START Program Director

Posted:
3/24/2025, 5:00:00 PM

Location(s):
Santa Maria, California, United States ⋅ California, United States

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Product

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Primary Responsibilities:

  • Supervise Assistant Director, Clinical Director, and Resource Center Director
  • Establish community linkages
  • Serve as liaison to community network partners
  • Act as representative of the START team in the community
  • Coordinate trainings utilizing expertise of psychologists and psychiatrists, team leaders, and specialists within the community
  • Maintain communication with other regional START directors
  • Respond to requests from state agencies for data and program information
  • Chair and coordinate the START Advisory Council
  • Provide support as needed to clinical team and resource center 24/7/365
  • Collaborate with other members of the START leadership team to monitor quality of START service delivery and assure fidelity to the START model
  • Participate in and complete the START Coordinator Certification training process
  • Enter, monitor and assure data entry for all team members in the START Information Reporting System.  Use data to inform programmatic decision-making.

Salary Range: $120,000 - $130,000

Additional Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Strong clinical and administrative skills
  • Exceptional interpersonal, problem solving and communication skills.
  • Highly flexible personality type.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or status as a Vietnam or disabled veteran. YAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.