Director, Youth Recovery Center: Innovative, Experienced, and Highly Skilled Director Needed!

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Director, Youth Recovery Center
Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center
Lawrence, Kansas

The Bert Nash Youth Recovery Center seeks an innovative, experienced, and highly skilled Director to work collaboratively with the YRC staff and Bert Nash leadership to develop, lead, and support all areas of the Youth Recovery Center. The Director will play a key role as a member of the Bert Nash team who will plan, develop, implement, and monitor the effectiveness of this new program. The Director should be ready and willing to fully support the clinical work of the Center. The major responsibilities of the position include:

1. Develop, plan, and implement strategies for program sustainability, improvement, and growth.
2. Provide both clinical and personnel support and supervision of all YRC staff.
3. Work to instill a professional and collaborative work culture in partnership with the executive team and the Medical Director.
4. Actively engage with YRC staff to pursue program improvement and leadership development.
5. Oversee the development and provision of trauma-informed, empirically validated services and treatment approaches illuminating the needs of youth (and their families) experiencing crisis and/or substance use disorder challenges.
6. Develop, foster, and maintain strong working relationships with external partners across the crisis continuum of care toward the goal of strengthening partnerships and improving end-user experience and outcomes.
7. Regularly scan service and business lines to develop strategic opportunities for growth and quality improvement of the department.
8. Exhibit strong communication skills, foster teamwork, and interagency collaboration.
9. Build a professional culture of accountability and excellence.

• Located in Lawrence, Kansas, the Bert Nash Center is the designated community mental health center and the certified community behavioral health clinic for Douglas County. Founded in 1950, Bert Nash is a licensed, comprehensive behavioral health facility committed to providing research-based services to improve the lives of Douglas County residents. The Youth Recovery Center (YRC) is anticipated to open in late 2025.
• The Bert Nash Youth Recovery Center seeks an innovative, experienced, and highly skilled Director to work collaboratively with the YRC staff and Bert Nash leadership to develop, lead, and support all areas of the Youth Recovery Center. The Director will play a key role as a member of the Bert Nash team who will plan, develop, implement, and monitor the effectiveness of this new program. The Director should be ready and willing to fully support the clinical work of the Center.
• YRC Mission: “The purpose of the YRC is to provide excellence in the assessment, treatment and coordination of crisis care for youth, ages 6-17, experiencing a psychiatric, substance use, or co-occurring disorder. The YRC serves as the lifeline for immediate access to care and connects youth and families to community resources that put them on the journey to recovery.”