$10,000 Sign On/Relocation Bonus

“They made it easier for me to live, breathe, eat, and stay clean. Without them, I’d be waiting somewhere, waiting for someone to give me a chance to live...” - Client from Telecare 

Telecare's mission is to deliver excellent and effective behavioral health services that engage individuals with complex needs in recovering their health, hopes, and dreams. Telecare continues to advance cultural diversity, humility, equity, and inclusion at all levels of our organization by hiring mental health peers, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and all belief systems. 

Telecare’s Carmen Lane is a 12 bed Crisis Residential Treatment Center with a forensic focus located in Santa Maria, California. This program serves adult residents of Santa Barbara County with justice-involved backgrounds who require crisis support to avoid hospitalization, incarceration, or both.  Residents may be discharging from a hospital, forensic facility, or long-term locked facility and need step-down care to transition to community living.  The program will provide recovery-focused learning environment where residents have opportunity to improve symptom self-management, community living and interpersonal skills, and make lasting connections to family and community supports.

Telecare's Agnes will provide traditional short-term crisis residential services for up to 10 adults. Agnes Avenue is a recovery-focused learning environment where residents have opportunities to improve symptom self-management, community living and interpersonal skills and make lasting connections to family, community-based mental health services and other community support.  

The Licensed Administrator manages all aspects of the day-to-day operations of the Program.  This involves ensuring regulatory compliance and actively overseeing quality assurance performance improvements.  Additionally, the Administrator collaborates with all corporate departments and outside consultants and represents the Program to State/County agencies, community partners, and consumer groups. 

Position will oversee both Telecare Carmen Lane and Agnes Avenue programs.

Full Time; DAYS 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; Monday - Friday

$8,000 Sign On/Relocation Bonus

Expected starting wage range is $118,995.46- $147,000. for unlicensed (BBS registered Associates) and 127,357.12 - $157,289.14 for licensed LCSW, LMFT, LPCC or PsyD)  Telecare applies geographic differentials to its pay ranges.  The pay range assigned to this role will be based on the geographic location from which the role is performed.  Starting pay is commensurate with relevant experience above the minimum requirements.

What You Bring to the Table (Must Have)  

·       Masters in Social Services with a state license 

·       Four (4) years of experience in an administrative management position in a health care setting, two (2) of those years must be experience in a substance use treatment program 

·       Two (2) years of responsibility for supervision of professional staff, budgeting, program planning, and licensing 

·       Understanding of community mental health and substance use services, psychiatric rehabilitation concepts, and the recovery philosophy 

·       Valid and current driver’s license, and personal vehicle insurance with your name listed as a driver. 

·       Willingness to use your personal vehicle to attend meetings, etc. 

What’s In It for You* 

·       Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance, 401K, Employee Stock Ownership Plan 

·       Paid Time Off: For FT Employee it is 16.7 days in your first year 

·       Nine Paid Holidays 

·       Career growth opportunity: company has grown 10%+ yearly for the past 5 years 

·       For more information visit:  https://www.telecarecorp.com/benefits

What You Will Love About Working at Telecare  

·       Culture of power-with not power-over  

·       Your contribution is valued  

·       Opportunity to work alongside a multidisciplinary team of clinical professionals  

·       Personal commitment to the mission from your team and colleagues 

·       Diverse mental health program types with lifelong career advancement opportunities 

What You Will Love About Working at Telecare  

·       Acts as culture carrier; creates and supports program culture and culture initiatives.  

·       Manages all strategic planning activities of the Program with the primary goal of ensuring ongoing effectiveness of the Program 

·       Ensures that the program is meeting or exceeding clinical quality expectations and outcomes 

·       Develops and maintains a productive work relationship with State and local agency partners; actively participates in meeting customer needs and adapting to changing customer and community needs at all times; acts as liaison between the Program and State/County customers and community partners 

·       Maintains healthy staffing patterns for all departments. Which includes directing the recruitment, candidate selection, partnering with internal Employee Relations, and when necessary, disciplinary action within the Program. 

·       Manages the Program within allocated budgetary parameters and collaborates in the development of the fiscal budget 

·       Provides Clinical supervision upon request 

 EOE AA M/F/V/Disability 

*May vary by location and position type 

Full Job Description will be provided if selected for an interview. 

Administrator, Program Director, Program Manager, LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor 

If job posting references any sign-on bonus internal applicants and applicants employed with Telecare in the previous 12 months would not be eligible.