CLINICAL SUPERVISOR – (QI/Training)

**Work Schedule is M-F 8.30am-5pm. Applicant must have certification to supervise the interns and have licensure as LMFT, LCSW or PsyD.Provide clinical supervision, leadership, training and guidance to staff that provide targeted treatment in an outpatient/residential setting for individuals with mental illness.**

Pay range is $102,620 to $106,845/year depending on the relevant years of experience.

We offer a competitive package of employee benefits for 30 to 40-hour week positions. You will receive a defined contribution amount of $$13,050.18per year. (prorated for part-time employees working less than 40 hours per week) to purchase the benefits of your choice on a cafeteria plan basis. Any amount of this defined contribution not used towards your benefits will be paid to you as taxable earnings. We offer a retirement plan with a generous employer match starting at 4% after one year of employment. Our paid time off is also more generous than many employers with vacation time accruing up to 25 days per year, 6 days of sick time per year and 12 paid holidays.

The benefits offered in our cafeteria plan are as follows:

• Medical benefits -Kaiser, ranging from $0 Deductible Plan with $15 Copay to $2,850
  Deductible Plan with Health Savings Account (H.S.A.)
• Dental benefits -Guardian: 1 dental HMO and 2 PPOs
• Vision benefits – 2 options from Guardian VSP: a standard vision plan and an
  enhanced vision plan

Responsibilitiesand Duties:

1. Provide clinical leadership in areas of comprehensive assessments, case conferences, treatment plans and strategic interventions to ensure quality service delivery.*
   • Provide clinical supervision and direct services, as assigned and within scope of practice.
     1. Provide clinical supervision, clinical leadership, and training and guidance to staff, interns and volunteers, within scope of practice, consistent with agency standards, practices and policies; this will include individual and group supervision.
     2. Participate in meetings and trainings to support ongoing development as a clinical supervisor. Participate in regular meetings with the Associate Director of Clinical Training Manager and Development.
     3. Develop and oversee supervision goals for supervisees based on the core competencies of a supervisee’s regulatory board as well as the legal and ethical guidelines for their discipline. Maintain timely and accurate records of supervision.
     4. Provide appropriate consultation and back up to support other staff in responding to client crisis.
     5. Develop, review, evaluate and/or sign documentation, as needed, including those requiring LPHA signature.
     6. Attend ongoing Clinical Supervisor training including but not limited to: Reflective Supervision, Competency Based Supervision, and the Santa Clara County Supervision Training Program.
     7. Provide and receive formal and informal ongoing feedback to supervisees related to their clinical skills and core competencies.
   • Provide treatment services, training, and support to clients, both individually and within groups, and associated services to clients’ families and/or representatives to develop and improve skills related to physical and mental health care needs for a small caseload as needed.
     1. Interview clients and clients’ representatives to gather pertinent demographic and psychosocial information;
     2. Complete strengths assessments and needs analyses with clients and families;
     3. Develop goal-oriented, time-limited, comprehensive plans in cooperation with client and/or clients’ representatives;
     4. Facilitate and/or lead groups through rehabilitation counseling or group therapy processes that help develop and strengthen life, coping, and independent living skills; develop curriculums;
     5. Assist clients with understanding their problems and developing plans to resolve them;
     6. Maintain regular communication with families and authorized third parties involved in the rehabilitation or psychotherapy process;
     7. Coordinate needed services for clients, their families, and others who are significant to the service plans;
     8. Make referrals to other public and private social services and community agencies and resources to meet clients’ and their families’ needs.
   • Develop recommendations for discharge and follow-up treatment planning for clients and their families.
     1. Complete comprehensive reassessments prior to expiration of current treatment plans.
   • Maintain timely, accurate, and complete clinical records and other required documentation and produce clear, accurate reports in accordance with agency, payor and regulatory requirement, utilizing paper or computer technology.
2. Provide assessment and intervention in response to client crisis, including necessary follow up and using appropriate consultation; provide coverage in emergency situations.*
3. Assist Program and Assistant Managers with organizing/assigning therapy caseloads.

   OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Attend and participate in staff, program, agency and community meetings and training, as required.
2. Meet continuing education requirements to satisfy regulatory, accreditation, and Agency requirements and ensure continued professional growth and knowledge of current trends in mental health.*
3. Participate in management of team/program discretionary resources available to meet client needs.

