Associate Director, Adolescent Program

Compasshealthcenter; Falls Church (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Growth opportunities

Medical/dental/vision plans

401k with company matching

Generous PTO with parental leave after

CEU seminars and volunteering

Job summary

Compass Health Center is opening a Falls Church, VA location to deliver PHP/IOP behavioral health services. We seek an Associate Director to supervise therapists across adolescent programs and help build a strong location culture alongside the Falls Church Leadership Team.

You will coach clinicians, oversee operations, and collaborate with the Center of Excellence to refine program materials. A doctoral or master’s-level clinical license is required, with crisis management and family involvement

Qualifications

• Licensed Doctorate Level Psychologist, Masters Level Clinician with independent clinical license, or a postgraduate degree in a healthcare field.
• Knowledge and experience of group dynamics utilizing CBT, ACT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing, among other effective treatments.
• Experience supervising mental health workers, both licensed and seeking licensure.
• Excellent time management skills, ability to juggle multiple demands in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong collaboration and consultation across programs with differing needs.

Responsibilities

• Assist Program Director in overseeing quality of care within Adolescent Programs/Services (Mood and Anxiety, Substance, OCD, and School Refusal).
• Oversee and mentor therapists within the program, including administrative leadership and staff development.
• Provide clinical supervision for staff pursuing licensure.
• Coordinate care with patients' outside providers and engage in crisis management as needed.
• Conduct clinical intakes, chart progress, and participate in community outreach.
• Advertise, interview, hire staff as needed and engage in rounds, EMR notes, and emails.

Skills

Group dynamics

CBT

ACT

DBT

Motivational Interviewing

Communication skills

Time management

Supervision

Education

Doctorate in Psychology

Masters in clinical healthcare field

Independent clinical license

Job description

About This Role

Weekly outpatient therapy isn't always enough, and a trip to the ER isn't the only answer. Patients and their families rely on CompassHealth Center whenincrisis - every day, wehelp people overcome depression, anxiety, suicidality, obsessions/compulsions, trauma, chronic pain, and other obstacles in order for our patients to live freely.

As the largest provider of PHP/IOP programs and psychiatric services in Illinois, Compass Health Center is one of the fastest-growing behavioral health organizations in the country. We are thrilled to expand our exceptionally innovative and highly distinguished programs that redefine our industry and raise the standard for comprehensive care.

Launching in early 2027, our newest location in Falls Church, VA, will be home to top local talent in behavioral health care. This interdisciplinary team of trailblazers will build our adolescent and adult programs from the ground up alongside the leadership of well-established clinicians and doctors working in PHP/IOP behavioral health care for the past decade.

As we prepare to open our Falls Church facility, we are looking for an experienced Associate Director to supervise, manage and mentor therapists across Compass Adolescent programming/services. In partnership with the rest of the Falls Church Leadership Team, you will play a key role in building and shaping a strong culture at the location, while offering direct coaching and development to our team. Our programs will serve patients across a variety of diagnoses including Mood/Anxiety, OCD/Complex Anxiety, Trauma, and Substance Use.

What You’ll Do:

• Assist Program Director in overseeing quality of care within Adolescent Programs/Services (Mood and Anxiety, Substance, OCD, and School Refusal)
• Working closely with Compass' Center of Excellence team in oversight, implementation and continued development and refinement of program material and group curriculum
• Oversee and manage primary/family/group therapy operations. This includes administrative responsibilities as well as mentoring, supervising, managing and developing therapists within the program.
• Perform and support other clinical roles as needed including primary and family therapy
• Providing clinical supervision for staff working towards licensure
• Communicate with patients' family members or support system, as needed
• Coordinate care with patients' outside providers to ensure continuity of care
• Engaging in crisis management, as needed
• Participating in professional development activities
• As indicated, participating in community outreach
• Conducting clinical intakes to identify clinical diagnoses, functional impairment, personal strengths and make treatment recommendations; charting progress of patients appropriately; providing group, individual, and family therapy, as needed
• Advertise, interview, hire staff, as needed
• Engage in frequent communication and collaboration with team members via rounds, EMR notes, emails, and face-to-face communication.
• Support the clinical needs of the site in all programs and roles

Who You Are:

• Licensed Doctorate Level Psychologist, Masters Level Clinician with independent clinical license, or a postgraduate degree in a healthcare field
• Knowledge and experience of group dynamics utilizing CBT, ACT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing, among other effective treatments.
• Experience with patients in crisis.
• Experience supervising mental health workers, both licensed and seeking licensure.
• Excellent time management skills, ability to juggle multiple demands simultaneously in a fast paced and changing environment.
• Strength in collaborating and consulting with various programs and their differing needs
• Strong communication skills

Compensation

$90,000 - $110,000 USD

Benefits & Perks

• We know that you will be dedicated to your purpose here.
• We are proud to offer plenty of space for growth, and opportunities to pursue continuous development within our organization.
• comprehensive medical/dental/vision plans
• 401k program with company matching
• generous PTO (including competitive parental leave after 1 year of employment)
• continuous training through CEU seminars and volunteering opportunities

Who We Are

Compass Health Center is a recognized leader in crisis-level mental health, bringing passion, connection, and patient-centered care to the PartialHospitalizationand Intensive Outpatient space (PHP/IOP). Based in Chicagoland, we serve hundreds of patients every day, ranging from ages 5 through adulthood, in our onsite facilities or through our flourishing virtual programming.Compass fills a critical gap between outpatient and inpatient care through an intermediate level of Behavioral Healthcare.

A few more things we want you to know: our values are super important to us, and hopefully will be to you, too. Cultural humility, teamwork, continuous improvement, connection, patient centered care, passion, innovation, and agility should be your power sources. Joining Compass is an opportunity to feel fulfilled through a joint mission towards healing our communities.