Clinical Supervisor

Inclusion Family Counseling Center Inc; Brockton (MA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 97,000; Full time

Job summary

Inclusion Family Counseling Center Inc is seeking an experienced supervisor to oversee day-to-day clinical staff performance and on-call rotation, ensuring service quality across all programs.

The role requires a Master's-level licensure, supervision experience, and the ability to generate reports, with strong interpersonal skills to guide staff through policy development and program improvement.

Qualifications

• Must meet the qualifications of a mental health professional.
• Master degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage & Family Therapy is required.
• Independently Licensed with 5+ years of experience working with families and children in the Community.
• Experience with CBHI program and supervising staff.

Responsibilities

• Provide one-to-one and group supervision for assigned clinicians.
• Ensure annual performance reviews for staff under supervision.
• Maintain clinical records meeting MA standards and licensing regulations.
• Review and manage reports of abuse/neglect and coordinate with Clinical Director.
• Implement quality improvement and incident review processes.
• Participate in policy development and program governance.
• Carry a caseload and supervise a portion of clinical cases.

Skills

Clinical supervision

Staff development

Data reporting

Education

Master Degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy

Job description

Oversees day-to-day clinical staff performance in the company. Responsible for sharing the rotation of on-call supervisors for all programs. Assure that the quality of clinical services is maintained through individual and group supervision.

Major Duties and responsibilities

1. Provide one-to-one and group supervision for assigned clinicians of Inclusion FamilyCounseling Center, supporting and assisting in their daily duties with clients.

2. Assure that performance reviews are completed annually for staff under direct supervision, including establishing specific, individual professional development goals.

3. Insure that clinical records are accurate, current, and meet Medical Assistance standards and DHS licensing regulations.

4. Review all reports of suspected abuse or neglect of vulnerable adults or minors and assure that appropriate actions are taken..Inform Clinical Director if reports involve alleged maltreatment by staff, students, or volunteers.

5. Assure that a quality improvement program is implemented.

6. Review all incident reports. Consider actions to be taken and implement changes to avoid similar incidents in the future.

7. Inform the Clinical Director and Executive Director in a timely manner of all relevant political, financial, clinical, and liability issues and make recommendations for any changes in procedures.

8. Propose, participate in, develop and revise program policies and procedures.

9. Participate in internal and external committees and management team meetings.

Other important responsibilities of supervisors include:

• Reviewing Assessments for completeness, such identified strengths, sensible clinical formulation, and needs that are the basis of intervention;
  
• Reviewing treatment plans to cross-check that the planned intervention matches the full extent of the prioritized needs;
• Monitoring the delivery of care coordination services and assessing the need for referral to ICC;
• Ensuring that there is ongoing communication with prescribing physicians about medication and consultation as needed with a child psychiatrist; Identifying needs for specialized therapeutic skills; Considering the addition and/or subtraction of other CBHI services;
• Guiding the use of the CANS and other data in continuous assessment;
• Helping clinicians to balance their clinical judgment with the stated priorities of families; Ensuring that every family meeting has a purpose, rationale, and plan to move forward; Assisting in identifying indicators pointing to transition readiness, relapse, and completion;
• Engaging therapists in continuously learning from their experiences with families and applying their experiential knowledge to new situations;
• Assisting IHT staff in negotiating relationships with other organizations (such as state agencies and schools) and escalating the problem-solving process when needed.
• Supervisor will carry a caseload and have 15 hours of clinical cases (combination of IHT/OP). This will be reduced as supervisory load increases.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

A.) Must meet the qualifications of a mental health professional, meaning a person providing clinical services in the treatment of mental illness that is qualified in at least one of the following ways:

1. Master Degree in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy, and other related field.

2. Independently Licensed in Social Work, Mental Health Counseling, or Marriage & Family Therapy, with a minimum of five years of experience working with families and children in the Community.

3. Experience

Experience working with the CBHI program having a strong background in working with the Program and program requirements.

Experience having supervised staff previously

Ability to work with numbers and to produce reports

Other

Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, memos, business correspondence, and all other mental health-related documents. Ability to write clear, concise, and accurate correspondence. Capable of establishing positive interpersonal relationships with a broad range of people. Effective oral and written communication skills.

The ability to speak another language other than English (Capeverdean, Haitian, Spanish or Portuguese) is desired, but not required.