Clinical Supervisor

Program Description: in this new Clinical Support Program, Rising Ground will embed licensed professionals specializing in mental health, substance misuse, and intimate partner violence directly into child protective work in Brooklyn. These clinicians will collaborate closely with ACS staff and families to assess needs, provide tailored service recommendations, and ensure families are connected to appropriate supports. By integrating clinical expertise into frontline decision-making, Rising Ground will play a vital role in enhancing child safety and strengthening family outcomes across the borough.

Responsibilities of the Position: The full-time Clinical Supervisor is responsible for overseeing a team of licensed clinicians specializing in mental health, substance misuse, and intimate partner violence. The Supervisor provides direct clinical services and clinical guidance, training, and support for their clinical team along with a Child Protective Services team.

This position is remote work eligible in accordance with Rising Ground’s Remote Work Policy and requires regular in-person presence at an ACS field office in Brooklyn or in the community as needed. Occasional travel to other agency sites or meetings may also be required.

Core responsibilities include:

• Work collaboratively with the Program Director to implement a program model that meets the complex needs of families presenting to Child Protective Services, including mental health, substance use and intimate partner violence needs
• Ensure that all policies, procedures and program protocols are followed by the clinical team
• Ensure open communication between ACS, CPS and the clinical team
• Ensure that internal and external referrals are individualized and tailored to meet families’ needs, working collaboratively with our Access and Referral Department
• Ensure that warm handoffs occur in making referrals
• Provide clinical and administrative supervision to a team of clinicians
• Provide direct clinical work and model program expectations for a team of clinicians
• Provide opportunities for career growth to the clinical team
• Facilitate trainings for the clinical team and the ACS CPS team
• Participate in all relevant internal and external meetings
• Provide after hour coverage for consultation, as needed
• Other duties as required

Qualifications for the Position:

• LCSW or Licensed Psychologist required
• Experience/expertise in Intimate Partner Violence and/or Substance Use along with Mental Health preferred
• Experience and comfort with Evidence Based Models and multiple assessment measures
• Supervision and management experience required
• Meaningful commitment to practicing from a healing-centered, family-driven, anti-oppressive stance
• Highly organized, self-motivated worker who can easily manage competing demands
• Creative problem-solver who anticipates challenges and seizes opportunities for collaboration
• Familiarity with Connections and PROMIS databases preferred
• Ability to work with flexibility, independence, accountability, passion, and humor

Supervisory Responsibility: Yes

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: Exempt/9am–5pm, with availability for after hour consultation

Travel (if required): Travel to various program sites, as needed

Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

It is the policy of Rising Ground that the Agency wholly complies with equal treatment of all employees and applicants for employment without unlawful discrimination as to an individual’s perceived or actual race, creed, color, national origin, alienate, citizenship status, gender, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, partnership status, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion, or veteran status in all employment decisions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, compensation, training and apprenticeship, promotion, upgrading, demotion, downgrading, transfer, layoff and termination and all other terms and conditions of employment.