Director Of Mental Health Services

Director of Mental Health Services

At the Achievement Center of LECOM Health, we believe in those we serve as much as we believe in those who serve. If you're looking for a place that invests in your growth and values your contributions, come join us! Together, we can help ensure that any child, through any challenge, can achieve.

Recognized as a 2025 Best Place to Work by The Nonprofit Partnership's Nonprofit Excellence Awards, we're proud of the culture we've built - one where our team feels supported, celebrated and inspired to do their best work every day.

More than a Century of Service: Since 1923, we've built a legacy of making a meaningful impact on children's lives—stability you can trust.

Employee Engagement Above the Benchmark: We consistently score above national benchmark for employee engagement. Our team is happy, mission-driven, and supported, fostering a positive and uplifting workplace.

Flexibility & Fun: Enjoy a work environment that values your well-being, offers flexibility, and encourages a sense of humor along the way.

Mission-Focused Impact: Be part of helping any child overcome challenges, knowing your role truly matters.

Feel Valued & Grow: With annual professional development dollars, tuition discounts, and year-round trainings, you'll find real opportunity for professional growth and personal fulfillment.

Position Description

Join the largest and most comprehensive behavioral health provider in the region and play a vital role in transforming the lives of children, families, and our dedicated team members. We are seeking an experienced and passionate clinical leader to oversee day-to-day operations within our Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic—including medication management, outpatient therapy, and contracted services.

Reporting directly to the Chief Clinical Officer, this position is instrumental in shaping and advancing a vision of clinical excellence across the agency. The ideal candidate brings strong leadership, a collaborative spirit, and a deep commitment to compassionate, high-quality care. This is a unique opportunity to lead with purpose in a mission-driven organization—where your clinical expertise and leadership will help shape the future of behavioral health care in our community.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development, implementation, and evaluation of outpatient services, ensuring alignment with best practices, licensing standards, and accreditation requirements across both agency and school-based sites.
• Supervise Mental Health Services Managers and work closely with a multidisciplinary team of social workers, professional counselors, psychiatrists, nurse practitioners, and nurses in support of the Clinic and contracted services.
• Responsible for quality outcomes, the administrative, fiscal, and clinical management of all assigned programs including collaborating with other internal/external stakeholders, adhering to outcomes, meeting regulatory standards, maintaining required productivity, staff training and supervision, and new program development.

Requirements

• Educational Requirements
  • Master's degree in social work, psychology, or related mental health field.
  • License in a health-related field preferred (i.e. LPC, LCSW)
• Experience Requirements
  • Minimum of (2) two years direct care experience with children/adolescents and a minimum of (2) two years of administrative supervisory experience
  • Preferred: 3 to 5 years' administrative supervisory experience.

Why Join the Achievement Center of LECOM Health?

Compensation: ACLH offers a competitive salary based upon experience.

Time Off: 8 Paid holidays in addition to generous vacation, sick, and paid time off.

Professional Advancement: Professional development opportunities and dedicated training budget.

Benefits:

• Medical Insurance
  • When using the Home Host benefits, all copayments and deductibles are waived with the exception for advanced diagnostics, certain types of therapy, durable medical equipment, infertility treatment, transplants, and certain surgical expenses.
  • Employee only coverage costs only $70/month and family is only $320/month!
  • Home Host option – waived co-pays and deductibles when utilizing LECOM physicians and Millcreek Community Hospital.
  • Highmark BC/BS Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
  • Employee coverage is only $10/month and Family coverage is only $27.20/month.
• BAI Insurance
• Vision Insurance.
• Life Insurance, Long-Term Disability and AD&D are provided at no cost to you.
• Various other elective benefits are available such as Identity theft protection, Short-Term Disability, travel insurance, pet Insurance, etc.
• Employee Assistance program (EAP).
• Employee Referral program.

Retirement: 403(b) Savings Plan enrollment with company match up to 6% of your pay after one year of employment.

• Returning employees may take advantage of the retirement match immediately or earlier than one year.

Wellness: No cost Employee Assistance Program, discounted membership to LECOM Wellness Center, and a dedication to work/life balance.

Student Loan Forgiveness: We are a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit which qualifies for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.

Bilingual individuals are encouraged to apply.

The Achievement Center of LECOM Health commits to further living our values of inclusion and compassion and to strengthening policies and practices that better demonstrate social responsibility, diversity, inclusion equity, and cultural humility. We are committed to continuously listening, learning, and growing. We believe that an informed, diverse, and representative workforce will help everyone achieve more and do better.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and we do not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.