Clinical Supervisor

About the Role

The Clinical Supervisor must be a licensed clinician in New York State working directly with youth residing in the community residence (CR) as well as their families/resources in collaboration with their community health providers. All responsibilities are carried out in accordance with the standards of regulatory bodies and of the Jewish Board.

The children’s community residences are single-site facilities providing group living for eight children and/or adolescents. The program offers a supervised, trauma-informed therapeutic environment aimed at developing residents' skills and capacity to live in the community and attend school/work as appropriate.

Responsibilities

• In collaboration with the director, interview and assess youth and their families during the matching process when referred to the community residence.
• Partner with the case manager, medical staff, and outpatient providers to perform necessary assessments and documentation for the intake process to complete youth admissions.
• Supervise case managers at all four Community Residences.
• Complete daily, weekly, and monthly documentation in the appropriate system.
• Upon intake, complete trauma-informed clinical profiles of clients.
• Assist in orienting families and/or other supportive resources to the program’s services and ensure collaboration with the youth’s families and community resources.
• Develop culturally affirming, trauma-informed, individualized service plans for each youth in collaboration with the youth, their families/resources, school, outpatient mental health providers, and other community providers.
• Work collaboratively with community partners to ensure excellent client care.
• Complete psychosocial assessments to identify client strengths, behavioral health needs, recommend services, and interventions.
• Provide crisis intervention as needed.
• Assess program trends with Directors and CPI and provide the program with needed clinical interventions.
• Work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary therapeutic team.
• Liaise with families, schools, healthcare providers, hospitals, criminal justice, and other community agencies to coordinate care.
• Perform services in the community residence, family/resource’s home, community, and via telehealth (when applicable).
• Participate in clinical treatment team meetings, staff meetings, trainings, and supervision.
• Maintain all documentation according to the standards and time frames established by the Jewish Board, regulatory agencies, and/or funding sources.
• Maintain professional behaviors and ethical standards as established by the licensing board, relevant professional association, and the Jewish Board policies and procedures.
• Travel and navigate the community to provide services where the youth and family will benefit most.
• Attend, participate, and successfully complete the Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) certification and recertifications.
• Attend and participate in ongoing training and consultation of the evidence-based model utilized within the program.
• Provide supervision of youth and oversight of the program when assigned by a director-level staff.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or psychology.
• At least one year of experience working with children.
• Licensed clinician in New York State.
• Bilingual Spanish/English is a plus.
• Strong organizational, time management, and communication skills.
• Strong administrative skills and an understanding of mental health delivery issues.
• Ability to read paper and electronic documents and perform significant data entry into various computer programs.
• Manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination to travel independently using public transportation and/or vehicle.

Skills

• Excellent engagement skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently as well as with a team.
• Prior experience with electronic health records and Microsoft Office.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off in addition to paid agency holidays and 15 sick days.
• Affordable and high-quality medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness.
• Free continuing education opportunities.
• 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension.
• Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation.
• 24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program.
• Life and disability insurance.
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion working groups available for you to join, including Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee.

Work Environment

Services are provided in the community and the office. While the offices of the Jewish Board are accessible in accordance with the ADA, the sites to which staff may need to travel may or may not be. Risks/hazards associated with the position are those which may be encountered traveling around New York City.