Clinical Director (CD)

About the role

The Clinical Director position at Kissimmee Youth Academy is ideal for a licensed mental health professional seeking to work in youth behavioral health, juvenile care, or residential treatment. This role involves providing direct clinical services, supervising clinical staff, and supporting youth through the stabilization and treatment process.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, direct, and evaluate the work of master’s level clinical staff.
• Provide and/or arrange for their training as required.
• Ensure that therapy staff are trained in and adhere to the fidelity of evidence-based practices.
• Assist local management team through training, consultation and technical assistance in clinical or treatment-related subjects to staff of all direct-care departments.
• Organize and oversee clinical documentation of all diagnostics, and treatment planning, delivery and evaluation, ensuring that services meet treatment-related state, COA, and contractual requirements.
• Cook up and oversee clinical documentation of all diagnostics, and treatment planning, delivery and evaluation, ensuring that services meet treatment-related state, COA, and contractual requirements.
• Coordinate and oversee, in conjunction with appropriate management team members, the composition, scheduling, processes and content of multidisciplinary treatment teams.
• Provide oversight and supervision for any special-needs treatment programs (e.g., 7 Challenges, etc.).
• Provide diagnostic evaluation, routine individual counseling, or crisis intervention counseling, as required by standing procedure, treatment plans, or special circumstances.
• Participate on local management team to set and enforce local policy, develop and implement long-range planning, and monitor programmatic, fiscal, and human resources aspects of the overall facility and schedules applying to management team members.
• May require on-call clinical duty.
• Participate on local quality improvement committee, acting as liaison between committee and management team.
• Serve as Designated Mental Health Authority for facility, where required by contract or state or local requirement.

Requirements

• Active licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), or Clinical Psychologist in Florida.
• Master’s degree in counseling, social work, psychology, rehabilitation, or related human services field.
• Minimum two years of direct-care clinical experience, with at least one year of supervisory experience preferred.
• Ability to pass background check and drug screen.
• Strong clinical judgment and organizational skills.
• Willingness to work with youth in challenging situations.

Qualifications

• Coursework or practicum experience in group work, family therapy, sexual offender treatment and/or substance abuse treatment.
• Familiarity with child welfare, juvenile justice systems, and substance abuse treatment.
• Experience with EMR systems and clinical documentation standards.

Other Requirements

• Physical Demands: Must be able to move throughout the facility, actively participate in youth activities, and occasionally lift/move up to 20 pounds.
• Maintain a valid state driver’s license and meet state criminal background check requirements.
• Occasional irregular hours may be required.