • 15 vacation days per year to explore and recharge
  • 8 sick days per year for your well-being
  • 2 personal days per year for your personal needs
  • 2 floating holidays per year to celebrate what matters to you
  • 9 paid company holidays to spend with loved ones
• Access free and confidential counseling through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Demonstrates knowledge of early childhood development, trauma-informed and relationally based treatment, and evidence based treatment modalities and translates this knowledge into classroom-based interventions to support young children’s learning experiences and adaptive and social skills, promotes positive social and emotional development and increases healthy self-regulation skills in young children.

Conducts program intakes to ensure that child enrollments are processed and completed in a timely manner.

Conducts initial assessments for program children and families and develops and presents clear clinical formulations that are specific, attainable relational and behavioral oriented treatment plans, and identifies and provides therapeutic interventions appropriate to specified problems.

Provides and supports classroom therapist in providing child specific interventions in an early childhood setting to promote child self regulation through affect identification, modulation and expression and child competencies through mastery of developmental tasks, executive function and self-development.

Provides and supports classroom therapist in providing child specific interventions in an early childhood setting to promote child self regulation through affect identification, modulation and expression and child competencies through mastery of developmental tasks, executive function and self-development.

Serves as a role model for staff to promote strong work ethic and the use of evidence-based trauma-informed relational approaches/models of intervention with young children and families.

Provides clinical services to specified children and families when needed.

Facilitates communication between caregivers, classroom staff, DCF and other providers to support child and family needs.

Provides interdisciplinary reflective supervision to classroom clinical and educational staff.

Reviews and edits clinical documents and reports.

Assists staff in conducting meetings with providers, kinship, foster, pre-adoptive and biological families, and/or children to help promote stability for young children and families. Communicates in a positive, effective manner with all clinical, educational, and administrative service providers and provides clinical consultation to classroom staff.

Completes performance evaluations for supervised clinical staff.

Identifies potential risk factors and taking measures to reduce those risks in the milieu through reinforcement of positive and safe behaviors, trauma-informed and relationally-based therapeutic interventions, and reporting of suspected child abuse/neglect, according to agency policies and procedures.

Trains and participates in emergency safety interventions authorized and approved by the agency, when a student presents with an imminent safety concern.

Continues to develop knowledge and understanding about the history, traditions, values, family systems, and artistic expression of groups served as well as uses appropriate methodological approaches, skills, and techniques that reflect an understanding of culture.