Director, Wellness Center

Role: Director, Wellness Center

Reports to: Senior Director of Clinical Services 

Program: 1301- DT Wellness

Department: Mental Health

Location: Wellness Center - 345 S. San Pedro Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013

Setting: 100% Onsite

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am - 4:30pm

Status: Full-time/Exempt/Management

Benefits: Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance, 403(b) Retirement plan, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), etc.

Openings: 1

SUMMARY:

The Director will oversee clinical services for adults at the Wellness Center in DTLA. In addition, the Director will monitor and ensure that the program provides high‐quality services that meet or exceed required contract, funder, and agency standards. This position is responsible for maintaining the efficiency of operations while fostering teamwork among staff and across departments and programs and reports to the Senior Director of Clinical Services.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• In collaboration with Senior Director, monitor all administrative aspects of agency’s Department of Mental Health (DMH) contract, including billing and contract maximization in compliance with contract goals and outcomes in a timely manner.
  
• Complete required reporting to funders as outlined by contract requirements
  
• Ensure all clinical and mental health staff documentation and data collection is complete, timely, accurate, and current in agency records and electronic databases
  
• Provide individual and team supervision, support, and performance evaluations for all assigned staff
  
• Assist in recruitment, selection, training, supervision, and evaluation of direct service staff
  
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance to ensure proper staff orientation, training and audit preparedness for all clinical and mental health contracts
  
• Ensure adherence to funding source contract and performance standards
  
• Maintain a current, thorough knowledge of community resources and utilize these to provide services to clients
  
• Coordinate clinical services and activities to ensure clinically-appropriate services are provided to all members with outside agencies, partners, collaborators, and funders
  
• Collaborate with internal and external partners on monthly wellness events for the community
  
• Provide oversight and supervision to the clinical supervisor located at Wellness Center
  
• Effectively represent agency at funding partner or collaborative meetings

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in the field of Social Welfare or Marriage and Family Therapy, or doctorate in psychology or related field; Licensure preferred.
• Minimum of four years experience in the field of mental health and/or substance addictions.
• Strong working knowledge of Medi-Cal documentation and requirements.
• Outstanding clinical review skills
• Strong training, project management, and team-building skills
• Able to behave with sensitivity, tact, politeness and responsiveness with staff and clients
• Detail oriented with excellent time management, organizational, written, verbal, interpersonal, presentation, and computer skills
• Knowledge of trauma informed services, housing first and harm reduction methodologies.
• Experience providing administrative and clinical supervision
• Contract and quality assurance experience
• Current valid CA Driver’s License.

Work Environment:

• Combination of field and office environment
• Regularly required to sit, stand, bend; occasionally lift or carry up to 35 lbs.
• On occasion walk or drive to different local sites
• Will necessitate working in busy and loud environments
• Will be exposed to elements like cold, heat, dust, noise and odor
• May need to bend, stoop, twist, and sit throughout the day