   KNOWLEDGE, SKILL, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED: (E = Essential; D = Desired)

   1. Master’s or Doctorate degree in the mental health profession and at least four years’ experience (two of these years should be post license) working in human services settings; (E) in a mental health setting, or substance abuse setting, or dual diagnosis treatment setting and/or with targeted populations. (D) (Doctorate education and licensing may be substituted, where appropriate.)
   2. Current licensure from the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (BBS) as a Licensed Marriage, Family Therapist (LMFT) or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or an Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC- must be qualified to supervise AMFTs), OR current licensure from the California Board of Psychology (BOP) as a Licensed Clinical Psychologist (PSY).

• Familiarity with best practices and core competencies in Clinical Supervision, and multiple supervision models.
• Experience managing the supervisor/supervisee relationship, transference, and counter-transference issues.
• Knowledge of the legal and ethical guidelines for clinical practice for each discipline and licensing board
• Proven typing speed of 30 net wpm (E); 40 net wpm (D); computer literacy; ability to use MS Office applications-Word; Excel; Outlook-and Windows-based databases at a basic level; (E) familiarity with UNIX-based databases. (D)
• Demonstrated ability to:
  1. Work independently and in a small team environment; (E)
  2. Organize and manage a caseload; manage multiple tasks and demands on a timely basis; (E)
  3. Engage and communicate effectively with others in both verbal and written English; legible handwriting; (E)
  4. Conceptualize and prioritize the problems of mentally disordered individuals, determining their needs, services, and appropriate treatment methods; (E)
  5. Monitor and support developmental growth and the recovery process; (E)
  6. Effectively conduct and facilitate group rehabilitation or group therapy services; (E)
  7. Maintain timely, accurate and complete medical charts and client records and prepare reports; (E)
  8. Employ tact and diplomacy, exercise good judgment, and act calmly in emergency situations; (E)
  9. Work from a strengths-based, harm-reduction, social rehabilitation model; (E)
  10. Work effectively with persons differing in value systems, ethnicity, cultural backgrounds, language capabilities and disabilities; (E)
  11. Work collaboratively with individuals identified as those with serious mental illness who meet the following criteria: histories of hospitalization, institutionalization, including with the criminal justice system, substance abuse, low engagement in medication treatment, and difficulty in participating in structured activities and living independently; (E)
  12. Supervise trainees and interns according to BBS and BOP requirements; (E)
  13. Work with populations identified as high risk and/or considered under-represented in the County Mental Health system with multiple barriers; (D)
  14. Exhibit exemplary customer service, compassion, and care in the execution of all duties and interactions. (E)
• Demonstrated ability to work with participants who:
  1. May also have histories of assaultive behavior; (D)
  2. May also be developmentally disabled; (D)
  3. May have resided in long term care facilities for extended periods; (D)
  4. May have patterns of service that relied almost exclusively on emergency and institutional care; (D)
  5. May have cognitive difficulties and medical co-morbidities and are considered medically fragile and may also be developmentally disabled; (D)
  6. May have long-term patterns of homelessness and criminal justice involvement. (D)
• Knowledge of:
  1. Clinical techniques for assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of people with mental illness; problem resolution and conflict resolution techniques; (E)
  2. Community resources, including those required to meet the non-mental health needs of the target population; (E)
  3. Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) and Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP). (D)
• Special Requirements: Must be able to meet and receive a criminal records clearance, as required by Title XXII, other licensing regulations, and Momentum practices.
• A valid California Driver License, with access to a reliable vehicle/for driving a company vehicle, current proof of auto liability insurance, and a clean DMV record. (E)
• Physical requirements needed to perform the essential functions of this job, with or without accommodation: (E)

1. Hearing and talking on telephone and in person; standing, walking, sitting, pinching and finger flexion are required constantly (over 2/3 of the workday); (E)
2. Lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, bending, stooping, crouching, and kneeling are required occasionally (under 1/3 of the workday); (E)
3. Balancing, climbing and crawling are generally not required.
4. Must be physically able to assist clients in the evacuation of program facilities in emergency situations.