Clinical Supervisor

Job Description

About us:The Village was one of the first agencies in the country to provide homes for neglected children. Today, we continue to achieve our mission to build a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children by providing a full range of behavioral health, early childhood and youth development, substance use treatment and support services for children, adults and families in the Greater Hartford, Connecticut region.

Named a Connecticut Top Workplace for six consecutive years withnationaldistinction for workplace culture and diversity, equity and inclusion practices, you can be sure you're joining an organization that's just as committed to your success as we are to those we serve.

Starting annual salary $74,000

Job Summary

Renders assessment and psychotherapeutic services to young children and families. Provides clinical and administrative supervision to staff. Participates in Quality Assurance and Utilization Review. Assists in implementing programmatic and agency priorities.

Program Summary - Family Based Recovery

• Provides daily supervision and training, and oversight to the clinical and case management staff.
• Areas of competence must be demonstrated in experience with the provision of substance abuse related treatment services, as well as early childhood/family clinical services.
• The supervisor will provide weekly reflective supervision to the team. Team supervision will be no less than one hour a week and individual supervision will be provided as needed.
• They will develop a strong relationship with the DCF Area Office to include CPS team and RRG.
• The supervisor will review all referrals to determine eligibility.
• The supervisor will oversee and provide data to DCF Central Office and FBR MDO Services.
• The supervisor will provide direct clinical care to clients at the outpatient group (called Social Club) and in the home when needed due to clinical acuity or staff absence.
• The supervisor will receive from FBR MDO Services both the initial FBR training and weekly consultation about the on-going implementation of the FBR model with the team.
• This person will be part of an on-call supervisor rotation to support on-call staff.
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Provides direct services to children and their families which include:
• Assessment and engagement
• Formulation and contracting for services or treatment plan.
• Implementation of treatment plan, modifying it as appropriate during the course of treatment.
• Discharge planning which may include linkages to community support services.
• Case management services
• Clinical documentation required by agency and program policies, and funding sources.
• Maintain productivity targets determined by service.
• Provides clinical and administrative supervision to staff members and interns, including orientation, evaluation, and support/monitoring of staff development.
• Works as a team member with other clinical and administrative staff to respond to client and programmatic needs, including the implementation of agency policies, procedures, and initiatives.
• Partners with supervisor to identify and develop plans for professional growth.
• With supervisor's approval, partners with other programs or clinical staff to identify and develop approaches to address clients' unmet needs or service gaps.
• Contributes to program functioning by assuming responsibility for special tasks or leadership in special projects as appropriate.
• Contributes to agency organizational life by participating in agency wide task forces, committees, or problem-solving teams as appropriate.
• Contributes to agency visibility and development of community linkages by representing the Village in community groups or committees.
• Acquiring and maintaining the needed skills in evidenced based models that the agency/program ascribes to.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by management.
  
  

Required Experience

EDUCATION

• Clinical degree in social work, psychology, marriage and family therapy or other licensed counseling degree.
  
  

Experience/Requirements

• CT licensure is required.
• Three years of experience working with children and families required.
• Supervisory experience preferred.
• Bilingual/bicultural skills preferred.
• Cultural competency to serve a diverse population.
• Physically able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation. These responsibilities include but are not limited to, the ability to function safely in a therapeutic situation, including provision of services in client homes or host settings.
  
  

Benefits

As a Village employee, you should feel confident that your health and well-being is one of our highest priorities.

The Village offers a comprehensive flexible benefits package designed to aid in the health and well-being of our employees and their dependents.

https://thevillage.org/careers/our-benefits/

Keyword: Assessment & psychotherapeutic services Young children & families Clinical & administrative supervision Quality Assurance (QA) Utilization Review (UR) Programmatic/agency priorities Family Base