Clinical Director - Community Re entry Assistance Network Manhattan CRAN

Join Our Team as a Clinical Director!

Are you passionate about supporting the Behavioral Health & Justice Involved Population and making a real difference in their lives? EAC Network, a leading not-for-profit social service agency dedicated to helping over 79,000 people through 100 impactful programs across Long Island and NYC, is looking for a dedicated full time Clinical Director to join the Manhattan Community Re-Entry Assistance Network (CRAN) Program.

• Salary: $70,000-85,000 per year
• Schedule: Monday- Friday: 9AM-5PM
• Location: 80 Centre Street, Room 200C in New York

What drives the core purpose of this job:

The Clinical Director is responsible for overseeing the clinical operations, assessment services, and day-to-day clinical functioning of the Community Re-entry Assistance Network (CRAN). The Clinical Director provides clinical leadership and supervision to program staff while ensuring the delivery of high-quality behavioral health, reentry, and diversion-related services to justice-involved individuals with mental illness, substance use disorders, and co-occurring conditions. The Clinical Director serves as a liaison between criminal justice, behavioral health, hospital, and community-based systems to support continuity of care, treatment engagement, crisis intervention, and successful community reintegration for program participants.

What drives the core purpose of this job:

1. Provide clinical leadership, oversight, and supervision to clinical and case management staff within the CRAN program.
2. Conduct clinical assessments, psychosocial evaluations, and forensic mental health screenings for referred clients when needed.
3. Review and approve clinical recommendations, treatment plans, referrals, and discharge planning activities.
4. Provide crisis intervention, clinical consultation, and case conferencing support for high-risk or clinically complex cases.
5. Assist staff in identifying and coordinating appropriate behavioral health, medical, housing, substance use, and supportive service referrals.
6. Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with hospitals, Correctional Health Services (CHS), treatment providers, shelters, supportive housing programs, criminal justice stakeholders, and community-based organizations.
7. Participate in interdisciplinary meetings, stakeholder meetings, court conferences, and case consultations representing the program and agency.
8. Develop, implement, and oversee clinical policies, procedures, workflows, and quality assurance practices.
9. Provide training, clinical guidance, and professional development opportunities to staff, interns, fellows, and trainees.
10. Review clinical documentation and maintain quality assurance standards for assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, and reports.
11. Assist in staff recruitment, onboarding, supervision, retention, and performance evaluations.
12. Maintain familiarity with current evidence-based practices, criminal justice diversion initiatives, reentry practices, and behavioral health trends relevant to the population served.
13. Attend and participate in continuing education and trainings required by licensure and agency standards.
14. Customarily and regularly exercise independent judgment and discretionary decision-making.
15. Perform all other relevant duties as assigned by Supervision and EAC NETWORK Administration.

What are the key Responsibilities:

1. Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW).
2. Minimum of three (3) years of clinical experience working with justice-involved individuals and/or individuals with serious mental illness, substance use disorders, or co-occurring disorders.
3. Supervisory or clinical leadership experience preferred.
4. Knowledge of behavioral health systems, criminal justice systems, reentry services, community-based treatment programs, and diversion programming required.
5. Strong clinical assessment, crisis intervention, case consultation, and treatment planning skills.
6. Excellent oral, written, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills.
7. Ability to work collaboratively with criminal justice agencies, hospitals, treatment providers, courts, and community stakeholders.
8. Experience with forensic mental health populations and alternatives-to-incarceration programming preferred
9. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office applications, electronic record systems, spreadsheets, databases, email, and other computer applications necessary to perform work assignments.

What We Offer:

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance, 401(k) with a 3% employer contribution after one year, 30 days Paid Time Off in your first year, and 14 Paid holidays.

• Additional Perks: Short-term and long-term disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, wellness benefits, PlumBenefits, Verizon wireless discounts.

• At EAC Network, you will find more than just a job – you will find a supportive work environment committed to your well-being and growth. We champion equity, justice, and belonging, fostering a workplace where every voice is valued and empowered. We offer many roles with flexible and hybrid schedules to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance, and our generous PTO policy and Summer Fridays ensure you have time to recharge. Our commitment to wellness also earned us the 2024 Gold Healthy Workforce Designation from Cigna. Additionally, EAC employees may be eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. At EAC Network, you are part of a team making a difference in our communities across Long Island and New York City, every day.

Salary : $70,000 - $85,000