Counseling Department Program Director

Counseling  Department Program  Director

 

Job Description:  The Director of Counseling will be responsible for the management, planning, and development of counseling/mental health programs and services consistent with the vision and mission of the agency that addresses the needs of the community. The position oversees and plans program activities to meet service goals contract requirements, including program documentation and reporting, researches, develops, and maintains funding resources for Counseling Department, prepares contract and proposal documents as required, and participate in contract negotiations.

 

The position is also responsible for overall budget development and management of expensesm and is responsible for periodic progress reports to funders to meet contractual requirements.  The counseling program director is the representive of the Counseling program at interagency, community and contractor meetings and will take the lead is building departmental capacity; and developing linkages with government agencies private sector organizations, and other CBOs.  This is a full time position.

 

Qualifications: Master?s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or related

field required.Licensed LCSW, MFT preferred. Minimum of 5 years

experience in counseling and mental health services primarily in community-

based organizations or public agencies. Minimum of 3 years demonstrated

supervisory ability and experience with responsibility for staff training and

development.

 

The candidate should have strong community orientation with demonstrated

knowledge and experience providing effective mental health and counseling

services to monolingual and limited-English Asian and other immigrant

children and families. The candidate should also have demonstrated

leadership, ability to prioritize and problem-solve under pressure, and have

solid administrative and organizational skills. Must have demonstrated

knowledge and experience in the management of government

contracts and requirements, including proposal and contract preparations

and budget preparation and management. Experience organizing, managing

and leading multi-agency collaboratives and consortia. Previous experience

with developing collaborative preventative programs and social service

agency networking, particularly in school-basedsettings.

 

Exceptional communication, presentation, and writing skills. Bilingual and

bicultural; ability to speak fluently in English and Chinese (Cantonese and/or

Mandarin desirable).

 

Chinatown Service Center provides exceptional benefits including generous health insurance, vacation and retirement plans. We are an EEO employer.