Lincoln Families is a workplace that is committed to strengths-based, culturally responsive, attachment-centered, and trauma-informed care.

POSITION: Clinical Supervisor

PROGRAM: SBS-Alameda

SALARY: $93,600

POSITION SUMMARY: Reporting to the School-Based Services Clinical Director, the Clinical Supervisor is responsible for clinical services provided in public school settings. This involves the clinical supervision of school-based therapists in the delivery of a quality clinical program within a school-based mental health setting.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Assist with hiring, supervising and evaluating clinicians and trainees in the program.
• Participate in and directly observe clinical and case management delivery of services through regular and frequent interface with program staff.
• Ensure supervisee compliance with clinical and case management policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Develop and maintain Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) processes for clinical and case management functions and services.
• Provide clinical supervision for clinicians as assigned, including weekly individual and group supervision meetings, ensuring adherence to clinical documentation protocols and providing crisis support when needed.
• Responsible for ensuring that clinical and case management practices and policies are implemented within a family friendly and partnership context.
• Participate in intake process to train clinicians and ensure thorough assessment.
• Responsible for reviewing and approving clinical documentation including mental health notes, assessments, and treatment plans.
• Coordinate and conduct external and internal utilization reviews related to chart compliance, quality and appropriateness of clinical and case management services.
• Consult with schools to promote trauma-informed care, ensure strong partnership, and reinforce streamlined referral process.
• Contribute to designing and implementing a clinical training program for clinicians and trainees.
• Participate in summer program oversight, planning, and implementation.
• Provide direct clinical services as programmatically needed.
• Requires regular driving to conduct meetings at schools or other sites. (Lincoln requires employees driving on agency business to have valid CA driver license, personal automobile insurance and satisfactory driving record.)

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Must have ability to work collaboratively with members of inter-disciplinary teams, provide ongoing clinical consultation to assigned staff, seek out internal consultative resources as appropriate, and exhibit autonomous decision-making. Demonstrated awareness and practice of cultural humility in working effectively with broad diversity of client population. Knowledge of attachment-based and trauma-informed therapeutic approaches as well as knowledge of provider systems. Expected to uphold Lincoln’s mission, values and principles of care at all times and maintain/promote consumer perspective with participants.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:

• LCSW or MFT, licensed in California for at least two years, plus four years of clinical experience.
• Supervisory experience highly desirable.
• Experience working in individual, group and family therapy methods.
• Experience working in school-based programs preferred.
• Experience with Medi-Cal documents and requirements.
• Must meet eligibility requirements to bill for Medi-Cal services.

WHY JOIN LINCOLN FAMILIES:

• Salary: $93,600
  • Bilingual Skills: Up to an additional $5k annually (contingent upon results of language proficiency test)
• Time Off: 4 weeks of vacation, 18 sick days and 11 holidays; vacation and sick time begin accruing from day one of employment.
• Benefits: medical, dental and vision with 90-95% employer subsidy for employee premiums; we also offer 50% for dependents. Additional Benefits include flexible spending accounts (FSA), life insurance, disability insurance, commuter benefits, retirement & pension plans.
• Equity at Lincoln Families: we currently have an Employee Equity Council, a Management Equity Team and staff-run Affinity Groups. Lincoln Families also advocates regarding immigrant needs, housing stability & reimagining public safety.
• Wellness: Lincoln Families encourages and supports wellness for all employees so that staff are able to sustain themselves in this work and better serve our families. Staff create self-care plans and receive funding they can use each year towards those plans. Employees also have 1-3 hours of paid time per week for wellness activities.
• Professional Development/Training: Each year, employees can be reimbursed for expenses related professional licensing and other fees, as well as for professional development opportunities. Employees who have been at Lincoln Families for one year are also eligible to participate in advanced training series.
• Student Loan Forgiveness: We are a recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit approved site. By working with Lincoln Families, staff are eligible for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• Top Bay Area Workplace 2021, 2022 and 2023