Employment Opportunities

Executive Director
AACAP

The mission of the AACAP is to promote the healthy development of children, adolescents, and families through research, training, prevention, comprehensive diagnosis and treatment and to meet the professional needs of child and adolescent psychiatrists throughout their careers.

The Academy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit membership based organization, composed of over 8,000 child and adolescent psychiatrists and other interested physicians. Its members actively research, evaluate, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders and pride themselves on giving direction to and responding quickly to new developments in addressing the health care needs of children and their families.

The American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry is seeking an Executive Director with proven leadership and demonstrated success in achievement of an organization's mission. The Executive Director is responsible for the long-range planning and goals of AACAP as determined by Council on behalf of the profession. With elected leadership, he/she is responsible for identifying trends and issues of significance to the profession for the future. He/She is an advocate for child and adolescent psychiatry and for children with mental illnesses. The Executive Director oversees the management and implementation of operations of AACAP's headquarters. He/She develops and maintains relationships with other professional organizations that aid in the mission of AACAP. Qualified candidates will possess a bachelor's degree with an advanced degree preferred; 10+ years' experience with an association; general knowledge of the mental health industry and medical association management; a track record of fiscal responsibility; and experience with federal and public relations issues.

For additional information about AACAP, please visit www.aacap.org. To apply, please forward your resume and cover letter with salary requirements to jobs@aacap.org.

Executive Director
Contra Costa Crisis Center

About the Contra Costa Crisis Center

The Contra Costa Crisis Center (Crisis Center) lives its motto "with help comes hope" 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to aid people with all kinds of problems: people (including children, youth and families) who are depressed, grieving, suicidal, homeless, mentally ill or abused. The Crisis Center provides county-wide 24-hour crisis intervention and suicide prevention counseling, grief counseling, youth violence prevention services, and 211 information and referral-fielding tens of thousands of calls each year.

Founded in 1963, the mission of the Crisis Center is to keep people alive and safe, help them through crises, and connect them with culturally relevant resources in the community.

The Crisis Center accomplishes its work thanks to a 22-member staff, 15-member board of directors and 250 active volunteers committed to the organization's five core values: compassion, integrity, inclusion, accessibility and collaboration. The Crisis Center has a budget of $1.7 million, and partners with a diverse array of public agencies, foundations and private donors. Approximately, sixty five percent of its funding comes from individuals, businesses, foundations, civic groups, and proceeds from Leftovers Thrift Shop, an agency auxiliary; 35 percent comes from government. The Crisis Center owns its 7,000 square-foot facility in Walnut Creek.

The Opportunity

The organization seeks an accomplished nonprofit executive with a passion for helping others and the ability to lead the organization in increasing its reach and impact. The Executive Director will work in close collaboration with a 5-person senior management team and an engaged board of directors, and will lead the organization in planning for its future.

Building on a stellar reputation and a deep history of service to the community, the Executive Director will be charged with increasing the Crisis Center's reach, deepening its impact with underserved communities, and capitalizing on its strengths in crisis support and resource and referral.

In addition to a proven commitment to the Crisis Center's mission, qualified candidates will meet the following qualifications and requirements:

Experience:

A minimum of six years' prior experience as an executive director of a social services nonprofit with a budget of $3 million or more;
Experience providing programs and services to diverse community members in culturally appropriate ways;
Success working with volunteers and managing programs that rely on volunteers for service delivery;
Experience managing and sustaining successful public relations and marketing efforts;
A track record of increasing donated income, including experience with major gifts;
Experience reporting to and working closely with an effective board of directors;
Prior experience in suicide prevention/crisis-intervention/grief or other counseling is preferred.

Skills:

Outstanding interpersonal communications skills, including the ability to speak well in public, write effectively for a variety of audiences, and to engage across differences in race, ethnicity, class and education;
Well-developed business management skills including budgeting, operational planning,
facilities and technology planning and oversight, and human resources development;
Demonstrated skill in building collaborative, successful teams;
A high degree of comfort with fundraising; enjoyment of recruiting and stewarding individual and institutional donors;
Comfort navigating public sector funding streams, an ability to maintain strong relations with multiple funding agencies.

Knowledge:

Understanding of nonprofit accounting practices and comfort working with multiple income streams to achieve financial sustainability;
Background and training in team management; human resources best practices in hiring, managing and retention;
Training in cultural competency, inclusion.

Salary and Benefits

The Contra Costa Crisis Center offers a competitive compensation and benefits package, including vacation and holiday leave; medical, vision and dental insurance; and a retirement plan. The organization provides a supportive, team-oriented environment where differences of ethnicity, culture, sexual orientation, gender, physical ability, and age are valued and appreciated.

Application Process

Leyna Bernstein Consulting, an executive search firm, is conducting this search on behalf of the Contra Costa Crisis Center. Please send cover letter and resume to wendy@leynabernstein.com with Crisis Center in the subject line. No phone calls, please.

