Program Manager

🇺🇸 New Brunswick, NJ

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $106K - $162K

💻 Project Management

🗓️ September 13th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Rutgers University is hiring a Program Manager for its Residential Program (Brandt Retreat) within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. The role involves providing administrative and clinical oversight, managing operations, administering funding for residential programs across multiple counties, and supervising program staff to ensure program quality and compliance.

Highlights

Direct administrative and clinical organization of residential programs in Newark, Middlesex, and Camden counties.
Plan, train, and supervise professional and paraprofessional staff delivering program services.
Counsel consumer/patients and families with empathy while managing a caseload.
Ensure timely completion of all required documentation and maintain compliance with mental health standards.
Master’s Degree in behavioral health and five years postgraduate experience, including two years in supervisory roles; doctorate can substitute for experience.
Applicants with Social Work degrees must have active New Jersey certification/licensure; clinical licenses as required by discipline.
Knowledge of professional standards in mental health and rehabilitative services and leadership skills are required.
Preferred qualifications include experience in unionized environments and LCADC certification.
Salary range from $105,763 to $161,814, depending on qualifications and experience.
Work involves travel to multiple residential sites and requires on-site, full-time work with physical demands including walking, standing, and navigating residential facilities.