Mobile Crisis Outreach Team Pacoima - Clinical Supervisor

JOB SUMMARY

Sycamores is partnering with the 988 mental health crisis hotline to provide support to people experiencing a mental health crisis. The 988 hotline will provide initial phone support to all callers and triage calls to the Sycamores Mobile Crisis Outreach teams for in-person support. The Mobile Crisis Outreach Team will respond out to the community to provide timely support including crisis stabilization, safety planning, assessment for danger to self/others, and gravely disabled write 51/50 holds as needed and provide follow-up support.

Clinical Supervisor

• Provides support and supervision to the Mobile Crisis Outreach Team and is an integral part of the Sycamores larger Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT).
• Close partnership with the 988 call center, police, sheriff, psychiatric hospitals, and ambulance transport companies will be important in this role.
• This is a direct service leadership position designed to provide hands-on coaching direction and guidance to supervisees within the program.
• Supervises and leads identified crisis staff, be on-call, and represent the MCOT program to external stakeholders and community resources.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Supervisory and teaching/training skills.

Starting Pay Range

Starting Pay Range: $103,500 - $111,262.5 per year for Full-Time employment (starting pay will be based on previous work experience and educational background.)

Shift Schedule

• Thursday - Sunday 5:30 pm - 3:30 am

Job Qualifications

• Masters or Doctoral degree from an accredited or state approved program that meets criteria for licensing as a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional clinical counselor, or clinical psychologist.
• Must be waiver-able or registered with the appropriate licensing board in California to provide psychotherapy.
• Must be licensed and eligible to provide clinical supervision to Board of Behavioral Science standards in California (i.e., LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, Ph. D or PsyD).
• Supervisory experience in individual, group, and family psychotherapy with the severely emotionally disturbed.
• Must be LPS certified.
• 2 years post licensure with related supervisory experience and advanced clinical knowledge of best practices.
• Excellent consumer de-escalation skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, creativity, flexibility, time management, and organizational skills.
• Must have the ability to manage and work through conflict in a calm manner.
• Able to be an effective listener.
• Maintains all required licenses and certifications.
• Ability to manage and work through conflict in a calm manner.
• Able to be an effective listener.
• Maintains all required licenses and certifications.
• As this position requires the driving of company vehicles for crisis intervention, including the provision of urgent or emergency services, driving is an essential function of this position.
• Candidate qualifications therefore include: Valid California driver’s license. Acceptable driving record as determined Agency policy. Proof of auto insurance meeting minimum coverage requirements.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The ability to physically manage and/or de-escalate consumers/residents.
• Frequent driving to various work site locations.
• Frequent/continuous sitting with occasional, intermittent standing/walking.
• Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and chest level.
• Occasional/intermittent reaching at or above shoulder level.
• Occasional/intermittent bending, squatting, kneeling, pushing/pulling, twisting, and climbing.
• Occasional/intermittent lifting and carrying objects/equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Continuous use of near vision, hearing, and verbal communication skills in handling telephone calls, interacting with customers and co-workers and performing job duties.
• Requires physical presence in the office during standard business hours.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.