Program Director, Albany Discovery

We are committed to providing compassionate outpatient treatment to individuals living with substance use disorder to help them reclaim their lives.

Are you looking for a dynamic clinical leadership position filled with opportunity? Emergence is the place where you will make a difference. Our organization, through collaboration and integrity, strives to provide comprehensive outpatient treatment for mental health, substance use, and problem gambling. We are looking for our next Discovery Program Director who can absorb and honor our journey thus far while providing robust enhancements for the future. If you have curiosity, drive, enthusiasm, and a strong desire to help others, we encourage you to apply. Emergence will provide you with ongoing training opportunities, amazing benefits, generous paid time off, space and time for professional development, and a supportive team to partner with. We hold opportunity, collaboration, and inclusion as inherent characteristics of our core values.

The Program Director is responsible for researching, planning, developing, and implementing the operational management of an Emergence field office while supervising staff, overseeing treatment coordination, and building effective community relationships.

Hiring or Relocation Bonus!

Essential functions

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Ethical Standards

• Adhere to MHACBO Behavioral Health Code of Conduct at all times
• Mandatory Reporting : Proper and immediate reporting of any suspected abuse or neglect of any vulnerable population such as children, the elderly, or physically or developmentally disabled persons
• Deliver all services in a culturally responsive, trauma-informed manner
• Address antisocial thinking and tactics to avoid accountability when appropriate
• Maintain high fidelity of all evidence-based curriculums and interventions

Program Development

Implementation

Strategic planning

Crisis Management

Collaboration

Staff Supervision

Treatment Coordination

General and Fiscal Operations

Community Relationships

Competencies

Supervisory responsibilities

May supervise a Site Supervisor and will oversee the daily work of counselors

Work environment

Physical demands

Travel required

Required education and experience

Preferred education and experience

Additional eligibility requirements

Must be available and willing to work occasional evenings or weekends, and to fill in when staffing shortages occur.

Work authorization / security clearance requirements

Must be eligible to legally work in the United States.

Emergence is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging.