Job Title: Clinical Supervisor

Reports To: Clinical Director

Job Status: Full-time

Job Location: Hybrid

About RWC:

At Roots Wellness Center we treat co-occurring disorders through the lens of social justice. We believe that for many, chronic social Injustice fuels the cycle of illness, addiction, and pain. We view mental health and substance use conditions in the context of white supremacy, capitalism and patriarchy and aim to navigate trauma through a critical systemic lens, and heal intergenerational trauma by utilizing our knowledge of somatic and vagus nerve healing, holistic health and ancestral, bilateral practices.

Come and work for an organization that is at the forefront of social justice and de-colonizing mental health, with a commitment to addressing racial and socioeconomic disparities in behavioral healthcare. We are on a mission to provide marginalized individuals and families with excellent clinical care and close the gap within marginalized communities.

Summary:

The Clinical Supervisor position is someone passionate about being a clinical supervisor for our mental health services and community-based programs, including clinical therapy, ARMHS, Targeted Case Management and our Metro Transit Outreach Team. This position is seeking someone looking for variety in their work, from supervising clinical trainee therapists and interns to completing diagnostic assessments for treatment clients and overseeing innovative mental health programs. Responsibilities include individual and group clinical supervision, cultivating, supporting, and leading a strong clinical team. The clinical supervisor oversees clinical trainee therapists, clinical interns, and also oversees small ARMHS (3 staff) and Targeted Case Management program (1 staff).

The Clinical Supervisor will support anti-oppressive/anti-racist practice, and trauma-responsive practice, through their administrative and operations support of program staff working on site and in community to address socioeconomic and health disparity. Experience and interest in working with clients with a range of identities including age, developmental and acquired disabilities, religion, spirituality, ethnicity, race, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, relationship structure, indigenous heritage, national origin, immigration status, and gender is required.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide individual and group clinical supervision, leadership, and administrative supervision for therapists, interns, ARMHS practitioners and targeted case managers.
• Provide licensure supervision to licensure candidates, maintain accurate and timely clinical records, correspondence, and reports.
• Cultivate staff engagement and lead regularly scheduled team meetings that foster group collaboration.
• Promote and model frequent feedback, performance development coaching, and holding staff accountable for meeting performance expectations.
• Make case assignments and oversee workloads and workflow.
• Participate in the recruitment, hiring, onboarding, and training of new staff.
• With support from program staff, define clear goals and measures of program success, collect and analyze data, evaluate outcomes, and develop and implement strategies for continuous improvement.
• Lead department staff in implementing the RWC strategic plan.
• Identify and cultivate opportunities for sustainability and innovative growth through enhanced, new or expanded programs.
• Serve as a liaison to other agencies and community groups helping to cultivate RWC as a top-of-mind, trusted, top-quality service provider; thought leader; and strategic partner.
• Assess client needs and goals, develop a treatment approach, and provide short- and long-term psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and families.
• Possibly offer training/presentations to RWC and the community with the Founder.

• Develop, recommend, and implement policies and procedures ensuring compliance with human resource rules, state statute, and assessment and case management best practice and standards.
• Work with team to develop team goals, performance results and plan for implementation.
• Serve as program lead, subject matter expert, and ensure program compliance with applicable state and federal regulations.
• Facilitate continuous process improvement of systems and programs by determining needs and improvements, developing plans, developing policies, procedures, and evaluating outcomes for services.
• Promote and maintain a work environment where all participants and staff are treated respectfully.

Qualifications/Experience:

• Master's or doctoral Degree in Psychology, Social Work, or related field from an accredited graduate program
• Minnesota professional license at the LICSW, LP, LMFT, or LPCC level as Board Approved Supervisor
• Minimum of five years of experience providing psychotherapy to individuals, couples, and family on a wide range of clinical issues
• Minimum of three years of experience hiring, training, and supervising multiple staff or students, in working with evidence-based approaches to work with individuals, children, adults, couples, and families in a clinical setting preferred
• Working or otherwise developing relationships with people from diverse backgrounds, such as differences related to culture, religion, financial resources, race, national origin, age, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, and abilities
• Specific expertise with certain populations (e.g., children, adolescents, couples, older adults) encouraged to apply
• Monitoring, evaluating, and reporting on outcomes
• Sincere commitment to consistently reflect RWC mission and values: social justice, commitment to participant experience, advocacy, personal accountability and community involvement
• Effective supervisor - in coaching, supporting, and holding staff accountable for meeting performance expectations; and in supporting staff in individual professional development
• Strategic and imaginative big-picture thinker adept at managing day-to-day operations
• Relationship builder, sustainer, and advocate, with staff, clients, and community partners
• Proficient user of electronic health record systems for documentation and communication
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office programs, including Word and Excel
• Strong written and oral communication skills

Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to talk or hear.