Educational Alliance brings together and partners with diverse communities in Lower Manhattan, offering individuals and families high-quality, multi-generational programs and services that enhance their well-being and socioeconomic opportunities. We are a place where everyone is welcome and where progress is powered one relationship at a time. We are proud of our legacy as a Jewish organization and we provide high-quality, transformational services and programs to all New Yorkers through our network of community centers on Manhattan’s Lower East Side and East Village. As we have for 130 years, we offer best-in-class programming–now across 15 sites—focusing on a mix of education, health and wellness, arts and culture, and civic engagement.

The Role:

To increase Offsite/ Remote SUD services as evidenced by increases noted in SUD services, revenue, expansion sites, public exposure and most of all positive outcomes for individuals, families and communities.

Responsibilities:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

Overall Offsite Ambulatory Services Program Management

• Develop feasible community based partnerships and establish initial clinical, peer, and administrative services and support as necessary
• Provide SMART business objectives with trackable, measurable goals in support of building offsite service delivery system
• Initiate and oversee initial low threshold engagement groups and services, with intention of building fiscally and clinically viable teams for eventual turnover to coordinators for specified sites and billable provider teams
• Schedule, regular meetings to focus on marketing and admissions, increased services, manage case conferences and reduce challenges, building strength-based approaches and support regulatory compliance.
• Maintain relationships with multiple community-based organizations and build out network model collaborations around them that complement our services, and fills needs they may have to make recovery and change easier and more attractive to their respective clients and staff.
• Provide administrative oversight of the off-site models of care, including developing this system to align and integrate into our CASN, Cogency and new potential HEROs or other regional organizational models to allow steady payer mixes and negotiated rates for Managed Care Medicaid and commercial insurance contracts
• Increase census by establishing relationships and agreements for services with inviting and welcoming organizations around the city. This will include maintenance of benchmarked units of service and financial feasibility.
• Build a diverse portfolio that will include, but not be limited to Homeless Shelters, Family networks, alternative and public schools, recovery and problem solving courts with a goal of starting up a new site every 6 -8weeks or as strategically planned with CRW executive management, within fiscal formula models in accordance with our CAO/CFO and ED.
• Assist as needed with Project Contact (PCO) by providing individual and group therapy and completing detailed progress notes, treatment plans, assessments, and other documentation required by OASAS and CARF standards.

Requirements:

• Qualified Health Professional (LCSW, LMHC, CASAC) requirement
• Experience in creating offsite programs for substance abuse services
• Experience in the administration of shelter-based and community-model programs
• Experience working with SUD and Co-occurring mental health population
• Ability to maintain high ethical and moral standards, including systems development for providing trauma-informed supervision for our certified peers and licensed providers so vicarious trauma does not trigger our staff
• Ability to work collaboratively and manage multiple priorities and projects effectively
• Ability to handle stressful situations in a professional, courteous and friendly manner
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, verbal, and written communication skills
• Self-motivated, strong attention to detail, and highly analytical
• Ability to work autonomously and meet benchmarked goals and deliverables without a micro-management focus, and the ability to be a self-starter and take healthy positive risk without placing the overall agency in compromising situations per our policies, protocols and filed standards
• Strong information technology skills and well-versed in Microsoft office products; including the development of risk management grids, benchmark goal monitoring reports and fiscal and clinical compliance tools in collaboration with our facility and overall agency compliance departments
• Ability to work a flexible working schedule as needed
• COVID Vaccine Mandated

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Team Player
• Initiative
• Analytical
• Compassionate
• Communication
• Flexible
• Planning and Organizing
• Time Management

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a teammate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit; talk, hear, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer and telephone keyboard reach, stoop kneel to perform duties.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work and the ability to observe, perceive, identify any safety or behavioral concerns while on premises.
• Light to moderate lifting is required
• Ability to uphold the demands of working with clientele who have significant history of trauma, substance use disorder, and mental health conditions.
• Regular, predictable attendance and punctuality is required

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a teammate encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Moderate noise (i.e. business office with computers, phone, and printers, moderate traffic).
• Ability to work in an open or confined area
• Ability to sit at a computer terminal, stand, or walk for an extended period of time.

Annual renewal protocols:

• This position will be funded through our third-party managed Medicaid reimbursement strategies.
• The position will be reviewed annually to assess for both clinical and fiscal compliance and sustainability.
• In the event the program is not monetarily sustainable, Educational Alliance, Inc/ CRW maintains the capacity to freeze or terminate the continuance of said programming and this position. This will be reviewed at the end of each Funding Year and in the event a sustainable business model is not possible we reserve the right to review for non-continuance of said services and this position.
• Additionally, given this is a third-party revenue generator, EA/CRW will review annually for a proactive salary adjustment percentage for each new site that is developed and holds a sustainability level for both clinical and fiscal goals for an agreed upon number of months (site dependent and individualized).
• The Manager of Off-Site Ambulatory Services must agree to these terms and conditions and will be asked to provide corrective action and strategic planning options to assure all sites developed remain fully compliant, operational and sustainable.
• The position will receive a $4,000.00 bonus to their overall base salary for every offsite center that opens for Center for Recovery and Wellness.

Benefits:

• Generous PTO Policy
• Competitive Salary
• Medical & Dental Insurance
• Pension Plan
• 403b Retirement Plans
• Discount Perks for Movies, Broadway Shows, Amusement Parks.Etc
• Free Gym Membership to our Manny Cantor Center Gym & 14TH ST Y Gym
• Discounts to programs at Educational Alliance

Limitations and Disclaimer

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the position

COVID Vaccination Policy

Educational Alliance mandates that all staffers are fully vaccinated in an effort to protect the health and safety of both our staff and our visitors. New employees must be fully vaccinated before their start date and will be required to show proof of vaccination by showing their physical vaccination card or using the Excelsior Pass or other government-sanctioned vaccine app. All vaccine-related information will be kept private under HIPAA regulations by EA and its employees.

If employees have a qualifying medical exemption or sincerely held religious belief that prevents them from getting that vaccine, they should request a Reasonable Accommodation Form from the Human Resources department, which will be reviewed by the Chief People and Equity Officer as well as HR representatives. Employees may be required to substantiate their request for exemption with the appropriate documentation. Staff will not be subject to discrimination or retaliation based on their vaccination status.

EEO Info

Educational Alliance is committed to workplace diversity and inclusion. We are equal opportunity employers and do not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity and expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Educational Alliance takes affirmative action in support of its policy to employ and advance in employment individuals who are minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Educational Alliance is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

For further information about Educational Alliance, please visit https://edalliance.org.