Clinical Director

As the Clinical Director, you will be an integral part of the Foundation 2 Crisis Services Leadership team, leading to the success of our agency. The Clinical Director is responsible for overseeing the agency’s clinical operational strategy, as well as providing short-term counseling sessions for clients needing immediate support and connecting to long-term interventions, as needed. The Clinical Director, in collaboration with agency leadership will be responsible for ensuring high standards in client care and operational excellence.

Benefits:

• Starting Salary: $80,000/year commensurate on experience, licensure, certification, etc.
• Benefit Package: $12,000/year to be used toward medical insurance and other benefits. Funds not used for benefits will be added to your paycheck as taxable income. To learn more about the Foundation 2 Crisis Services benefit package visit: https://bit.ly/F2Benefits
• $2,000 sign-on bonus
• Generous paid time off, including floating mental wellness days and a floating holiday. Full-time, salaried employees begin with approximately 5 weeks’ paid time off per year.
• Quarterly wellness benefit reimbursements to support a sense of wellbeing.
• Two weeks of paid parental leave following the birth or adoption of a child.
• Optional pet insurance to cover emergency expenses.
• Retirement plans with Foundation 2 Crisis Services’ matching contributions.
• Go to sleep at night knowing that the work you did matters. Foundation 2 Crisis Services staff save lives every day.

Who you are:

• Client-centered. You are dedicated and passionate about working with individuals, youth and families in crisis
• Compassionate. You have compassion for clients and a willingness to understand and exercise trauma-informed care practices.
• Flexible. You understand people are complicated and solutions often require a team approach.
• Organized. You possess strong organizational skills and can oversee daily responsibilities
• Positive. You recognize the power of a positive attitude and have the desire to build positive relationships with coworkers and clients
• Role model and leader. You are a mentor and compassionate leader who is excited about supporting staff and colleagues
• Quick Thinking. You recognize that you will often have multiple irons in the fire at once and will be challenged to manage competing priorities.
• Team Player. You enjoy working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and are proud to represent your programs and staff to a wide array of stakeholders. You are great at giving and getting respectful, productive feedback.

 What you’ll do:

• Provide short-term counseling/therapy sessions to address immediate mental health concerns, stabilize and provide connection and linkage to long-term supports, approximately 2 days per week.
• Conduct crisis assessments, as needed.
• Work with area mental health providers to establish partnerships for long-term support of Foundation 2 clients
• Facilitate regularly scheduled case consultation with agency leadership and staff to provide clinical insight and feedback for further service delivery/intervention
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to review agency policy, procedure and practice to ensure standards for crisis care are met and the agency maintains adherence with best practice and accreditation standards
• Supervise and oversee contract clinicians who support clients in Crisis Stabilization Community-Based Services and other programs, as needed.
• Meaningfully participate in quality improvement and assurance processes
• Work in collaboration with agency leadership to ensure comprehensive training and continuing education for all staff to meet competencies required for service delivery
• Serve as the agency’s Mental Health Professional per Iowa Code; on-call for critical clinical needs and program support, as needed.

What you need:

• Master’s degree in a mental health field
• Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) or Psychologist
• 5 years’ post degree experience in assessing and providing mental health services; 2 years supervisory experience preferred
• Experience working in crisis services and/or trauma-informed environments
• Understanding of the Iowa Crisis, Juvenile Court and Health and Human Services systems preferred
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills
• Emotional stability and maturity and demonstrated capability to work with clients in crisis
• Strong leadership skills
• Comfort using computer software including Office 365, Microsoft Teams, Electronic Health Records, etc.
• Ability to work independently with minimal oversight and high ethical standards
• Ability to work in the Cedar Rapids office
• Pass all background checks completed by Foundation 2 Crisis Services.

Your application:

We’re excited to hear from you! To join the Foundation 2 Crisis Services team, please email your resume and cover letter to jobs@foundation2.org. Our hiring process will consist of multiple in-person interviews and applicants providing examples of work product, to ensure a thorough evaluation of your skills and fit for our organization. Resumes, applications, and cover letters accepted until the position is filled.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Foundation 2 Crisis Services, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Foundation 2 Crisis Services is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, political affiliation, veteran, or disability status.