Director Department
The Jewish Board

Make a bigger difference

At The Jewish Board, we don't just make a difference - we make a bigger difference as we serve 45,000 New Yorkers every year. Join our dedicated team that's been helping communities across New York City for almost 150 years and see just how big of a difference you can make.

Reasons you'll love working with us:

• If you have a particular age range or population you're interested in working with, you can find your niche here. Our clients and staff are as diverse as the city we work in, and include people of all cultures, religions, races, gender expressions, and sexual orientations.

• We're committed to supporting your career development by encouraging mobility and advancement across different program types and jobs.

• With 70 locations throughout the five boroughs, you can work close to where you live.

• Generous vacation time and 15 paid holidays will help you achieve a healthy work/life balance.

• We offer an excellent benefits package with affordable, high-quality health and dental insurance with low co-pays.

• You'll receive ongoing support through high-quality supervision, specialized trainings from our Continuing Education team, and an education benefit.

How you can make a bigger difference:

The Jewish Board's Community Behavioral Health treatment programs provide compassionate, high quality, evidence-based services to individuals and families in the communities we serve. Our staff use a culturally affirming, person-centered approach to help individuals and their families develop skills and resources to improve overall functioning, to instill hope, and to strengthen resiliency. Our programs work closely with community partners to address health disparities in our neighborhoods while also celebrating the strengths and resiliency of our communities.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Reporting to the Deputy Executive Program Director CBH Business Operations the Director of Central Hiring is a member of the Community Behavioral Health Division's leadership team and is primarily responsible for implementation and processes of the central hiring team. This position is responsible for ensuring that potential candidates for hire are qualified for the positions they seek and receive timely and engaging onboarding.

KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Facilitate team meetings with Human Resource Talent Acquisition partners and CBH program leadership on a regular basis to discuss and review critical program vacancies and recruiting efforts
• Responsible for reviewing all candidates in Dayforce and determining eligibility based on open available Community Behavior Health positions.
• Work with program leads to streamline onboarding and improve experience
• Collaborate with the Learning Department to implement a centralized internship program recruiting social work interns into clinics in all 5 clinics and standardizing experience and education
• Develop and implement strategies to improve employee satisfaction and improve retention
• Collaborate with Marketing and the recruitment team in Human Resources to identify and strategize on filling key positions.
• Ensure that the correct Requisition to Hire is reflected in DayForce
• Ensure that the correct Job Description is posted internally and externally
• Interview potential candidates for all Community Behavioral Health positions and ensure post interview disposition timely
• Work closely with the Human Resources team to ensure a smooth onboarding experience for candidates
• Provide follow-up to new employees at 30, 60 and 90 days and provide feedback to senior leadership.
• As part of program management, identify and develop systems to improve program operations
• Develop and monitor staffing data metrics and dashboards as part of continuous quality improvement.
• May serve as back up to other program leadership, assuming responsibility for operations in their absence.
• Other administrative duties as assigned

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Leadership and Management: Ability to lead and manage a team, set strategic goals, and ensure alignment with the organization's mission and values.
• Interpersonal Communication: Strong skills in both verbal and written communication to effectively interact with candidates, staff, and stakeholders
• Collaboration and Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with other departments and foster a team-oriented environment
• Strategic Planning: Skills in developing and implementing recruitment strategies that align with organizational goals.
• Screening and Assessment: Proficiency in evaluating candidates' qualifications and fit for the organization.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Ability to use data and metrics to inform hiring decisions and improve recruitment processes.
• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills to address challenges and find effective solutions in the hiring process.

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIRED:

• Master's degree in human services and New York State clinical licensure in social work (LMSW, LCSW). Solid clinical skills and knowledgeable of a variety of programs/services. Excellent organizational skills, teamwork and communication skills. Experience working with electronic medical records and proficient with use of Microsoft Office.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED/LANGUAGE PREFERENCE:

• A minimum of 3 years in previous supervisor role

COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Proficient with electronic health record; Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook); comfortable and proficient using audio video platforms (i.e., Zoom, Microsoft Teams).

VISUAL AND MANUAL DEXIERITY:

• The candidate should be able to read paper and electronic documents and perform significant data entry into various computer programs

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL EFFORT

• Hybrid work setting. Position entails a combination of in person and remote work. Allocation of time to be developed in collaboration with Program Director and is based on the needs of the programs

If you join us, you'll have these great benefits:

• Generous vacation time, in addition to paid agency holidays and 15 sick days
• Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans
• Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness
• Free continuing education opportunities
• 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension
• Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation
• 24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program
• Life and disability insurance
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion working groups that are available for you to join, including Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee

Who we are:

The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to help support our mission, and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with us.

More on Equal Opportunity:

We respect diversity and accordingly are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, alienage, citizenship status, age, disability, sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, partnership status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

This applies with respect to recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, training, compensation, termination, assignments, benefits, employee activities, access to facilities and programs, and all other terms and condition of employment as well as general treatment during employment.

We will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation to the known physical or mental limitations of qualified employees with disabilities, without regard to any protected classifications, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. Any employees who need assistance to perform their job duties because of a physical or mental condition should contact human resources.

Other details

• Job Family Program Administration [500s]
• Job Function Directors
• Pay Type Salary
• Employment Indicator 8810 - Clerical Office Employees NOC
• Min Hiring Rate $100,000.00
• Max Hiring Rate $100,000.00

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