Clinical Associate Director

Who We Are

Pacific Clinics is California's largest community-based nonprofit provider of behavioral and mental health services and supports. Our team of more than 2,000 employees speak 22 languages and are dedicated to offering hope and unlocking the full potential of individuals and families through culturally responsive, trauma-informed, research-based services for individuals and families from birth to older adults.

Flexible Integrated Treatment (FIT) is a short-term outpatient mental health program that provides Medi-Cal eligible children, youth and their families with individualized outpatient mental health services in the office, their home, community, school, and online.

Who We Serve

Pacific Clinics serves children, transitional age youth, families, adults, and older adults. We offer a full range of mental and behavioral health services, foster care and social services, housing, continuing adult education and early childhood education programs to Medi-Cal eligible individuals and families throughout Alameda, Contra Costa, Fresno, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Solano, Stanislaus, Stockton, Tulare and Ventura Counties.

What We Offer

• Salary Range begins at $83,537.00 to $97,594.00 annually Actual offers will be determined by the candidate’s creditable years of experience in conjunction with internal equity considerations and based on the organization’s current compensation practices.
• This position is eligible for 8% BBS Licensing Differential paid monthly
• We Offer Medical, Dental & Vision benefits, retirement options, Flex Spending, EAP, and more!
• Employee engagement and advocacy opportunities to advance our justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion agenda across our Agency and throughout the communities we serve.

Job Summary

Under general supervision, ensures youth and families are served in line with agency and evidence based practices. Assists the Clinical Director with implementing strategies to accomplish the agency annual priorities at the program level. Assists the Clinical Director with external systems interface. Assists the Clinical Director with the budget process. Directs and develops managers. Ensures that Clinical Program Managers are competent and have all tools necessary to lead teams. Leads quality improvement effort program-wide. Coordinates all supervision, trainings, and coaching of program personnel and volunteers. Provides administrative back up for the Clinical Director. Collaborates regarding agency-wide initiatives, annual priorities, and continuous quality improvement (CQI) efforts. Works with corporate departments to ensure collaboration with programs. Ensures that daily operations run smoothly, operating within compliance and safety policies and procedures.

Essential Duties

• Develops and implements programs to include evidence based and continuous quality improvement (CQI) practices.
• Manages program(s) to meet contractual requirements and be fiscally viable.
• Coordinates clinical program support and the clinical training of supervisors.
• Supports programmatic training, including linking of training resources.
• Leads the quality improvement effort program wide, with particular emphasis on streamlining and increasing the efficiency of program procedures and processes (i.e. employee review process, salary planning, balancing staffing workloads, systems meetings, etc.).
• Provides project and change management leadership as needed.
• Assists the Director with programmatic tasks and projects as required (i.e. annual report and budget).
• Provides managerial support, clinical backup for the Director (subset of direct reports to be reassigned) and works with managers to improve system relationships.
• Participates in county meetings and coordination of service delivery.

Education Requirements

• Master’s Degree (MA/ MS) required.

For Employees in Non-Public Schools
• Master’s Degree (MA/ MS) in Educational Administration preferred.

PREFERRED EDUCATION

Doctorate Degree (PhD) in related field.

Experience Requirements

• Three to ten ( 3-10 ) years’ experience required.

For Employee in the Non-Public Schools
• Knowledge of California Education Code required.

Other Specific Requirements

• Two (2) years Management experience required.

For Employees in Non-Public Schools
• Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) or Clear California Educational Specialist Teaching Credential preferred.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• California licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) or Doctorate Degree(PhD).

Other Specific Requirements

• Must pass Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), and Child Abuse Index Check (CAIC) background clearance, if applicable

• Valid California Driver's license with two years experience driving and clean driving record may be required.

Work Environment/Conditions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be required to use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and taste or smell. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

In addition this position requires standing, sitting, walking, climbing and kneeling.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

We will consider for employment qualified Applicants with Criminal Histories in a manner consistent with ordinance 184652 Sec.189.04 (a) and San Francisco Police Code, Article 49. Section 4905.