Behavioral Health Clinician Supervisor
Butte County
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Job summary
Butte County is seeking a Behavioral Health Supervisor to oversee clinicians and interns, ensuring high-quality psychotherapeutic services. The role requires a Master’s in Social Work or related field and a CA license as an MFT or LCSW, with supervisory experience in a behavioral health setting.
Expect leadership of multidisciplinary teams and program planning while ensuring confidentiality and policy compliance.
Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Social Work or related field required.
- Must possess a California license as a Marriage and Family Therapist or Licensed Clinical Social Worker; eligible for California licensure if from out of state.
- Minimum two years of supervisory experience, including planning, scheduling, evaluating and directing subordinate staff.
- Experience in behavioral health supervision, case management, and staff development preferred.
- Strong knowledge of confidentiality requirements and DSM-IV principles.
Responsibilities
- Supervise Behavioral Health Clinicians andInterns; assign cases and tasks; provide training and performance evaluations.
- Lead multi-disciplinary team meetings; review progress and treatment plans; ensure quality care and compliance with policies.
- Monitor staff training needs; develop and oversee professional development and supervision.
- Manage budgets/expenditures for services and coordinate program planning and evaluation.
- Act as SME to inform departmental procedures and policy; ensure confidentiality and regulatory compliance.
Skills
Education
Job description
This classification is scheduled to receive a 5% COLA effective July 2027.
The eligibility list created from this recruitment will be used to fill regular help vacancies, as well as extra help.
of the Butte County Personnel Rules.
FLSA: Exempt
Under limited supervision, supervises Behavioral Health Clinicians or other assigned staff to assure that effective and appropriate psychotherapeutic services are provided for behavioral health clients.
Receives limited supervision from a Program Manager or designee. Supervises Behavioral Health Clinicians or other assigned staff.
Incumbents are required to work within the scope of either a Marriage and Family Therapist or a Licensed Clinical Social Worker license; incumbents manage staff and exercise independent judgement for managing the treatment of assigned clients.
Typical functions may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, abilities, and other characteristics. The list that follows is not intended as a comprehensive list; it is intended to provide a representative summary of the major duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed, and may be required to perform additional, position-specific tasks.
- Guides, supervises and assists staff; prioritizes and assigns cases and tasks; develops staff skills; completed performance evaluations; identifies training needs and provides training for staff.
- Provides input into selection decisions, disciplinary matters, and other personnel decisions.
- Supervises Behavioral Health Clinician Interns for State licensure hours; provides coaching, counseling and guidance on professional responsibilities and technical skills.
- Reviews cases, and assigns to Clinicians; facilitates and guides development of behavioral health assessment and treatment plans; reviews and critiques progress notes and performance outcome measures; performs ongoing risk management assessment of cases and Clinicians.
- Leads and manages multi-disciplinary team meetings to review client caseload, treatment, concerns, and recommendations; prepares and presents progress reports.
- Performs intensive casework services with children and adult clients and their relatives through individual and group therapy; participates in the intake process, the evaluation of problems presented and the development of treatment plans.
- Gather’s data of client’s history through personal interviews with client, relatives, friends, teachers and employers; prepares case histories with particular emphasis on psycho-social factors affecting client; cooperates with other staff members and community agencies in carrying out treatment plans; acts as liaison with parents of clients and group homes where clients are located.
- Analyzes trends and evaluates program requirements and resource utilization; coordinates program planning and evaluation; coordinates protocols to affect integrated services with other programs, departments and agencies; responds to requests for information.
- Monitors budget and expenditures for services; assures that appropriate services are provided; coordinates information and assures effective communications between programs.
- Coordinates, develops and monitors specialized trainings according to industry trends and continuing education requirements; oversees tracking of trainings completed by staff and reports to management on training requirements and mitigates identified deficiencies.
- Acts as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to inform departmental procedures and policy.
- Performs a wide range of general administrative duties; creates, reviews and approves documents.
- Provides ongoing psychosocial assessment, treatment planning and psychotherapeutic treatment of clients; utilizes specialized techniques for treatment and prevention of violence.
- Documents clinical files and billing records for all client contacts.
- Provides individual and group therapeutic services; facilitates group therapy sessions; assists client to learn skills required to successfully engender psychological stability and personal independence.
- Supports and enhances the clients’ emotional stability; explains nature of illness, plan of care, procedures and treatments to clients, family and significant others; provides advocacy as needed.
- Develops and enhances cooperative professional relationships with stakeholders and local community agencies.
- Provides consultation and training to other organizations in the community on mental health issues; conducts presentations and training to county staff and general public to introduce and communicate the roles and functions of the behavioral health programs.
- Maintains expertise in field of service through participation in applicable educational opportunities.
- Adheres to the standards of the Privacy Act of 1974, {U.S.C. 552A} as amended; maintains and enforces all aspects of confidentiality of client information.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
- County, state and federal laws, statutes, rules, ordinances, codes and regulations.
- County and department policies and procedures.
- Protocols and practices in behavioral healthcare, and principles of psychotherapeutic techniques and procedures, including the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV).
- Principles and practices of legal, ethical and professional rules of conduct.
- Social program and justice system administrative processes and protocols.
- Principles, practices, and trends in public administration, supervision and training.
- Local community resources and various community services programs.