Program Director
Volunteers of America Oregon

Volunteers of America Oregon ("VOAOR") is a Portland area non-profit organization providing human service programs and opportunities to some of the community's most vulnerable populations. Since 1896, VOAOR has worked to change lives by promoting self-determination, building strong communities and standing for social justice. With an annual budget of over $16M, 330 employees, and 900 volunteers, VOAOR serves the community through the following Divisions:

The Children & Family Services Division is committed to creating safe and nurturing environments for children and their families through the Home Free program, offering domestic violence intervention services; the Family Relief Nursery, serving at-risk children and their parents; CourtCare, a licensed, drop-in childcare center located within the Multnomah County Courthouse for children whose parents are conducting court business; My Little Waiting Room, offering licensed, drop-in childcare at Providence St. Vincent hospital for children whose parents have appointments, treatment or are visiting others at the hospital; ;and Family Connection, providing a variety of youth and family engagement services throughout the Portland metropolitan area.
The Senior Services Division consists of two Adult Day Centers at Marie Smith and Lambert House, offering daytime therapeutic, social and health services, especially for those with dementia or who are disabled. The two adult day centers are a partnership with Providence Elderplace.
The Rehabilitation Services Division consists of eight different public safety programs: Men's and Women's Residential Centers for drug and alcohol treatment; a day treatment program; and programs designed to transition adult offenders back into the community successfully.
The Business Enterprise Division comprises the following separate businesses: Resale Outlet Store, Vehicle Donation, and Catering/Food Services. These businesses provide revenues for the organization's day-to-day operations and offer employment training opportunities and work experience for alumni from VOAOR's many client programs. Business Enterprise also oversees VOAOR's Facilities and Housing programs.
The Treatment Services Division consists of InAct substance abuse and addiction treatment programs for men and women. See below for more information about this program.

For more information about VOAOR and how it is changing lives for the better in the community, see http://www.voaor.org/.

THE POSITION:

VOAOR is seeking a strong, dynamic leader and experienced manager to serve as Program Director for InAct, a complex outpatient addictions treatment division of VOAOR. Working under the leadership of the Division Director, the Program Director leads and manages InAct's seven integrated programs. These programs have multiple funders and community partners in Multnomah and Clackamas Counties, and include the Multnomah County drug treatment courts (STOP and START), problem gambling treatment, the Re-entry Enhancement Coordination program, low intensity residential treatment, as well as Asian and Latino (Adelante) culturally-specific addictions services. The Program Director manages a staff of six; overall InAct has a staff of approximately 40.

The ideal candidate will be a results-oriented self-starter with a collaborative and motivating management style, have strong relationship-building and interpersonal skills, creative vision, an entrepreneurial "can-do" spirit, strong business acumen, and a passion for VOAOR's mission.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Effectively manage InAct's seven separate programs and their revenue and referral steams, while assuring compliance with regulatory and contractual requirements and while maintaining excellent treatment services within a rapidly changing funding environment.
Ensure that InAct services are provided in accordance with best treatment practices - ethically and culturally appropriate and evidence-based, informed by outcomes and continually striving for improvement.
Ensure that InAct meets its performance and clinical objectives.
Work closely with the Division Director to develop new services for unmet community needs, as resources allow, that are consistent with the mission and expertise of VOAOR.
Supervise InAct Program Managers and provide matrix supervision to others as needed. Support the growth and development of all InAct staff.
Manage the InAct budget, demonstrating fiscal responsibility and careful stewardship of resources.
Write grants and responses to RFPs for services as required.
Provide leadership that promotes a sense of mission - a passion for helping low-income individuals who suffer from addiction.
Ensure the continued integrity of the medical records, scheduling, and billing systems.
Develop reports and provide data to internal and external partners, and help lead data-based decision making.
Represent InAct within VOAOR and the community in a way that supports healthy partnerships, while demonstrating respect, good will, and a win-win attitude toward partners.
Engage InAct staff members in expanding the use of electronic resources to promote concurrent documentation, training, outcomes-based care and other measures that improve efficiency, productivity, transparency, and quality.
Other duties as assigned by the Division Director.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum of a master's degree in counseling, social work or a related field that can lead to mental health licensure in Oregon.
Minimum of two years experience managing a complex program, and developing and managing budgets.
Minimum of two years counseling experience in addictions treatment and providing services to criminal offenders.
Experience working with drug courts and electronic health records is preferred.
Experience in grant-writing and/or writing responses to RFPs.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
Cultural competence and a proven ability to support culturally competent/specific programming.
Preferably meets or will meet the Oregon Health Authority's integrated services and support rules governing the minimum requirements for a clinical supervisor in an alcohol & drug program and for a clinical supervisor in a mental health program in the State of Oregon.
Computer literacy; functional ability with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook; and familiarity with clinical-based database systems.
Must have a personal vehicle, valid driver's license, auto insurance and qualify as a VOAOR authorized driver.

To apply: send cover letter, resume and salary history to peter@whitefoxgroup.com

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