Clinical Education Manager jobs in Albany, NY

About Our Organization:

• Assists the Associate Executive Director, Clinical Services in ensuring that the social work services are provided according to the regulations of the NYS Education Department, the NYS Office of Mental Health,, and according to the policies and philosophy of Saint Catherine’s Center for Children
• Supervises the R&E May School Day Treatment program’s Social Work staff through individual and group supervision
• Provides consultation and technical assistance to social workers in diagnosis, treatment planning and ongoing delivery of services.
• Oversees assignment and delivery of individual, group and family treatment services and case management services
• Works collaboratively with Human Resources and the Business Office to ensure compliance with policies and procedures required by these departments
• In conjunction with the Associate Executive Director, Clinical Services. Executive Director, Clinical Services, and the Director of Human Resources hires social work staff for the department
• Maintains agency personnel practices and standards for those in his/ her charge, completing all required evaluations for supervisees
• In conjunction with the Associate Executive Director, Clinical Services and the Director of Training and Professional Development, ensures provision of orientation and on-going training for social work staff and that staff participate as scheduled in all required trainings
• Under the supervision of the Associate Executive Director, Clinical Services maintains the social work program budget
• In collaboration with the Coordinator of Centralized Intake, participates in Day Treatment intakes and collaborates with the Coordinator to schedule timely admissions for students entering the Day Treatment
• Collaborates with the Coordinator of Centralized Intake to arrange timely and comprehensive admissions process that ensures residential and day treatment staff are informed of information necessary for initial assessment and treatment planning
• Arranges for assigned social worker to meet with child, family and referring agency on admission day and facilitate admission procedure
• Participates in weekly meetings of Day Treatment Placement Team, considering new admissions, the children’s transitions from one program to another, and continuum of care for least restrictive environment and/or return home to permanent family
• Ensures that assigned social work staff facilitate interdisciplinary treatment team meetings at initial (30 Day), quarterly, and other as needed intervals, for the children and families in the Day Treatment Department, according to the requirements of regulatory bodies and the policies and philosophy of Saint Catherine’s Center for Children
• Ensures that assigned social work staff complete and document psycho-social assessments, and treatment plans developed by treatment teams at Treatment Planning Meetings, at initial (30 Day), quarterly, and other as needed intervals, for the children and families in the Day Treatment Department, according to the requirements of regulatory bodies and the policies and philosophy of Saint Catherine’s Center for Children
• Ensures that treatment planning is focused on return to permanent home or to least restrictive setting as soon as possible, with provision of aftercare services when needed
• Actively engages parents in treatment planning and fosters partnership with parents in all Day Treatment operations
• Ensures that child, family members, referring agency, and other involved community members participate in the assessment and treatment planning process for each child/family served, collaborate in the development and implementation of the service plan, and that the needs and goals of all involved parties are addressed
• Collaborates with the R&E May School CSE Chair in the development and implementation of social work services as mandated in the IEP
• Ensures that social workers participate in the development and implementation of the FBA, BIP, ICSP, and Safety Plan, according to the requirements of regulatory bodies and the policies and philosophy of Saint Catherine’s Center for Children
• Ensures that social work staff provide individual, group, family, and case management services for assigned children and families as required by the treatment plan, including mandated IEP services
• Ensures that social work staff develop and address discharge planning goals, including the process related to aftercare and arranging services in the community prior to discharge, complete the discharge summary, and send the summary to receiving treatment agency, according to the requirements of regulatory bodies and the policies and philosophy of Saint Catherine’s Center for Children
• Ensures quality and compliance of progress notes, periodic assessments, treatment plans, AWARDS and Connections data entry, and other paperwork required of staff as directed by agency policy and regulatory bodies
• Ensures social work staff work collaboratively with the psychiatric and psychological consultants assigned to the program
• Ensures social work staff participate with the psychiatrist, parent, child, and treatment team staff in medication review meetings for assigned child/family
• Ensures that supervised staff are trained in and practice effective behavior management, the Restorative Practice Model, MTSS, and TCI strategies
• Actively supports the goals of the agency and Day Treatment programs in preventing discipline problems and in teaching social skills
• Provides timely review and response for all incident reports involving social work staff, according to required agency and regulatory protocols/procedures
• Completes and submits NIMRS reports, as required by NYS OMH
• Ensures that required Post Crisis Response steps are conducted for youth, parents, and staff following critical incidents that involve social work staff
• Ensures active participation by social work staff in weekly meetings of the Classroom Team meetings
• Participates in monthly Quality Assurance and Critical Incident Review meetings with the Principal for Continuous Quality Improvement
• Participates as an active member of program, department, and agency committees
• Participates in the accomplishment of the agency’s Strategic Plan

