Youth Trauma Project Director

Department: LifeMarks/Trauma Grant

Job Status: Full Time

Reports To: Managing Director of Behavioral Health

Position Supervises: Data Specialist, Trauma Therapists, Intake & Outreach Specialist

Work Schedule: Full-time, requiring flexibility

POSITION SUMMARY

Perform coordinative, managerial, supervisory, clinical, and direct service tasks essential in the delivery of outpatient and inpatient residential therapeutic services. Provide leadership in creative program design, implementation, and integration of clinical services within the organization. Provide direct services to clients as a therapist.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS STATEMENT(S)

Program

Direct services related to the Trauma Grant

Ensure the provision of high quality individual, family and group therapy

Coordinate the provision of clinical staff supervision, case staffings and casework reviews

Provide community education to prospective constituents

Coordinate and facilitate stakeholder meetings

Conduct outreach and engagement for VOAD Youth and Family Trauma Center

Represent the agency at service/client management-related meetings as appropriate

Provide direct services to include, but not be limited to client casework, intake, assessment, crisis intervention, therapeutic support or counseling, referral, community education and/or outreach

Provide consultation, supervision, and evaluation of key personnel

Provide and/or coordinate training and education essential to service integration and delivery of therapeutic services

Supervise clinical experiences for agency personnel working toward professional licensure and masters level interns as appropriate

Work with third party evaluator to conduct evaluation of VOAD NCTSI

Ensure adherence to grant guidelines and reporting requirements.

POSITIONS QUALIFICATIONS SKILLS & ABILITIES

Education: Advanced degree in counseling, social work, psychology or related field, with the highest level of licensure, within that field, for South Dakota

Experience: Minimum of five years clinical experience required; experience in creating and maintaining excellence in providing clinical services; experience working with children, adolescents and families who have experienced trauma; familiarity with American Indian and/or other minority populations preferred

Skills: Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Certifications & Licenses: Valid driver's license and possess reliable transportation.

Other Requirements: Must pass all applicable background checks.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

A. Ability to Stand, Walk, sit, manually manipulate, reach outward and above shoulders, speak, climb, crawl, squat, kneel, and bend on a daily basis

B. Capability to Lift, carry, push or pull up to 20 lbs on a daily basis

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