Job Details
Level: Management
Job Location: Peoria, IL
Position Type: Full Time
Education Level: Graduate Degree
Salary Range: Undisclosed
Job Category: Nonprofit - Social Services
Career Opportunity
We are looking for a full-time Program Manager for our Peoria, IL location. This position does require a Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, Sociology, or other Human Services field from an accredited institution.
Position Summary
The Program Manager will oversee assigned staff and ensure compliance to the program’s contractual guidelines.
Working At NYAP
- Excellent training and continuing education and development opportunities offered on topics such as: PCIT, NMT, TF-CBT, BFST, CSAYC, TBRI, FFT and many, many more!
- Student Loan Repayment assistance, up to $1,200 per year!
- Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for you and your family
- 22 Days Off Each Year!
- Plus 11 Paid Holidays Per Year!
- Competitive salaries and benefits including a 401(k),
- Tuition Assistance
- Work Anniversary Trips!
- Summer Hours Off (half day Fridays)
- Peace leave
- Mileage reimbursement
- Flexible schedule
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Program Manager position may include the following, as well as other duties assigned:
- Provide administration coordination for program contracts while aggressively seeking the growth and expansion in the local market(s) through relationships with key stakeholders.
- Provides clinical coordination for regional services, individual, family and group counseling, and individual supervision of all staff as assigned. Oversees Diagnostic Assessment, treatment plan development, attend treatment team meetings and any other meetings on behalf of the client. Reviews and signs off on all paperwork generated by the Treatment Coordinators and Treatment Advocates.
- Leads clinical team of multi-professionals and trains and supports team members in the region.
- Works with Treatment Coordinators in coordinating services for youth obtained in the community, including mental health, medical, educational, psychological, vocational and social services.
- Assigns advocate services, when authorized, and regularly reviews the progress and status of the youth’s advocate component making adjustments as necessary and appropriate.
- Coordinates and develops curriculum activities.
- Coordinate all intake services, initial paperwork, and documentation.
- Recruit mediator volunteers for the program.
- Assign mediation services, when authorized, and regularly review the progress and status of the case(s).
- Conduct mediation appointments as needed.
- Maintain productivity standards on a monthly basis.
- Makes public appearances and presentations as requested.
- Provides on-call services and works with children, adults and families as necessary or assigned.
- Work collaboratively with other NYAP programs and staff throughout the organization.
- Sign off on all Incident Reports and other required reports as well as submitting the reports for processing according to agency policy.
- Submit weekly reports to the Executive Director.
- Perform all duties in accordance with personnel policies and the program’s fiscal guidelines.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s Degree in Social Work or comparable Human Services field from an accredited institution.
- Two years’ direct experience in the field of human services.
- Relevant experience working with individuals being served through the child welfare and/or juvenile justice system.
- Must be knowledgeable of group facilitation/mediation practices and principles
- Training, education, and/or experience related to the following:
- Family facilitation, mediation, and/or conflict resolution
- Strengths based assessment and planning
- Communication and ability to relate to diverse groups and manage interpersonal conflict
- Proficient use of desktop and laptop computers, smart phones and tablets, printers, fax machines and photocopiers as well as software including word processing, spreadsheet and database programs.
OTHER SKILLS/QUALIFICATIONS
- A valid social work license is preferred, but not required.
- Must have reliable transportation and a valid driver’s license
- Some travel is required
- Must be open and willing to work non-traditional work hours as well as on-call responsibilities
- Must be able to embrace working as a diverse team both effectively and respectfully with persons of any background, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, ability, national origin, or culture
- Provide excellent internal and external customer service
- Must possess good verbal, listening, and written communication skills
Apply today!
www.nyap.org/employment
The person in this position needs to follow a team concept and support both agency goals and co-workers. Employees must be able to effectively work with and be respectful and sensitive to persons from various cultures, socioeconomic, ethnic, religious, and racial backgrounds.
Benefits listed are for eligible employees as outlined by our benefit policy.
Who We Are:
We have been serving communities and clients since 1978. We continue to expand and develop new and innovative programs for our communities and families. We offer unique and personalized services for families and individuals in four different areas: Prevention/Intervention, Positive Youth Development, Out-of-Home-Placement and Reunification/Permanency.
If YOU can envision it; WE can DO it! The possibilities are endless!
We know you are compassionate and dedicated to serving your clients and communities and we are dedicated, as your employer to provide you with support to do just that. We look for individuals that are ready to make a direct impact and are excited to be an instrument in supporting the needs of our children, youth and families.