Overview

Full-time position starting at $76,100 - $84,700/yr (D.O.E) with COMPETITIVE BENEFITS INCLUDE:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability
• Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account
• Generous PTO, paid sick time, 15 days of paid vacations, 13 days of paid holidays, plus a personal holiday
• CCS/CHS 403(b) Employee Saving Plan
• Employee assistance program

• Licensure supervision for LMHC, LMFT, or LICSW is available for interested and eligible employees.

• Work includes flexibility in work hours and does not include on-call responsibilities.

Who We Are

Catholic Community Services’ Counseling, Recovery & Wellness (CReW) Program is a licensed community mental health and substance use disorder treatment program and provider of the King County Integrated Care Network (KC-ICN). Our collaborative team focuses on serving adults with mental illness and/or substance use disorders to help improve the quality of life for our clients and our great community. Services offered utilize Harm Reduction and Recovery principles, with an emphasis on building collaborative relationships with the persons served as the first step towards lasting engagement in treatment. Range of services includes diagnostic assessments, individual therapy, peer support, case management, group counseling, skills training, care coordination, medication management, and psychoeducation. Our team was created out of the need for onsite supportive services in our agency housing program and we adapt our services to best fit the unique needs of our clients in a variety of locations within Seattle downtown and greater King County. CReW is committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Candidates from all walks of life are strongly encouraged to apply.

Position Summary

This position provides leadership and oversight to a clinical team delivering outreach, engagement, ongoing case management and treatment services to adults with behavioral health disorders, including those that are homeless and have co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. The incumbent is expected to actively represent and promote CCS values and principles. 

Location:

1902 2nd Ave #200

Responsibilities

• Access to Services:

• Supervise and coordinate assigned activities of clinical staff/interns.

Provides clinical supervision, clinical training, professional development and field supervision for a team of clinical staff that includes: Therapists and Master’s level Interns.

• Carry a caseload of 5-10 therapy clients:

• Other administrative functions:
  • Respond to complaints and grievances in a strength-based and solution-focused manner, involving supervisory support and site leadership when needed.
  • Ensure compliance with agency and program policies and procedures, contracts and applicable state and federal regulations.
  • Participate actively in strategic planning, leadership meetings and quality improvement activities, positive working relationships with other professionals, social service and health care providers, community organizations and individuals in the community.
  • Demonstrate effective written and oral communication, facilitating, coaching, and supporting the mission of
  • Perform regular weekly and monthly audits of EHR clinical documentation for each interns and clinical staff.
  • Review weekly EDUM reports related to clinical care in collaboration with clinical supervisory team.

• Provide fiscal supervision of interventions:
  • Responsible for concrete costs including monthly reports on productivity, hourly staff time, and other expenditures on a monthly basis.
  • Review and approve special checks requests by staff.
  • Complete AP requests for program purchases and ensure routine payment of established vendors, contractors or other consultants
  • Demonstrates an ability to use technology to track and evaluate service utilization and consumer outcomes as they impact program revenue.

• Community liaison/advocacy:
  • Coordinate with other system representatives as needed, attends meetings, phone consultations, etc.
  • Provide advocacy work with housing project staff, courts, mental health systems, and other community organizations as needed.
  • Teach and provide advocacy work with schools, courts, behavioral health systems, and other social service agencies as needed, all while maintaining standards of confidentiality.

• Other administrative functions:
  • Respond to complaints and grievances in a strength based and solution focused manner. Involve others as indicated.
  • Ensure compliance with CCS policies and procedures, contracts and applicable state and federal regulation.
  • Participate actively in strategic planning, leadership meetings and quality improvement activities.
  • Act as a point of contact when program leadership is not available.

• HIPAA
  • Holds leadership role in creating a culture of privacy and security of Protected Health Information in HIPAA Covered Entity service area, including education of staff about their responsibilities for safeguarding privacy and security.
  • Authorizes level of staff access to PHI/ePHI to ensure staff can perform assigned job duties; regularly monitors access to ensure appropriate safeguarding of PHI/ePHI.
  • Responsible for upholding a culture of privacy and security in highly confidential work environment (HIPAA covered entity service area).
  • Complies with all CCSWW policies and procedures that involve access to and safeguarding of client Protected Health Information (all forms).

SUPERVISION:

Titles of employees directly supervised: (Note: Some of these staff may be collaboratively supervised with other program leadership)

How Many employees report to you through employees you supervise? 0

Titles and positions you are responsible for training and/or delegating work to even though you are not the direct supervisor:

Job Conditions

This position requires the employee to work in an environment where there may be exposure to blood, bodily fluids, and other potentially infectious material. Other exposures could include cleaning supplies, bedbugs, chemicals involved in pest control, paint and other materials used in building maintenance, building temperature fluctuations, dust, noise, and odors. Working conditions include interruptions, crisis response, and regular interactions with individuals who are dealing with issues of chemical dependency and/or mental illness, or are experiencing anger or frustration.

Qualifications

• Washington State Department of Health registration as either Agency Affiliated Counselor registration OR higher relevant credential
• Meet or exceed qualifications for Mental Health professional (as defined by WAC 246-341: a person with a Master’s in Social Work, Psychology or Counseling; OR with a Master’s degree in one of the social sciences along with two years of experience in clinical services under the direct supervision of an MHP).
• Substance Use Disorder Professional active credential with DOH
• 1 year supervisory or leadership experience.
• 3 years’ experience working with individuals suffering from co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
• 1 year experience working with people who are homeless.
• Must be strength-based, family-oriented and solution-focused.
• Pass background check through Washington State Patrol.

Preferred Qualifications

• 2 years as Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker or comparable license and able to provide clinical supervision.

Note to Internal Candidates: HR reviews internal compensation and determines any increase based on their experience and also agency internal equity factors.

Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please let us know if you need special accommodations to apply or interview for this position.