Human Rights Director

Share your commitment to individual empowerment and growth, human rights, and community integration as Human Rights Director!

Join our team of dedicated compassionate professionals as at Behavioral Health Network!

• Act as staff liaison to BHN’s Human Rights Committees.
• Recruit, orient, and train members of the BHN workforce to serve as human rights officers and coordinate their activities.
• Provide task supervision to BHN human rights officers by helping them to problem solve and troubleshoot a broad range of human rights issues of concern.
• Participate in organization licensing and accreditation activities and other quality activities.
• Serve on the BHN Quality, Compliance, and Clinical Risk Management Committees.
• Ensure the agency stays up to date with changes to rights-related regulations and policies.
• Maintain knowledge of current practices in rights protection through participation in training annually.
• Work collaboratively across BHN to form partnerships to facilitate continuous quality improvement.
• Address rights-related complaints.
  

Behavioral Health Network is a growing non-profit community behavioral health agency that has been providing services to children, adults, families and communities in Western Massachusetts since 1938. BHN provides comprehensive, outcome-driven behavioral health care. We are dedicated to offering high quality, affordable and culturally appropriate care to people of all ages and income levels in our constituent communities.

Reasons to work with BHN:

• Work with an agency who does amazing things for others
• You will be able to change a person’s life
• You will expand your experience in various areas of mental & behavioral health
• You will have the opportunity to grow within the agency
• You will not be bored with our fast-paced environment
• You will have excellent benefits package & time off benefits available
  

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a human services field, management, public administration, social science, or a law degree required.
• At least five (5) years working in a supervisory and/or managerial capacity for a mental health, addictions, or developmental disabilities organization.
• At least two (2) years’ experience working in a human rights capacity in the areas of mental health, addictions, or developmental disabilities.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to understand, explain and apply the statutes, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and standard guidelines governing assigned duties.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, establish and maintain harmonious working relationships.
• Ability to understand advocacy within a behavioral health agency.
• Must have a vehicle available for all working hours to be able to access agency residential and service sites within a wide geographic area.

How do I apply?

If you are interested in this opportunity, please click “Apply for Job” from Kronos/WFD or visit our website at www.bhnworks.org and click on “Browse All Jobs” to apply!

BHN maintains its commitment to social justice and diversity and strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply.

**NOTICE**

In accordance with the BHN’s Mandatory Influenza Vaccine policy - all staff, interns, temps, residents, and contractors are required to be fully vaccinated during flu season (defined as October 1st – through end of flu season as announced by the CDC) no later than day one of employment. Medical or religious exemptions will be offered and must be approved prior to starting work.

Additionally, BHN is a Tobacco Free workplace. All Staff, interns, temps, residents, and contractors agree not to smell of or use Tobacco or ENDS products while on paid work time or within sight of any BHN facility.