Agency:
Legacy Treatment Services
Program:
Crosswinds
Location:
Toms River, New Jersey
Position:
Program Director
Contact:
Samantha Kunz, at skunz@legacytreatment.org
Duties:
Crosswinds is the first adult mental health respite to open in New Jersey. The program offers a safe, supportive environment for adults to stay on a short-term basis when experiencing or on the verge of a mental health crisis. Crosswinds offers peer support, case management, education, support groups, medication services, co-occurring substance abuse services, Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP) and follow-up support. It serves as a crisis alternative that aims to avoid the repetitive cycle of psychiatric hospitalization.
The duties of the Program Director shall minimally include Program administration, staff supervision, and scheduling; Inter-agency coordination; Program development and implementation; Staff development and/or training and clinical supervision; Facility management; Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement initiatives; Ensure completion of the comprehensive intake assessment and ongoing nursing assessments by appropriately licensed and credentialed staff; Individual, group and family counseling; Crisis Intervention Counseling; Explanation to consumer resident of their rights and procedures in the event they are removed or discharged from the residence; and Clinical support for staff 24 hours a day. Must be able to arrive on-site to provide crisis intervention counseling and/or staff coverage in the event of an emergency.
Education/Experience:
Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in a mental health discipline. Supervisory experience preferred.
Hours:
Full time; some evening hours, on-call beeper