After School Program Coordinator - Lancaster Location: WellSpan Philhaven, Lancaster, PA Schedule: Full Time Full-time, Day/Eve 40 hrs/week Monday through Friday 12pm-8pm and summer hours Monday through Friday 9am-5pm General Summary Oversees day-to-day therapeutic and program activities of the child and adolescent after-school program. Ensures program structure and clinical development by providing patients in the program with recreational, educational, vocational, and therapeutic activities and developing programming and milieu management. Assumes administrative responsibilities in the absence of the Program Manager for After-School as directed by the Program Director. Duties and Responsibilities Essential Functions: + Assists in monitoring admissions to ensure clinical appropriateness and efficient provision of services. + Works in the milieu modeling clinical interventions, ensuring program structure, monitoring therapeutic groups, providing on-going feedback and support to staff, and being available for 1:1 crisis support. + Responsible for ongoing staff and program development ensuring that structures are in place that implement evidence based and best practice standards. + Evaluates patients' clinical progression and aftercare planning and appropriateness for continued treatment or discharge. + Facilitates coordination of treatment team, collaboration of community agencies and investigates the availability of alternative community resources. + Refines and evaluates program processes and ensures the promotion of program services. + Implements policies and procedures and maintains all safety and accrediting agency Standards. + Orients new personnel, as directed by Program Manager. + Assists with performance improvement issues and program development assignments as directed by the Program Manager. + Collaborates daily with Program Manager. + Responsible for nightly programing structure, schedule, staffing and resources. + Plans and implements ongoing parent communication and program involvement. + Coordinates program specials and rewards to motivate clients. + Coordinates daily medication schedule for program clients. + Maintains awareness of program budget and effectively schedule staff and monitor staff to achieve budget margins. + Provides services as governed by individual treatment plans. + Develops and maintains working relationship with program patients, families, external providers, and other hospital dept. + Maintains awareness of significant patient history, present status, and specific concerns which may exist. + Develops and leads assigned activities according to program schedule and is available to assist with van runs. + Effectively utilizes leadership/teaching/counseling techniques to gain program patients' participation. + Demonstrates understanding of special needs and ability to care for children and adolescents. + Completes and provides accurate program documentation and adequate feedback for effective treatment. + Recognizes when unsafe or non-therapeutic conditions are developing or exist and maintains communication with team members. Common Expectations: + Receives ongoing training and supervision by an RN to maintain qualifications. + Demonstrates leadership through collaboration with all team members, maintaining positive solution-focused communication, taking initiative, leading by example, open and consistent communication, understanding of diagnosis and clinical interventions, and investment in the development of growth of staff and the program. + Demonstrates initiative and ability to work independently. + Consults and facilitates good working relationships with program staff. + Exhibits leadership and high levels of commitment to the organization. + Demonstrates a willingness to serve on committees and task forces as needed. Required for All Jobs: + Performs other related duties as identified. + WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a compliance program to support WellSpan's values and standards for professionalism, integrity, and ethics. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization and the performance expectations of the job, the department, and the compliance program. + WellSpan Health has adopted and implemented a privacy program to safeguard the patient information and the business and operational information of the organization. Expected to support and meet the values and standards of the organization to safeguard patient and business/operational information. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Qualifications Minimum Education: + Bachelors Degree Required Work Experience: + 1 year Experience in children's behavioral healthcare. Required and + 1 year Experience in Psychology, Counseling, Social Work or related field in Behavioral Health Care. Required Driver's License Statement: Must possess a valid driver's license in the current state of residence. Driving record must meet requirements established by WellSpan Risk Management. Courses and Training: + ABA (Applied Behavior Analysis) Training (40 hours) within 60 days Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: + Knowledge and ability appropriate to care for children and adolescents with special emotional/mental health needs and manifesting emotional/behavioral problems. + Excellent human relations and oral/written communication skills. + Analytical and therapeutic abilities. + Physical prowess to assist in behavioral emergencies. + Visual and hearing abilities. Apply Now You’re unique and you belong here. At WellSpan Health, we are committed to treating all applicants fairly and equitably, regardless of their job classification. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please reach out to us via email atcareers@wellspan.org. We will evaluate requests for accommodation on a case-by-case basis. Please note that we will only respond to inquiries related to reasonable accommodation from this email address. Rest assured, all requests for assistance or accommodation are handled confidentially, allowing applicants to share their needs openly and honestly with us. WellSpan Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy and intention of the System to maintain consistent and equal treatment toward applicants and employees of all job classifications without regard to age, sex, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, national origin, ancestry, veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected characteristic.