Social Work Supervisor, LCSW

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Jewish Boards licensed outpatient mental health Counseling Centers located throughout NYC provides services to all New Yorkers and age groups from young children to adolescents and adults. The clinics offer a full spectrum of services to address mental health needs related to trauma, depression, anxiety, domestic violence, substance abuse, and social isolation as well as other emotional health issues. The Clinical Supervisor is a member of the program’s leadership team and is primarily responsibility for implementation and oversight of new/innovative clinical services or models of care and clinical supervision and professional development of licensed staff. Additionally, this position is responsible for ensuring clients receive timely access to quality clinical services; overseeing administrative functions to support program operations; and ensuring program compliance with federal, state, and city regulatory bodies and funding entities.

KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Clinical Services
  Identify gaps in clinical services at the program level and develop potential solutions to fill the gap
  Lead the implementation of evidence based treatment or have direct oversite and responsibility for innovative models of care, in partnership with JB training department and/or external agencies
  ensure clients have timely access to care by ensuring admissions and discharges are completed in a timely manner, assigning cases in a timely manner and ensuring clinicians have adequate case load sizes to minimize clients’ wait for services
  Monitor show rates and appointment availability
  Provide direct services to clients, as needed, including intakes and crisis interventions
  Supervise crisis intervention services
  Other clinical duties as assigned

• Personnel
  Ensure appropriate staffing to support clinical care and evaluate staff performance
  Participating in hiring and orienting of new staff
  Timely completion of performance appraisals and appropriately addressing performance concerns
  Conducting or participating in staff training and development
  Monitoring staff attendance and vacation scheduling to ensure program coverage
  Supervising staff, as appropriate to licensure
  Planning and participating in other program activities

• Administrative Functions And Program Operations
  Facilitate team meetings, case conferences, and other meetings as assigned
  Ensure program and staff are in compliance with regulations and standards of care that govern the program
  Utilize a variety of electronic databases to monitor billing and address any fiscal or billing issues that arise
  As part of program management, identify and develop systems to improve program operations
  May serve as backup to other program leadership, assuming responsibility for operations in their absence

CORE COMPETENCIES

• Strong supervisory, management skills and leadership skills.
  Strong clinical direct practice skills and knowledge of evidenced based practices.
  Strong communication skills, ability to collaborate well in a multi-disciplinary team.

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIRED

• Master’s degree in social work and New York State clinical licensure (LCSW)
  Solid clinical skills and Knowledgeable of evidence-based practices
  Prior experience in DBT, Trauma Focused CBT, EMDR preferred, but not required
  Excellent organizational skills, leadership, team work and communication skills

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED/LANGUAGE PREFERENCE

• Must be a LCSW with at least three years of experience working with adults living with mental illness.
  Two years of supervisory experience is preferred.
  Strong clinical group, family and individual intervention skills required.
  Good organizational, team work and communicate skills needed.

COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED

• Proficient with electronic health record
  Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook)
  Comfortable and proficient using audio video platforms (i.e., Zoom)

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL EFFORT

• The work environment involves no physical risk or hazardous conditions. To perform the essential functions of this job, the candidate is routinely required to sit (75% of the time) and stand (25% of the time).

BENEFITS

• Generous paid time off in addition to agency holidays and 15 sick days
  Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/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 that are available for you to join, including Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee