SITE DIRECTOR--Wayside Lowell Community Services

Lowell, MA, USA Req #423

 Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is a children’s mental health agency serving Metrowest and the Greater Boston Area. Our 450+ employees are interested in helping children and families strengthen and enhance their well-being. Come work for us!!!  

Wayside Youth & Family Support Network is seeking a Site Director for our very busy and ever-growing Lowell Community Services site.

The Site Director is responsible for the oversight of all daily operations of programming at the Lowell Site. This includes management of a talented and committed multi-disciplinary staff who provide a range of community-based programming for youth and families through the Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI), Department of Children and Families (DCF), and Department of Mental Health (DMH). Key components of the Site Director’s role include:

• Maintaining financial knowledge and oversight of all programming provided out of the Site
• Continuing to grow and retain a strong and diverse staff team
• Supervising directly, and/or ensuring proper supervision is provided to all program staff
• Working collaboratively with the community to meet the behavioral health needs of children and families in the Greater Lowell area
• Developing proposals and implementing programming for new or expanded services/projects
• Maintaining close relationships with key constituents including, but not limited to: DCF, DMH, MassHealth, School systems, Law Enforcement, Juvenile Justice system, Primary Care Providers, other Behavioral Health Providers, etc.
• Ensuring adherence to key program tenants as it pertains to mission, quality, risk, financial, and strategic

The ideal candidate will have strong familiarity and ties with the Greater Lowell community, significant knowledge and understanding of Wraparound systems of care, trauma informed approaches, and experience working with the Children’s Behavioral Health Initiative (CBHI), Department of Children and Families, Department of Mental Health, the educational system, and the juvenile justice system.

Position requires Independent Licensure in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy and a minimum of 5 years of management/supervisory experience. Position also requires a Driver’s license, reliable automobile and clean driving record.

Bilingual/Bicultural & LGBTQ+ Candidates strongly encouraged to apply.

Successful candidate is asked to be engaged in Wayside’s commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.  

Wayside offers a significant salary differential for BILINGUAL Masters Level Clinicians, who are fluent in any of the following languages: Haitian-Creole, Spanish, Portuguese, American Sign Language, Mandarin, Cantonese and Khmer.  

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  Generous tuition reimbursement 
  •Substantial repaying of student loans  
  •Generous vacation, holidays & sick leave  
  •403B retirement plan with match provided by Wayside 
  •Life, AD&D and Disability insurance 
  •Career Ladder and Job Advancement 
   

Wayside is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.  Bilingual, Bicultural, & LGBTQI applicants strongly encouraged to apply!