- Lead, schedule and supervise staff, skills training, and delegate tasks and authority.
- Analyze problems, identify solutions, recommend and implement methods, procedures and techniques for resolution of issues.
- Understand, interpret and apply relevant statutes, ordinances, codes and regulations.
- Assess and evaluate behavioral health problems, and make recommendations based on observations and interviews.
- Assess and prioritize multiple tasks, projects and demands.
- Establish and maintain effective working relations with co-workers, other county employees and representatives from other city, county, state and federal agencies.
- Operate a personal computer utilizing a variety of business software.
Master’s degree from an accredited two year graduate school or program in Social Work or a related field; and
Two (2) years of experience as either a Marriage and Family Therapist or a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, and one (1) year of supervisory experience including the planning, scheduling, assigning, evaluating, training and directing the work of subordinate staff; or
Three (3) years of professional counseling/therapy in a Behavioral Health setting, including one (1) year of lead or supervisor experience.
- Must possess a license as either a Marriage or Family Therapist or a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of California as granted by the Board of Behavioral Science Examiners. (Candidates from out of state who hold a comparable license may be considered with the stipulation that they are eligible for an appropriate California license and that they receive the license by the end of probationary period.)
- Must meet state requirements for Clinician Supervisor.
- A position assigned to this class may require possession of a valid California Driver's License.
- Physical demands are in a variety of settings; involves the potential for high stress levels and exposure to hostile situations; some non-standard work hours are required.
- Must work with a highly manipulative, questionably motivated and clinically challenging client population; must be able to maintain professional composure and clinical effectiveness.
- Equipment utilized includes personal computer, fax machine, and standard office equipment.
All Butte County employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the County requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.
The beginning salary and the top of the salary range are usually shown on the job announcement. Upon satisfactory service, salary increases of approximately 5% may be given annually until the top of the salary range has been attained.
2.5% at 10 years, 2.5% at 15 years, 2.5% at 20 years, for a total 7.5% after 20 years of service.
County issued cell phone or $70/month allowance with appointing authority approval.
$14.00-$21.00/mo. For eligible classifications only. Varies by classification.
Employees that possess an Intermediate POST Dispatcher Certificate will receive an additional 3.5% of base pay, 4.5% for Advanced POST Dispatcher Certificate, and 2.5% for Supervisory POST Dispatcher Certificate.
Members of this Unit shall be eligible for a work boot/footwear reimbursement up to $275.00 annually. For eligible classifications only. This reimbursement shall be for the purchase, maintenance and/or repair of safety boots/shoes authorized by the Department Head.
13 paid holidays per year.
0-4.99 years: 15 days/yr.; 5-9.99 years: 20 days/yr.; 10-19.99 years: 25 days/yr.; 20+ years: 27 days/yr.
7 days per year for FLSA Exempt employees.
96 hours of sick leave are earned each year with no maximum accrual.
Maximum of 40 hours for each occurrence in the immediate family.
Coverage under the Butte County Health Plan is for employees and their eligible dependents. Depending upon the plan selected by the employee, the County contributes a substantial amount of the total cost of the complete health package, which consists of medical, vision, and dental insurance. Currently, the amount the County contributes toward family coverage is $ 1,438.42 per month. For those employees who have health coverage from other sources, and who elect to not participate in the Butte County Health Plan, the County offers a monthly taxable Cash-Back allowance. The current of the taxable Cash-Back allowance is $550.00 per month (prorated for less than fulltime employees).
The County provides $25,000 in life insurance with additional coverage available at a minimal cost.
The County is in the Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) coordinated with Social Security.
Final compensation based on Single Highest Year. Employee responsible for full 7% employee share effective 1/1/2013.
Final compensation based on Highest Three-Year Average. Employee responsible for one half (1/2) the normal cost of the CalPERS Pension.
New Member is defined by law (PEPRA) as an "1) individual who has never been a member of any public retirement system prior to 1/1/2013 or 2) An individual who becomes a member of a public retirement system for the first time on or after January 1, 2013, and who was previously a member of a public retirement system, but who was not subject to reciprocity. or 3) An individual who was an active member in a public retirement system and who, after a break in service of more than six months, returned to active membership in that system with a new employer"
The County offers a 457 Deferred Compensation program. Deposits into this plan are strictly voluntary and are made through a payroll deduction on a tax-deferred basis. The County does not make contributions to the employees' Deferred Compensation accounts.
For short-term disability, the County participates in California State Disability Insurance (SDI) fund. County employees are also covered by an employee-paid long-term disability program. The long-term disability insurance benefit is 60% of the disabled employee's biweekly wage.
County employees can elect to participate in a Flexible Spending Program. This program allows employees to use pre-tax dollars to pay for certain health care and/or dependent care expenses. In addition, employees can choose to have their portion of the monthly Health Plan premium withheld from their checks on a pre-tax basis as well. Generally, employees who participate in the Flexible Spending Program have less taxes withheld for their payroll checks than if they had elected not to do so.
Up to $500/year.
The County of Butte provides an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and their eligible dependents. The EAP offers confidential, professional counseling services.
Refer to specific labor agreements (BCEA-General) for additional benefit information.
Any information on this page or links is subject to change without notice.
3 County Center Drive, Oroville, CA 95965
(530) 552.3552
Comments, please email: personnel@buttecounty.net
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