• Additional position-related duties and responsibilities as assigned by the supervisor/ director.

Organizational Relationships:

• The Clinical Supervisor, Education functions under the direction and supervision of the Associate Executive Director, Clinical Services
• The Clinical Supervisor, Education supervises the Day Treatment Social Workers and the Occupational Therapists
• The Supervisor works in an interdisciplinary manner with Day Treatment and other program staff in a shared decision-making model
• The Supervisor works collaboratively with the Coordinator of Centralized Intake
• The Supervisor is a member of the Day Treatment Placement Team
• The Supervisor works collaboratively with the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and Psychologist assigned to the Day Treatment program.
• The Supervisor works collaboratively with other agency staff

• The Supervisor works collaboratively with regulatory agencies, county social service and local school district staff, and other community partners

Position Specifications:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work
• NYS LCSW licensure
• Two years of experience in residential and/or special education setting, with supervisory and/ or program management experience preferred

• Clean and valid New York State Drivers’ License

Essential Functions:

• Ability to make home visits to client homes, and other on-site contacts with referring agencies, collaborative agencies, SCCC sites, etc.
• Ability to relate to a wide range of people. This includes but is not limited to a broad range of people who are culturally and socio-economically diverse, as well as people with various developmental and functional levels
• Ability to understand, communicate, represent and carry out the mission, values, philosophy and policies of St. Catherine’s Center for Children
• Ability to carry out Therapeutic Crisis Intervention strategies
• Ability to perform well under crisis conditions
• Ability to carry out written and electronic documentation as required by St. Catherine’s policy and as required by regulating agencies that have oversight responsibility for St. Catherine’s programs
• Ability and willingness to maintain up to date information regarding standards and mandates set by Saint Catherine’s Center for Children, the New York State Education Department, the New York State Office of Mental Health, the New York State Office of Child and Family Services, and other regulatory bodies
• Ability to organize and effectively manage in a timely fashion the varied tasks of the position
• Ability to work flexible hours, outside of scheduled work hours
• Ability and conceptualizations necessary to embrace and work effectively within a therapeutic-based program
• Ability to lead and inspire confidence in those supervised as well as those who collaborate on a peer level
• Ability to work effectively in a shared decision-making model and as a team member
• Ability to work collaboratively and in a family focused way with families, welcoming them as part of the school community
• A commitment to empowering others to solve his/ her own problems
• Valuing a nurturing family as the ideal environment for a person
• A conviction about the capacity of people to grow and change
• The ability to establish a respectful relationship with persons served to help them gain skills and confidence
• The ability to work collaboratively with other personnel and/ or service providers or professionals
• The capacity to maintain a helping role and to intervene appropriately to meet service goals
• The ability to set appropriate limits

• The Supervisor of Social Work will have full and complete access to client Protected Health Information (PHI) in order to carry out the duties and responsibilities of this position

EEO Statement: St. Catherine’s Center for Children is committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, reproductive health and pregnancy, family history and genetics, disability, age, military status, veteran status, politics, or other beliefs, and any other characteristics protected by law.

Background Checks: We run a thorough and complete pre-employment background check on all candidates being considered for a position, this includes fingerprinting. All candidates must successfully clear the pre-employment background check process, which follows NYS/DOJ requirements. We pay for all pre-employment background checks!