
Assistant Director
Required skills
- intakes
- participant staffing
- participant service hours
- YAP requirements
- referring authority requirements
- strength based
- culturally competent
- unconditional care
- direct service
- group work
Nice to have
- Bilingual
- Spanish Speaking
Role summary
This Assistant Director position supports the Program Director of the Maine Advocate Program. Responsibilities include hiring and training new employees, supervising staff, and communicating performance. The role involves performing intakes, coordinating participant services to meet service hour requirements while ensuring compliance, and providing direct service and coverage. Knowledge of child welfare, mental health, juvenile justice systems, and budgetary concepts is required, along with creativity and proactive planning. A commitment to strength-based, culturally competent, and unconditional care philosophy is essential.
Status: Full-Time Salary
FLSA Classification: Exempt
Summary of Position: This Assistant Director position is responsible to support the Program Director of the Maine Advocate Program with hiring and training new employees, motivating and providing supervision of staff, and communicating weekly performance to the Director
- Responsible to perform intakes, coordinate participant staffing to manage the delivery of participant service hours to ensure maximum and appropriate levels of weekly services while managing compliance with all YAP and referring authority requirements.
- Position requires a commitment to strength based, culturally competent and unconditional care philosophy
- Direct service and coverage required that includes availability to support staff and families as well as group work.
- Knowledge of child welfare systems, mental health practices, juvenile justice systems, and budgetary concepts are needed.
- Creativity and pro-active planning are essential to this position.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree generally preferred; commensurate experience in community-based agency programs is acceptable except for programs where the referring authority requires a specific degree.
- At a minimum, at least one-year previous experience in managing personnel and budgets.
- Experience with at risk youth, probation, court liaison, etc. a plus.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite; Experience using an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system is a plus.
- Excellent Communication Skills
- Requires reliable transportation, valid driver's license, and current auto insurance coverage
- Bilingual (Spanish Speaking) is a plus
- Flexible Schedule; Non-Traditional Hours; Evenings and Weekends may be needed.
Benefits Available:
- Medical/Prescription
- Dental
- Vision
- Short Term Disability
- UNUM Supplement Insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Pet Insurance
- Paid time Off
- Holiday Pay
- 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan.
- Weekly Pay
- Direct Deposit
- Flexible Schedule
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, color, ancestry, national origin, place of birth, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, military or veteran status, genetic characteristics, or disability unrelated to job performance or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where YAP operates. YAP will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics
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