Clinical Supervisor - ECOP

By joining the San Diego Center for Children, you will empower children and families through transformative mental health care and educational services. Our vision is to inspire a world where children and families live joyful, healthy lives. We serve over 1,000 people every day - are you ready to make an impact?

Join us - and work with purpose!

POSITION BENEFITS

• Team-Oriented, Multidisciplinary Approach
• Ongoing, High-Level Learning and Development Opportunities
• Culturally Diverse Environment
• Joint Commission Accredited Organization
• Comprehensive Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision, Pet)
• Retirement Savings Plan: 403(b) - With Employer Match Up To 3%
• Generous Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick Leave, Holidays)
• Wellness Programs
• EAP - Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement or Assistance For Continuing Education
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Recognition Program
• Opportunities For Career Advancement
• May Be Eligible For State or Federal Loan Forgiveness Programs For Work With Underserved Populations

All Offsite Programs Have a Bonus Structure, Up to $10,000 Bonus Earning Potential for Clinical Positions and Up to $2,000 Bonus Earning Potential for Non-Clinical Positions!

SUMMARY

Responsible for assisting Program Manager in oversight of clinical services in order to ensure that therapeutic services for youth in our program are held to the standard of best practice, attuned to the client's culture, and clinically appropriate; provides clinical supervision for clinicians and signs BBS hours; assists in interviewing for open positions and on-boarding of new employees; provides oversight and supervision of clinical trainees from local universities used in the program and maintains the collaborative relationship with the university programs; Facilitates weekly group supervision with program staff; Holds an active clinical caseload focused on higher needs cases and cases in transition
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist all leadership positions in overseeing the hiring and on-boarding process for the program, including resume reviews, phone screens, in person interviews, calling of references, initial staff training, on-going training, and outreach to local schools, universities, and community programs.
• Provide weekly individual supervision of clinical staff, and provide group supervision for the staff.
• Provide oversight of staff documentation and approval when supervisor approval is required.
• This position is not expected to maintain an ongoing caseload. However, the supervisor may provide direct services or carry a limited caseload when operational needs require including situations when a clinician is on leave, high risk/high needs cases, to develop familiarity with documentation workflow, or as number of clinical oversight needs vary (i.e. changes to therapist staffing).
• Maintain resource library and clinical tools for staff.
• Oversight of therapy services in the program, including clinical assistance to staff in therapy role.
• Attend committee meetings in line with clinical supervision duties, which could include SUD committee, Clinical Standards, Reflective Supervision, IDEA, and the training committee.
• Assist with Director vacation coverage tasks.
• Maintains clear, effective, and open communication between multi-disciplinary clinical staff and administrative personnel within and between SDCC programs.
• Fulfills training requirements including SmartCare, cultural competency, HIPAA, and all applicable EBP training.
• Maintains current licensure.
• Perform special projects and other related duties as required

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Provides clinical supervision of clinicians in the program; Will also supervise Trainees from local universities; Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; motivating; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret medical records, journals, reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to effectively present information to management and public groups.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions and deal with several abstracts and concrete variables.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to run, walk, sit and drive a vehicle. The employee must be able to move and/or lift a child when clinically necessary and must be able to follow a child that AWOLs at walking or running pace.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

DIVERSITY STATEMENT

The San Diego Center for Children is committed to:

• Actively recruiting, retaining, and supporting diverse staff at all levels of the organization.
• Ensuring that diverse perspectives are included in the development and implementation of policies, practices and services, and that individuals feel empowered to advance our mission within an atmosphere of trust, safety, and respect.
• Encourage and provide access to professional development in order to deliver equitable and culturally informed services to the population we serve.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• Master's Degree from an Accredited University
• Must be 2 years post licensed clinician (MFT, LCSW, or PhD) in the state of California with experience supervising interns
• Valid Driver's License
• Clinical experience working with kids and families and knowledge of best practice and appropriate therapeutic interventions

PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:

• Bilingual in Spanish
• LCSW
• Two years' experience in clinical training, supervision, management, and/or leadership
• Knowledge of Child Welfare and Probation systems of care
• Knowledge of Evidence-Based Practices
• Proficient in Smartcare online medical record system