Prevention Counseling Program Manager

Job Description

Job Description

The Center for Youth: Started BY YOUTH FOR YOUTH. We partner with youth to realize their full potential, by creating opportunities, removing barriers and promoting social justice.

Overview:

The Counseling and Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) Department provides a continuum of essential services to the most vulnerable youth in our community, including prevention counseling, two crisis nurseries, an emergency shelter, permanent and transitional housing, a food and clothing pantry, street outreach, and support for minor victims of commercial sexual exploitation.

The RHY Prevention Counseling Program Manager is responsible for the management and supervision of the RHY Prevention Counselors, including Community Counselors, Triage Counselors, Youth & Family Counselors, and Safe Harbour Advocates. The Manager plays a leadership role in planning, prioritizing and evaluating services, team outreach activities and linkages with other providers/collaboratives/committees. The Manager will be responsible for the on-going assessment of the team's service, identify expansion potential, assess community or catchment area needs and formulate possible responses. The Manager attends weekly Case Review and works closely with the other RHY Managers.

Schedule: Full Time. Must participate in the On-Call Supervisor rotation (1 week, every 5-6 weeks). This emergency response system is intended to provide after-hours and weekend support to the 24-hour residential and crisis programs.

Responsibilities:

• Review and Monitor OASAS contract objectives, as well as maintaining the New York State Safe Harbour database.
• Ongoing planning and program development specific to assessment, counseling, and outcomes
• Promote and develop effective linkages with community resources, providers, and systems
• Assesses the needs of youth and families served
• Assures compliance with record keeping, reporting, and evaluation requirements of the agency and funders
• Supervises, provides guidance, mentors, and evaluates the performance of Counselors and Advocates
• Hires, trains, orients, and mentors new counseling staff
• Coordinates and leads the team outreach activities

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree in Counseling, Human Services or related field AND 5 years' human service experience with supervisory experience OR equivalent
• CPP/ ICPS/ CASAC certification or advanced training in chemical dependency prevention preferred
• A valid drivers license

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of Chemical dependency and problem gambling prevention counseling
• Strong management and supervisory techniques
• Crisis intervention, case management, advocacy, and strength-based problem solving and decision-making models
• Strong knowledge of Adolescent development including: positive youth development, asset development, risk reduction and protective factors
• Knowledge of community resources
• Strong literacy and communication skills

Pay Rate: $28.50- $29.75 per hour

*All Offers may be contingent on a Background check and Driving record & Automobile insurance that meets agency insurance carrier requirements.

The Center for Youth Provides Equal Employment Opportunities