Assistant Program Director (License Therapist)

The Child Center of NY strengthens children and families with skills, opportunities, and emotional support to build healthy, successful lives. Founded in 1953, The Child Center of NY has become a powerful community presence throughout the city. With 50 locations and 100 programs in NYC’s most under-served communities, our 1,000+ results-oriented professionals make a difference for more than 40,000 children and their families each year.

Summary: The Assistant Program Director is responsible for providing day to day supervision of program and designated staff members. The Assistant Program Director works with other programs to ensure coordination, communication and the integration of program services. The Assistant Program Director assists with strategic oversight of monitoring budget, audits and all components of Program compliance.

We offer:

• Generous Paid Time Off
• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance
• 401k Pension and Employer Contribution
• Flexible Spending and Commuter Benefits Accounts
• Employer paid short-term & long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Credits for certifications

What you would do in this role:

• Development of programs including establishing and adapting programs as needed while assuring program goals are in alignment with agency mission and needs of recipients.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge in order to consistently evaluate program adaptation and/or expansion in correlation with existing needs.
• Resolves problems in service provision and conflicts among staff.
• Participates and documents training on a regular basis for all areas/staff when required.
• Provides supervision to staff assigned, identifying learning needs and addressing limitations.
• Evaluate staff performance, participate in staff hiring, and oversees disciplinary actions.
• Coordinate schedules of staff and recipients.
• Prepares and submits statistical reports as required.
• Identifies appropriate community contacts/agencies to establish a network for communication, referrals, and working relationships.
• Meet performance expectations/metrics, as defined for the position within the assigned program.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Manages the overall direction, coordination, and evaluation of the Program/Department.
• Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the agency policies and applicable laws.
• Solid comprehension of Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) where applicable.
• Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, planning, assigning, directing work, rewarding, disciplining employees, performance reviews, and addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Minimum Qualifications:

• LMSW, LCAT, LCSW, LMFT
• 3-5 years’ experience with Crisis Management within youth/family population.
• Bilingual in one or more of the following: Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Bengali and others preferred but not required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Excellent organization and program development skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and leadership skills.
• Ability to plan and carry out assignments independently.
• Ability to prioritize, adhere to timelines and multi-task.

The Child Center of NY is an Equal Opportunity Employer.   All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status or any other category protected by Federal, State or local law.  EOE M/F/D/V