Director of Youth and Family Services

The Town of Glastonbury is actively recruiting to fill the position of DIRECTOR OF YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES. The detailed job description, including minimum qualifications, training, experience, and licensure is to follow, and an overview of the role can be found IN THIS BROCHURE.

We sincerely appreciate your interest and look forward to the possibility of working with you!

GENERAL DESCRIPTION:

Under broad direction of the Town manager, incumbent plans, directs and oversees human services programs, including Youth and Family clinical services, outreach services, substance use prevention and creative experiences. Provides counseling services to community.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Supervises the daily activities of clinical, substance use prevention, outreach, creative experiences and administrative staff; provides performance feedback both formally and informally, interprets and enforces policies and procedures and communicates effectively. Manages staffing needs and engages in human resources activities, such as hiring and performance management.
• Ensures a respectful and safe work environment for all by fostering a culture of mutual respect, accountability for ethical behavior and positive leadership, aligning policies, procedures and training with such values. Sets high professional and customer service standards for staff and ensures accountability with those standards.
• Works closely with Glastonbury Police Department, Human Services, Health Department, Parks and Recreation staff, schools, families and other community stakeholders to identify needs and develop responsive plans of actions. Accesses resources in the community, state and federal government to develop, implement and evaluate responsive programs. Coordinates activities on a short and long-term basis to ensure community support, personnel, and materials necessary for program success.
• Performs initial and ongoing clinical assessments, treatment plans and ongoing evaluation, using a multicultural lens. Develops evidence-based treatment plans in collaboration with clients; in an accessible way, explains presenting concerns and treatment methods that honors client autonomy and reinforces client strengths. Conducts related research.
• Provides psychotherapy to clients, including, individual, couples, or families, ensuring engagement is client-focused and therapeutic in nature. Facilitates group counseling, psychoeducation, crisis intervention, and referrals. Provides advocacy for Town residents.
• Ensures counseling records of the Agency document informed consent, therapeutic interventions and client response/progress; ensures the confidentiality and security of all clinical records, physical and electronic. Ensures staff is HIPAA trained and compliant.
• Participates in the preparation of the annual operating budget, and oversees expenditures, assuring effective and efficient use of budgeted funds and personnel.
• Prepares and administers grants.

OTHER DUTIES:

• May serve as staff liaison to the Youth Commission.
• Performs other duties as required.

CONFIDENTIALITY:

• Maintains confidentiality of records and information in compliance with HIPAA

CONDUCT:

• Represents the Town in a professional and courteous manner at all times; observes and respects the dignity of all persons
• Observes safe work practices
• Observes state traffic laws

DEPENDABILITY:

• Regularly attends and is punctual for work
• Works evenings and weekends as necessary
• Models a strong work ethic by carrying out responsibilities diligently and managing time productively

NOTE: The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be all inclusive of every task and responsibility. Incumbent must be able to perform essential duties with or without reasonable accommodation.

QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE:

• Knowledge of
  • public administration, principles and practices as applied to family and youth counseling
  • clinical counseling principles, practices and ethics
  • human development; couples and family systems theories; and multicultural issues
  • state traffic laws
• Skills in
  • individual, couples and family counseling; group counseling; and crisis intervention
  • verbal communication, including the ability to explain concepts to individuals and groups
  • Strong interpersonal, supervisory and leadership skills
• Ability to
  • maintain patient confidentiality
  • make sound clinical judgments and ethical and effective intervention decisions
  • write clear and concise clinical notes and records
  • establish and maintain therapeutic alliances with diverse clients
  • administer policies and procedures, staffing resources, office operations, budget, and grant funds
  • build trust and maintain accountability with staff
  • work collaboratively with Town Manager and colleagues to achieve organization-wide priorities and objectives

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking, standing, stooping, reaching, carrying items such as papers, books or files
• Must be able to
  • push/pull/lift objects of up to twenty (20) pounds and sit for prolonged periods, perform manipulative skills, requiring hand-eye coordination such as keyboard skills
  • see objects closely as in reading case histories
  • hear normal sounds with background noise, distinguish voice patterns and communicate with speech as in using a telephone and making presentations
  • attend to detail and concentrate for sixty (60) minutes or more with some interruptions, remember multiple assignments over long periods of time and understand the theories behind several related concepts
  • perform simple mathematic calculations
  • write effectively, as appropriate to the needs of the audience

MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

• Master’s degree from a recognized college or university in Counseling, Social Work, or related field
• Ten (10) years of work experience in youth and family counseling
• Three (3) years administrative and supervisory experience

LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION:

• State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health LCSW, LMFT, LPC; or, Psy.D. (if not licensed)