Program Director

Position:      Program Director

Program:     The Villa

Salary:         $85,000 - $88,000

Program Description:

The Villa congregate building located in the Bronx that opened in 2015.  The building provides supportive housing to 47 individuals who are active substance users and 9 individuals with serious and persistent mental illness.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

The Essential Duties of the Program Director include but are not limited to the following activities:

• Available to be on-all and respond to emergencies on 24/7/365 basis
• Manage the day-to-day operations and activities with respect to tenants’ services, the physical plant, building safety and security
• Provides direct and indirect supervision to all staff and manages all human resource issues such as hiring, discipline, training and development of staff, as needed
• In conjunction with Property management, overseas the business office including rental and rent collection
• Collaborate with the Clinical Coordinator to ensure the appropriate level and quality of services are being offered to the tenants
• Meet regularly with all tenants to counsel/instruct them on building issues, especially safety matters
• Meets with individual tenants, as needed, to resolve issues and or conflicts with building staff or services
• Manage all aspects of the budget and ensure that the building follows city and state regulations and reporting requirements
• Ensures timely completion of statistical and reporting requirements
• Builds and maintains strong connection with both local and state service providers
• Handles community relations activities which include maintaining a positive relationship with neighboring community organizations and overseeing the creation of partnerships with community-based service providers
• Facilitate weekly team meetings with the interdisciplinary team
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Senior Director of Programs and/or Vice President Programs

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in social work or related human services field is strongly preferred
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with 4 years’ experience working with homeless, mentally ill and chemically addicted individuals and/or special needs populations, 2 years of which must be supervisory in nature, will be considered

Preferred Skills:

• Team Building: Ability to work cooperatively with peers and other staff  to serve the needs of the clients as effectively and efficiently as possible
• Organizational: An ability to work independently and to adjust one’s schedule to accommodate the needs of the client
• Communication: Excellent oral, writing, and listening skills
• Interpersonal: Ability to effectively role-model socially appropriately behavior; and to treat residents and coworkers with respect and help to create a warm supportive environment; and to work effectively with homeless individuals with mental illness, development disabilities, and/or substance use issues. Ability to enforce rules and regulations in a non-judgmental manner
• Knowledge of Case Management software (AWARDS). Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Outlook, Word, and Excel
• Language: Bilingual or Multilingual a plus

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