Clinical Director: Trauma-Informed Youth Therapy Leader

Idaho Youth Ranch Inc; Caldwell (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Paid time off

Employee discount at thrift stores

Affordable medical and dental care

Job summary

Idaho Youth Ranch is seeking a Clinical Director to lead outpatient, equine, and animal-assisted therapy programs in Idaho. You will recruit, supervise, and support therapists and interns, ensuring treatment integrity, and expanding animal-assisted modalities.

The role requires directing clinical operations, supervising staff, and aligning services with trauma-informed, family-driven, youth-guided approaches while managing budget and facilities for program growth.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a direct clinical practice human services field (e.g., social work, psychology, or marriage and family therapy)
• Licensure that corresponds to degree (e.g., LCSW, LCPC) with the ability to clinically supervise
• Three+ years post-graduate experience in direct mental health service delivery, including clinical programming, training, and supervisory responsibilities
• Two+ years supervisory experience
• Demonstrated ability to lead and manage program operations and staff outside of a traditional clinical team (e.g., program, facility, or animal-care staff)
• Understand and be able to utilize the following treatment philosophies/models/approaches: Strengths-based, Family-driven, Youth-guided, Trauma-informed, Crisis Intervention, and Collaborative Problem Solving

Responsibilities

• Provides overall clinical direction for the Outpatient, Equine and Animal-Assisted Therapy Programs
• Recruits, hires, and evaluates Therapists, Equine Therapists and clinical interns.
• Provides clinical consultation and supervision to clinical staff and team members.
• Ensures that treatment integrity is addressed and improved through monitoring, tracking, and systematic supervision
• Researches, develops, and incorporates additional animal therapy modalities
• Partners with clinical staff to integrate animal-assisted interventions into individualized treatment and service plans.
• Identifies budget, staffing, and facility needs to support current operations and program expansion

Skills

Clinical supervision

Program operations

Staff leadership

Trauma-informed

Crisis intervention

Collaborative problem solving

Animal-assisted therapy knowledge

Education

Master’s degree in clinical practice

Licensure (e.g., LCSW, LCPC)

Job description

Idaho Youth Ranch is seeking a Clinical Director to lead outpatient, equine, and animal-assisted therapy programs in Idaho. You will recruit, supervise, and support therapists and interns, ensuring treatment integrity, and expanding animal-assisted modalities.

The role requires directing clinical operations, supervising staff, and aligning services with trauma-informed, family-driven, youth-guided approaches while managing budget and facilities for program growth.