Description

As a Director of Community Transition Time Program (CTTP), you will oversee a new model of care for youth to keep them out of unnecessary hospital settings. You will manage a multi-disciplinary team that provides services and support to adolescent youth and their families in the community and short-term residential settings. Responsibilities will include the management of the program, staff matters, client referrals, client treatment, financial viability, marketing of the program, interfacing with referral sources including local hospitals and county mental health providers, program manual, and program systems. You will report to the Senior Director of Residential Services and will work onsite.

Responsibilities:

• Lead on recruiting, hiring and onboarding team members.
• Provide overall supervision to the team.
• Monitor caseload size and coordinates program intakes and discharges.
• Provide training and supervision for the Staff.
• Oversee a short-term eight bed residential unit that provides 24/7 care.
• Make rotating on-call schedule for after hours and weekend coverage by team members.
• Become subject matter expert in this new program model and participate in collaborative meetings with the state and other agencies.
• Educate the community about Community Transition Time and Intervention program, outcomes, theoretical background.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with other agencies, schools, colleges, institutions, hospitals, primary care providers, housing authorities, and law enforcement agencies to help meet the needs of this population through timely referrals, connections and warm handoffs.
• Ensure staff are adhering to the fidelity of the program.
• Participate in all required trainings as directed.

Requirements and Education:

• A Master’s degree and license in a helping profession (Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, Creative Arts Therapy, etc.)
• At least two years of progressively responsible related experience.

Benefits

• Health care package: medical, dental, and vision
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Holiday Pay
• 401 (K) plan
• Life Insurance
• Loan repayment assistance
• Free training/CEU opportunities

About Northern Rivers

At Northern Rivers Family of Services, we work together to make a difference in our client's lives. Northern Rivers empowers children, adults, and families to change their lives and build stronger communities.

Northern RiversFamily of Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We hire great people from a variety of backgrounds, not because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger! All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or any othercharacteristicprotected under applicable law. We cherishthe unique contributions of our diverse staff and are building a culture where everyone has the opportunity to do the meaningful work.

Qualifications

Our new colleague will teach two courses each year (winter and spring trimesters; early January through mid-June 2026), which are components of our year-longclinical sequence: Clinical Psychology 2: Interventions (with a lab), and Clinical Psychology 3: Internship. Clinical Psychology 2:Interventions covers theories of psychotherapy and communication, and with an experiential labsection. In Clinical Psychology 3: Internship, advanced students spend ten hours perweek at supervised internship sites in the community, and meet one class sectionper week for group supervision.

Many of our students are interested in pursuing careers in the helping professions, andcontinue on to masters, doctoral, or pre-med programs. There would also beopportunities to mentor clinically-bound students, to supervise senior thesis projects,and conduct one’s own independent research, if desired. Visiting faculty and their students areeligible for generous research grant funding offered by the college and conference travel funding. Completion of an APA-approved internship is required, and applicants should be eitherlicensed or license-eligible in the state of New York.

About the Psychology Department:

The Psychology department encourages candidates specializing in clinical or counseling psychology to apply, especially those with community-engagement interests. We are committed to considering a wide range of candidates to enrich our academic community. The Psychology Department is strongly committed to student and workforce diversity. Increasing diversity on campus is a critical priority integral to our mission of preparing students for a globally interconnected world. Our goal is to increase diversity, and also support a diverse environment in which people from varied backgrounds can succeed and thrive.

Application instructions:

Please submit all application materials aspdf files. We ask that candidates submit the following:

• Application letter

• Curriculum vitae

• Statement of teaching interests that includes descriptions of experience, commitment and activities toward working with diverse student populations and/or how personal approaches to teaching and research practices respectively can contribute to a diverse community

• Evidence of teaching effectiveness other than student evaluation forms, such as sample syllabi, peer evaluations, evaluations by senior colleagues, course materials, or any other materials you think might help us better understand who you are as a teacher.

Please send questions and inquiries to Cay Anderson-Hanley, PhD, Chair of the search committee: andersoc@union.edu. As part of the initial screening process, applicants may receive a request for the contact information for three professional references who can speak to their abilities in Teaching, Clinical Supervision, and/or Research.

Review of applications will begin on August 1, 2025 and continue until theposition is filled.

Compensation:

The annual salary for this position is $37,600. The wage/salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training. The stated hiring rate/range represents the College’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the rate/range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

Location: Schenectady, NY

We offer exceptional benefits including:

• Healthcare, Dental, and Vision Insurance (Flexible Spending and Dependent Care Accounts)

• Free On-Campus Fitness Facility Access and Discounts for On-Campus Wellness Programs

• Employee Scholarships toward Certifications, Seminars, Training and Professional Development

• Pre and Post Tax participation in a 403(b) Retirement Plan

• Salary Continuation Program in the event of Disability

• Tuition Assistance Program for Employee, Spouse and/or Dependents

Background Checks: In accordance with our background check policy, finalists for hire will undergo a background check that includes education, employment, and criminal convictions.

E-Verify Participation: Union College participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the United States. Learn more about E-Verify and your Right to Work (Derecho a Trabajar).

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