Jonathan Sesman

• Managed daily operations of 90-bed OASAS-licensed residential programs for men and women.
• Accomplishment: Transitioned programs to comply with updated OASAS 820 regulations.
• Led a multidisciplinary team, focusing on staff development and client referrals.
• Accomplishment: Digitized client records by transitioning from paper to Electronic Health Records.
• Ensured compliance with all levels of government regulations and conducted program evaluations.
• Accomplishment: Shifted program focus to a trauma-informed, person-centered model.
• Engaged with the community and stakeholders to expand services and improve program outcomes.
• Accomplishment: Spearheaded trauma-informed approaches in collaboration with the University of Buffalo's CHCANYS.
• Developed and activated a crisis management team for major incidents.

Certainly! Here's a more concise version of the job description and accomplishments for your role as Program Director at El Regreso Women's Residential Program:

• Managed daily operations of a 40-bed women's OASAS-licensed residential program.
• Accomplishment: Achieved OASAS 819 compliance and passed annual audits.
• Led and developed a multidisciplinary team, focusing on staff and client care.
• Accomplishment: Increased staff salaries, introduced patient-centered care, and expanded the team.
• Ensured compliance with all regulatory requirements and conducted program evaluations.
• Accomplishment: Rebuilt relationships with key referral partners like treatment courts and rehabilitation centers.
• Implemented evidence-based practices and managed crisis interventions.
• Accomplishment: Assisted in the development of a crisis response team for major incidents that occur within the organization .

• Provided regular supervision, clinical meetings, and training to clinical staff.
• Accomplishment: Partnered with DHS to better integrate social workers in shelter settings.
• Developed and implemented intake and discharge policies in accordance with DHS protocols.
• Accomplishment: Actively participated in panel discussions on mental health and homelessness in collaboration with the New York State Psychiatric Institute.
• Conducted monthly audits to ensure policy compliance and referred clients to appropriate services.
• Accomplishment: Worked closely with shelter staff to identify high-risk clients and facilitated their transition to more specialized care settings.

• Used Critical Time Intervention Model to provide transitional support to clients with severe mental illness
• Accomplishment: Worked with a team to reduce inpatient hospitalization recidivism by 80% during the grant period, resulting in the expansion of program funding
• Worked with both inpatient and outpatient providers to establish solid discharge and transition plans
• Accomplishment: Successfully transitioned clients from long-term psychiatric care to community-based care, including housing and clinical support.

• Utilized strength-based person-centered approach to serve people with co-occurring disorders
• Accomplishment: Managed and oversaw a supportive housing building along with scattered-site housing clients, helping 85-90% of clients maintain stable housing and manage their mental health and substance abuse
• Provided intensive case management including clinical, medical, entitlements, and housing support
• Accomplishment: Identified clients not ready for independent living and successfully transitioned them to congregate care.

• Provided intake assessments, developmental screenings, and case management
• Accomplishment: Improved client engagement by implementing incentive-based strategies and opportunities for clients to realize their potential as parents
• Researched and coordinated referral services to address client needs
• Accomplishment: Provided early intervention support to parents whose children were not meeting developmental milestones, successfully helping them achieve those milestones
• Provided advocacy, support, and case conferencing for high-risk and special needs as needed
• Accomplishment: Worked with parents at risk of losing their children and successfully helped most families keep their children through the use of good parenting workshops and proper discipline tactics.

• Provided advocacy, training, and support to families and youth in the community
• Accomplishment: Implemented a summer sports program in the Bronx for children ages 7-14, promoting physical activity and community engagement
• Developed and maintained partnerships with community-based organizations
• Accomplishment: Coordinated a community service project to paint three public schools experiencing deterioration, in collaboration with Paint the Town Red and the Southern Baptist Convention
• Provided oversight for paid interns and volunteers
• Accomplishment: Successfully closed off streets to host a large street fair for families at the end of the summer, celebrating community achievements.