Behavioral Health Program Manager

Position Summary The Behavioral Health Manager is responsible for collaborating across interdisciplinary teams to advise, develop, and guide staff practice to influence positive behavior change in Atlas Workforce participants.

The position requires strong familiarity with interventions for positive behavior change, crisis de-escalation strategies, and strong self-management skills.

The Behavioral Health Manager will adhere to the model prescribed by United Way of New York City, philosophies and approaches, manuals, and policies, exude a collegial nature that is rooted in authentic engagement, and relish in the opportunity to collaborate with members across teams proactively.

This position requires a keen understanding of the environmental triggers that commonly impact men of color from communities with prevalent gang violence, criminal justice involvement, and substance abuse.

The Behavioral Health Manager must have experience working with frontline service workers who engage high-risk youth and adults in structured programming.

Salary :

• 72,000 - 78,000 Mission, Culture and Fit The BHM must embody the values and mission of the agency.
• This includes meeting our participants where they’re at in their journey, demonstrating our values through compassion and understanding, and affirming that none of us should be measured against the worst things we have done.
• Attention to Detail The BMS must demonstrate competency to develop systems and processes to organize and keep track of information or work progress; is routinely conscientious, thorough, accurate and reliable when performing and completing job tasks; and recognizes trends, detects inconsistencies, and determines essential details.
• Collaboration The BMS must collaborate and coordinate with the AW team, particularly those on the Outreach and Transitional Employment teams, to provide care and support to those in need of higher supervision levels.
• They will also need to collaborate with external providers where individuals are receiving voluntary services to ensure care is done in a coordinated manner.

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