MHCU Supervisor
Role Overview
The Mental Health Coordination Unit tracks acute inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations of children under 18 in ACS custody.
The unit coordinates related case planning and supports case planners, provider agencies, hospitals, and mental health system partners.
The supervisor reports to the MHCU Director.
Key Skills for This Role
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Compensation
- The selected candidate will be offered a salary range of $69,880 to $97,728.
Unit Overview
The Mental Health Coordination Unit tracks acute inpatient psychiatric hospitalizations of children under 18 in ACS custody.
The unit coordinates related case planning and supports case planners, provider agencies, hospitals, and mental health system partners.
The supervisor reports to the MHCU Director.
Supervision and Operations
- Supervise four to nine staff, reservists, and student interns.
- Manage workload assignments, shared mailbox requests, coverage, team visits, and meetings.
- Approve timesheets and leave requests, complete performance evaluations, and renew consultant contracts.
- Ensure timely and accurate records, reports, logs, lists, and database entries.
Data and Training
- Prepare periodic and ad hoc reports for senior administrators and funders.
- Create forms, protocols, and business processes and develop additional data-reporting methodologies.
- Interpret data, perform quality assurance checks, and recommend database enhancements.
- Lead identified database projects with the ACS Office of Information Technology.
- Respond to agency questions about reports and training needs and co-facilitate training sessions.
Coordination and Representation
- Provide case consultation, assistance, advocacy, policy clarification, and urgent case conference coordination.
- Represent or cover for the Director with ACS divisions, foster care agencies, hospitals, and the New York State Office of Mental Health.
- Participate in and facilitate recurring meetings with foster care agencies, hospitals, and the Office of Mental Health.
Qualifications
- A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college.
- Two years of full-time satisfactory social casework experience.
- At least one year of the required experience must have been supervisory.
Additional Information
- Employment with child-caring responsibilities is subject to the required child abuse and maltreatment report inquiry under New York Social Services Law Section 424-A.
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