Assistant Clinical Director

Job Title: Assistant Clinical Director

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Assistant Clinical Director to join our team. If you are passionate about providing care to youth in need and want to join a top-notch team, please apply today! We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision insurance and a 401k that's top 3 % in the country.

Company: Youth Opportunity Investments - Memphis Youth Academy

Youth Opportunity is dedicated to empowering youth with individualized needs to achieve success and independence by establishing solid foundations of physical and emotional well-being, positive social and familial relationships, and education. Through a strong commitment to teamwork, leadership, and organizational culture, our employees are equipped and qualified to create transformative impacts in the lives of young individuals. At Youth Opportunity, we prioritize the investment in excellence for the growth and success of our employees and the achievement of the youth we serve.

Learn more about our culture at: https://online.flippingbook.com/view/964058972/1/

Job Type: Full Time

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance eligible after 60 days of employment
• 401k with 100% match up to 4% of your salary after 60 days of employment
• Paid Time Off and 7 Paid Holidays (for full-time employees)
• Tuition Assistance and Opportunities for Growth

Key Responsibilities:

Coordinate the implementation of individualized mental health and substance abuse treatment. Provide ongoing evaluation, assessment, and counseling to youth and their families under the direct clinical supervision the licensed Clinical Director. Responsible for delivery and documentation of all mental health and substance abuse related treatment services including biopsychosocial.

• Collaborate with the Clinical Director to supervise, direct, and evaluate the work of case management and master’s level clinical staff. Provide and/or arrange for their training as required.

• Assist local management team through training, consultation and technical assistance in clinical or treatment-related subjects to staff of all direct-care departments.

• Provide supervision for any special needs treatment programs (e.g., Sexual Offender treatment 7 Challenges, etc.)

• Provide diagnostic evaluation, routine individual counseling, or crisis intervention counseling, as required by standing procedure, treatment plans, or special circumstances.

• May require on-call clinical duty.

• Serve as backup for the Designated Mental Health Authority for facility, where required by contract or state or local requirement. The services for which the position will serve as backup authority may include Mental Health Overlay Services (MHOS), Substance Abuse Overlay Services (SAOS), Intensive Mental Health Services, or any others as required.

The Assistant Clinical Director may assist with the following duties if required:

• Conduct interviews with clients to develop the individual Behavioral Health Treatment Plan.

• Review and sign the psychosocial assessment if prepared by an unlicensed counselor.

• Review and sign the behavioral health treatment plan.

• Provide at least four hours clinical supervision per month.

• Provide assessments and individual or family therapy if more extensive services are needed.

• Provide oversight and coordination of MHOS/SAOS.

• Conduct fact-to-face interview to develop an individual treatment plan for each youth.

Other Duties Include:

• Maintain a high standard of role model behavior for youth.

• Participate in training and development activities as required and develop required budgets.

• Report any acts, incidents or conditions that reflect the possibility of inappropriate youth-to-youth or staff-to-youth relationships.

• Report any use of physical force and all unusual incidents per guidelines.

• Perform other duties as assigned or needed.

Requirements:

• Education: A Master’s degree, from an accredited university or college in the field of counseling, social work, psychology, rehabilitation, special education, or in a related human services field, is required. State licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, or Licensed Mental Health Counselor, or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, or Clinical Psychologist required. Coursework or practicum experience in group work, family therapy, sexual offender treatment and/or substance abuse treatment preferred.

• Experience: Two years’ experience in direct-care delivery of treatment or clinical services, plus one year of supervisory experience preferred. Incumbents working in a residential DJJ program should have three years’ experience working in an offender (adult or juvenile) treatment program. Experience with group work modalities, residential settings, child welfare, and substance abuse treatment preferred.

• Skills: Good organizational skills, analytic ability and attention to detail are required, as are training and counseling skills. Must be able to work effectively with diverse groups of staff and residents in a participatory management environment.

• Physical Demands: Ability to periodically work extended hours and to respond to mental health crises at varied hours within and outside a standard work week. Ability to assist staff in restraining youth in accordance with approved behavior management techniques. PAR certification preferred. Ability to travel to and observe youth groups in primitive campsite settings. Must be free of communicable diseases as required by the appropriate state and to the extent that this knowledge is attainable under federal law.

• Other: Must maintain an appropriate and valid state driver’s license. Must meet state criminal background check requirements and pre-employment screening. Must be able to meet requirements for YOI’s Auto Insurance and be able to drive for business purposes. Must have appropriate and valid state driver’s license.

Equal Opportunity Employer: Youth Opportunity Investments is an equal opportunity employer and affords equal opportunity to all associates and applicants without regard to race, color, region, national origin, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic data, or any other legally protected status.