Behavioral Health Supervisor

PURPOSE:
The Cedar House (Bronx) provides therapeutic and support services to adolescent’s ages 14-21 year olds who are referred to us through ACS and the Juvenile Justice system. Our residents have experienced significant trauma, resulting in behavioral, emotional, and functional/ development issues. Cedar Knoll House offers an extensive independent living skills program, including vocational preparation, and educational services that assists youth towards reaching independence.

POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Clinical Supervisor has clinical and administrative responsibility for a residential program unit, under the supervision and direction of the Director. The Supervisor is responsible for carrying a small caseload, supervising clinical staff, ensuring the provision of psychotherapeutic, psychiatric and case management services for residents, overseeing administrative processes, and participating in various administrative and team conferences.

KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide weekly clinical supervision to case planners and case managers
• Teach and monitor supervisee’s screening, assessment and monitoring of all safety related concerns with residents
• Ensure that case planners oversee provision of all counseling, vocational/educational, psychiatric and recreational services to residents
• Ensure case managers are completing required home visits and face to face contacts with resources
• Ensure case managers are presenting the agency professionally and responsibly at criminal and/or family court hearings
• Meet with assigned residents for weekly sessions, engage and remain in contact with their parents, ensure that home visits are completed, vocational/educational, psychiatric, recreational services provided and address any safety and risk concerns
• Assist supervisees in engaging families in planning for services and complying with ACS outreach requirements
• Assist supervisees as necessary, in identifying and providing access to specific concrete services and community resources
• Advocate, as necessary, with external resources such as mental health providers, treatment facilities, FCLS, community members, etc on behalf of residents
• Attend family court hearings when additional support is requested
• Assist in the development and implementation of specialized groups related to the needs of residents and their families
• Attend conferences at ACS offices and other community-based meetings.
• Attend ACS and JB trainings as required.
• Participates in internal and external continuous quality improvement projects.
• Make reports to State Central Registry or Justice Center as needed.
• Complete all other duties as needed and requested
• Participate in training and implementation of the Integrated Treatment Model (ITM)

Team Process

• Lead or co-lead, and attend all group supervisions, treatment team meetings, family treatment conferences, transfer conferences, incident review meetings, ITM planning meetings and administrative meetings
• Work jointly with medical, DSPs, psychiatric and vocational/educational departments to ensure provision of services to residents

Documentation

• Teach, revise, and ensure accurate and timely completion of all clinical documents under the responsibility of clinical staff, included and not limited to, progress notes, treatment plans, transitional plans, safety plans, court updates, etc.
• Review and ensure completion of accurate and timely Family Assessment Service Plan Reports (FASP) and Permanency Hearing Reports (PHR)
• Ensure completion and review of agency internal Incident Reports in Alltrac system.
• Complete progress notes in CONNECTIONS and MyAvatar, as well as review those of supervisee’s
• Maintain weekly supervision notes and complete all supervisee’s evaluations in a timely fashion
• Complete ACS Connections monthly supervisory reviews for all residents

CORE COMPETENCIES for the position include:

• Team player
• Function from a strength-based approach with residents, supervisees, and colleagues
• Utilize coaching approach with residents, supervisees, and colleagues
• Able to show respect and compassion for residents, supervisees, and colleagues
• Able to function under stressful situations
• Able to see crisis through resolution of incidents
• Able to prioritize and organize
• Display initiative and consistency in practice
• Display strong engagement skills
• Has strong verbal and written skills
• Able to pay attention to details
• Open to learning new tasks

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIRED:

• Licensed Masters level degree in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling or a related field.
• Evening hours are required, on occasion.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED/LANGUAGE PREFERENCE:

• Child welfare experience, specifically in foster care, is required.
• Minimum of 2–3 years of direct experience in foster care or related child welfare services.
• Supervisory experience is preferred
• Strong background in documentation review, including FASP, permanency hearings, and court reports.
• Experience in crisis intervention and participation in Family Team Conferences (FTCs) is a plus.
• Fluency in English is required.
• Bilingual skills in are preferred.

COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Microsoft Office
• Connections (preferred)
• Ability to learn Electronic Health Record (MyAvatar)

VISUAL AND MANUAL DEXIERITY:

• The Clinical Supervisor must have strong visual and manual dexterity to accurately review and oversee case planner documentation, including FASP, permanency hearing reports, and court-related documents. They participate in Family Team Conferences (FTCs), provide clinical guidance, and ensure clear communication with staff. Sharp observation skills and quick manual responses are essential for effective crisis intervention and maintaining client safety.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL EFFORT

• Position will alternate between regularly scheduled remote and in-person work in one or more Bronx locations
• Group home setting
• Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) training to be provided
• CPR training to be provided
• NARCAN training to be provided
• Ability to walk up and down stairs

If you join us, you’ll have these great benefits:

• Generous time off in addition to paid agency holidays and 15 sick days
• Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans
• Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness
• Free continuing education opportunities
• 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension
• Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation
• 24/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program
• Life and disability insurance
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion working groups that are available for you to join, including Confronting Structural Racism (COR), Coalition Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS), and the LGBTQ Steering Committee

Who we are:
The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to help support our mission, and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with us.

More on Equal Opportunity:
We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.