Behavioral Health Services Supervisor - Youth and Family Community Services

County of Riverside; Riverside (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The County of Riverside is seeking a Behavioral Health Services Supervisor to lead youth social workers in providing essential mental health services. This role involves supervision, program evaluation, and collaboration with community agencies to enhance youth support. Candidates must hold a valid license as a Clinical Social Worker or Marriage and Family Therapist, with at least two years of relevant experience. This position offers a unique opportunity to impact youth mental health positively.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years post-licensure experience in a psychiatric or behavioral health setting.
• Experience providing direct client services including assessment and treatment plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and clinical supervision to youth social workers.
• Evaluate unit activities and recommend changes to programs and policies.
• Assist in preparing annual budget requirements and monitor expenditures.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Supervisory Experience

Computer Skills

Education

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Job description

Behavioral Health Services Supervisor

Youth and Family Community Services

Riverside, CA

Must have a valid license to practice as a Licensed Clinical Social WorkerorLicensedMarriage and Family Therapist issued by the California State Board of Behavioral Science.

Youth & Family Community Service

The County of Riverside's Behavioral Health Department – Youth & Family Community Services has an opening for a Behavioral Health Services Supervisor in Riverside. This position will support youth social workers and community agencies in providing services to youth in the dependent system. The goal is to reduce inpatient psychiatric hospitalization and the need for higher levels of care, foster stable placement, and ensure youth receive specialty mental health services. This position will provide administrative and clinical supervision, conduct staff meetings, assign assessments and referrals, monitor productivity, ensure documentation meets standards. This position will work a 9/80 schedule and does require some driving therefore a California Drivers License is required.

We are looking for candidates who

• Are Licensed professionals (LCSW or LMFT)
• Have a minimum of two years post-licensure experience
• Have strong computer and organizational skills
• Have supervisory/lead experience

For this recruitment, the position is eligible for a 10% DTR differential that is applied to hours physically worked. At any time, this differential can be removed.

The certification list generated from this recruitment may be used to fill other future Behavioral Health Service Supervisor vacancies within Behavioral Health that may occur in the coming weeks.

Meet the Team!
RUHS-Behavioral Health

Plan, assign, direct, supervise, and coordinate the work of a multidisciplinary staff providing behavioral health treatment services, social and rehabilitation services, and consultation and education services to consumers, public and private agencies, and the community.

Evaluate overall unit activities, including methods and procedures for effectiveness and consistency with program goals and objectives,; recommending and implementing changes in program, policies, and procedures as necessary.

Evaluate performance of personnel and take or recommend appropriate course of action; interview, select, and recommend the hiring of new staff members.

Provide guidance to subordinates on departmental philosophy, goals and objectives, and policies and procedures through casework conferences, staff meetings, and work review; assist and participate in the development and coordination of in-service training and staff development programs.

Make or review decisions on difficult consumer assessment and casework matters.

Work with other public, private, and community organizations providing health and human services to mentally and emotionally disabled individuals to gain and ensure cooperation in order to achieve program goals; participate in behavioral health conferences and local area committees; may participate in regional or countywide community needs assessment and program planning development and evaluation activities.

Assist in preparing annual budget requirements and monitor expenditures to ensure unit is within funding provisions; prepare reports and correspondence regarding workload statistics, casework and unit methods, and procedures.

Experience:Two years of post-license professional experience in a psychiatric or behavioral health setting providing direct client services which must have included: client assessment and evaluation, development and implementation of appropriate treatment plans, providing psychotherapy or behavioral health counseling, and providing indirect services involving information, consultation, and educational services to staff and community.

License:Possession of a valid license to practice as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist issued by the California State Board of Behavioral Science Examiners.

Candidates recruited from out-of-state must possess an out-of-state license to practice in one of the above stated options. Individuals hired under this option shall obtain their license to practice issued by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences within three years of date of hire. During the interim three years, the incumbent shall be eligible for a Mental Health Professional Licensing Waiver Request approved by the State of California Health and Human Services Agency.

Candidates qualifying with the Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor option must have completed additional education and training as defined below:

1) Six semester units or nine quarter units specifically focused on the theory and application of marriage and family therapy, OR a named specialization or emphasis area on the qualifying degree in marriage and family therapy, marital and family therapy, marriage, family, and child counseling, or couple and family therapy;

2) No less than 500 hours of documented supervised experience working directly with couples, families, or children; and

3) A minimum of six hours of continuing education specific to marriage and family therapy, completed in each license renewal cycle.

Knowledge of: The characteristics and social aspects of behavioral and emotional disorders and their effect on the individual in the community; the principles and techniques of diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of individuals with behavioral or emotional disorders; the range of treatment services provided by comprehensive community behavioral health programs; the kinds of behavioral health resources normally found in the community; the principles of community organization; principles and techniques of effective supervision and training; laws, rules and regulations governing publicly funded behavioral health services in California.

Ability to: Plan, organize and direct the work of subordinate staff; organize and interpret data pertinent to community program planning and caseload management; evaluate program effectiveness; analyze problems, generate and evaluate alternatives, teach practical conclusions, and recommend and adopt effective courses of action; provide effective leadership and consultation to staff in casework treatment methods and in professional development; understand and interpret procedures, regulations and legal implications of casework or treatment services; communicate the goals and objectives of the County's behavioral health services program to staff, members of the community and other interested individuals; establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, community groups and other public and private agencies.License: Possession of a valid California Driver's License is required.

For questions regarding this recruitment contact the recruiter, Jeremy Holforty:
[e-mail] / 951-955-5558.