The Assistant Director of Clinical Services provides clinical leadership and oversight to ensure children and families receive high-quality, effective mental health services. This role is responsible for supervising and supporting clinical staff, monitoring treatment and documentation requirements, coordinating staff training and development, and ensuring compliance with agency, state, and regulatory standards while helping create positive outcomes for children and families.
Qualifications
Job Requirements
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) REQUIRED
• Master's Degree in Social Work or related field required.
• Minimum of 3 years of counseling/mental health experience working with children and families required.
• Proven 2 + years of experience in a managerial/supervisory role preferred.
• Must have a current and valid driver's license with acceptable driving history to the Agency. Statewide travel is required approximately 50% for the position.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule including nights and weekends as needed.
• Ability to work with economically and culturally diverse population.
• Skills: demonstrated decision making, organizational and communication skills including attention to detail, oral and written communication skills, and listening and training skills.
Job Responsibilities
• Ensures children and families receive high quality clinical services at frequencies consistent with treatment goals, state mandates, regulatory agencies and Together for Youth agency policy.
• Responsible for supervising and directing the clinical staff, reviewing clinical assessments, reports, up to and including providing supervision hours for Clinicians working towards their LCSW or LMHC.
• Accountable for attending necessary agency meetings, facilitating meeting with clinical staff and meetings with external stakeholders.
• Coordinating and/or conducting staff training and development, performance evaluations, directing and assigning work, approve time cards and time off requests, new hire orientation/onboarding and work directly with HR on recommendations regarding recruitment/hiring, employee relations issues, promotion and demotions.
• Provides on-call administrative oversight when necessary.
• Systematically monitors clinician results amongst expectations and will be responsible for implementing a corrective action plan, when necessary, including developing systems for tracking reports and other clinical requirements.
• Oversees, monitors and ensures clinical staff compliance with treatment, required paperwork and system deadlines. Reviews and signs off on all required paperwork, manually and electronically.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Together For Youth is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, marital status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where diversity is valued and recognized as a source of strength and enrichment. We seek to attract talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures.As a federal contractor, Together For Youth will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Skills Required
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)
- Master’s degree in Social Work or a related field
- At least 3 years of counseling or mental health experience working with children and families
- At least 2 years of managerial or supervisory experience
- Current and valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving history
- Ability to travel statewide approximately 50% of the time
- Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights and weekends as needed
- Ability to work with economically and culturally diverse populations
- Decision-making, organizational, communication, attention-to-detail, listening, and training skills
What We Do
Together for Youth empowers youth and families to live safely, independently, and productively within their communities by providing services such as behavioral health, foster care, and community programs.
