Program Director - School Based Services

Necco has an opportunity for a career as a Program Director of School Based Services. This is an exciting position where no one day is the same! The Program Director will oversee and lead the day-to-day operations of our school-based behavioral and mental health team, ensuring high-quality care and positive outcomes while maintaining a financially healthy program. This program offers solution-focused, strength-based services to youth from Pre-K through 12th grade within their schools. The role involves collaboration with school personnel to address social and emotional goals, as well as providing in-home services to the family unit. During school breaks, the Program Director ensures that children and their families continue to receive the necessary services to achieve their goals.

A happy warrior who thrives on leading from the front with strategic thinking. A solid communicator in search of decisions that deliver real results. A problem-solver, financial steward, and one who excels at collaboration. Ridiculously passionate about the company’s success, growth, and program quality.

Provides supervision, oversight, and support for the service program staff

Ability to develop and maintain strong partnerships with schools

Be a data driven champion by promoting and designing initiatives within the Clinical Team to improve individuals, office, state, and company Balanced Scorecard results

Coordinates with the local hospitals for assessments and referrals for more restrictive care when needed, or teaches other staff to handle this process

Work with individual clinical staff on productivity standards/goals and caseload expectations

Provides billing/and or clinical supervision

Completes individual performance scorecards and provides clear expectations to those he or she supervises

Assignment of mentors to those he or she supervises

Implement, live by, and hold others accountable to Necco Corporate Culture

Empowers supervisees to fail forward

Works on growth and development of the clinical program through community outreach to secure new referral sources

Oversight of authorizations and held claims to ensure payment

Reviews referrals to determine if client is appropriate for agency services

Collaborates in the development of planning for the client regarding treatment issues including visitation, health, education, and permanency goals

Reviews and approves all client service plans and goals contained therein

Ensure that Quality Assurance Practices are being met

Works with state level leadership and/or Safety and Risk Team regarding the behavioral health file review process

Serves as a liaison to all State and/or Medicaid service audits and record requests

Monitors the level and quality of services provided to clients

Works with the State Clinical Director, or designated person, regarding court record requests and subpoenas

Reports all agency critical incidents, allegations, and/or concerns to State Director

Abide by ethical standards of licensure board and Necco

Practice mandated reporting according to state requirements and ensures all clinical staff follow this reporting

Ensure that all required state specific clinical documentation is completed per state rule/regulations

Performs all other duties and responsibilities as assigned by supervisor

Practice ruthless pragmatism

Engage in peer to peer feedback

Know and live the Necco Corporate Culture Principles

Embody the three essential virtues of humble, hungry and smart

Drive your Individual Performance Scorecard

Adhere to and contribute to the Necco meeting structure