Director Clinical

Jewish Board; New York (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO & holidays

Medical/Dental/Vision plans

Tuition assistance

Continuing education opportunities

Retirement plan (403b/pension)

Flexible spending accounts

Employee Assistance Program

Life and disability insurance

Job summary

The Kaplan House (Manhattan) provides therapeutic and support services to adolescents aged 17-21 who enter through ACS and Juvenile Justice. The Clinical Director will guide clinical staff, ensure high-quality treatment planning, and maintain documentation and regulatory standards as a senior member of the residential management team.

Key duties include supervision, staff training, potential caseload, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to strengthen ITM(DBT) implementation and

Qualifications

• Requires LCSW/LMSW or MS in Social Work or related behavioral health field.
• Minimum 5 years experience in child welfare, Juvenile Justice, mental health, or residential treatment.
• At least 3 years in senior managerial/operations capacity.

Responsibilities

• Provide regular supervision to clinical staff.
• Evaluate and assess treatment and service plans.
• Oversee training and supervision of staff.
• May carry a caseload as needed.
• Participate in intake and review ongoing service plans.
• Ensure all clinical needs and documentation meet regulatory standards.
• Oversee interns and supervise clinical supervision.
• Lead program development, data collection, PIR reporting.

Skills

Supervision

Clinical training

Team leadership

Data-driven practice

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Crisis management

Education

LCSW/LMSW or MS in Social Work

5+ years in child welfare/juvenile justice/mental health

3+ years senior managerial/operations

Tools

Electronic medical systems (CONNECTIONS)

Microsoft Office

Job description

Posted Monday, August 3, 2026 at 4:00 AM

PURPOSE:

The Kaplan House (Manhattan) provides therapeutic and support services to adolescent’s ages 17-21 who are referred to us through ACS and the Juvenile Justice system. Our residents have experienced significant trauma, resulting in behavioral, emotional, and functional/ development issues. Kaplan House offers an extensive independent living skills program, including vocational preparation, and educational services that assists youth towards reaching independence.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The Clinical Director has full responsibility for the ongoing clinical and administrative guidance of the clinical staff. She/He also provided ongoing training, supervision and guidance to the clinical staff. The Clinical Director is the ITM (Integrated Treatment Model) liaison for the program.The Clinical Director is fully familiar with the Regulatory requirements and Agency/ Divisional clinical standards and practice. S/he functions as an internal resource on such matters. The Clinical Director is a senior member of the residential management team. In addition, s/he must provide safe, high quality, programs and adherence to the Jewish Board policies and procedures. In collaboration with the multidisciplinary treatment team member, the Clinical Director must ensure the integrity of treatment planning processes and maintenance of the highest documentation standards as required by regulations and professional scope of practice.

KEY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provides regularly scheduled supervision to all clinical staff members.
• Evaluates and assesses treatment and service plans.
• Evaluates clinical staff, provides training through regular supervision.
• May carry a caseload, as needed.
• Active participant in the intake process for new referrals, and reviews client’s ongoing service/ treatment plans.
• Ensures all clinical needs of the client are met through the course of the youth’s placement.
• Ensures appropriate supervision of all program Interns, either through direct supervision or by overseeing the clinical supervision provided by the social worker.
• May run specialized groups to meet the needs of the program.
• Is a key staff resource for community outreach efforts and may perform such outreach and establish linkages with other groups, individuals or organizations which may be helpful to our clients.
• Provides all necessary notes, progress notes, Risk Assessments and other paperwork as required.
• May cover for Assistant Director in his/her absence
• Assists in day-to-day working of the model – skills groups assistance, modeling, coaching skills reinforcement and teaching skills on the fly.
• Program development, documentation review, material design and curriculum development are all major tasks
• Oversees data tracking, collection, analysis, and reporting via the Program Implementation Review (PIR)
• Trouble shoots implementation barriers, puts action steps in place to address barriers, and tracks progress toward goals
• Participates in ongoing training and efforts that develop expertise in ITM(DBT) so they are able to be culture carriers of the ITM in their organization
• Other duties as assigned

MANAGEMENT:

• Hires and provides clinical and administrative supervision to the Clinical Supervisor, Behavioral Health Clinicians, as well as other clinical staff.
• Manage risk regarding client safety by adhering to all risk management protocols.

CORE COMPETENCIES for the position include:

• Ability to write policy, procedures, and protocols.
• Ability to assess program needs, increase efficiencies, and build teams.
• Ability to develop and execute strategic plans with staff members to enhance programming.
• Empathy for youth and families, and a passion for including youth and family voice in child welfare programming operations.
• Capacity to lead and supervise an array of child/adolescent focused services within a milieu treatment setting.
• Expands and develops youth-guided family-driven care.
• Embodies Sanctuary principles & values and ensures an integration of said principles throughout the program.
• Supports and Strengthens Interdisciplinary practice.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and collaboration skills.
• Skilled in using Data to Inform & Guide Practice.
• Values and Demonstrates Cultural Competency.
• Values professional development and participation in supervision and training.

EDUCATIONAL/TRAINING REQUIRED:

• LCSW, LMSW or a master’s degree in social work. Behavioral Health or related field.
• A minimum of five (5 experience in either child welfare, Juvenile justice, mental health, or other residential treatment setting, three (3) of which having been in a senior managerial/operations level capacity.
• Specialized experience with residential treatment may also be required.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED/LANGUAGE PREFERENCE:

COMPUTER SKILLS REQUIRED:

• Knowledge of electronic medical systems or CONNECTIONS preferred
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Outlook and Word
• Aptitude for learning new systems and application software
• Experience with telemental health platforms a plus.

VISUAL AND MANUAL Dexterity:

• The candidate should be able to read paper and electronic documents and perform significant data entry into various computer programs.

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL EFFORT

• Ability to navigate stairs
• Ability to respond to crisis
• Attend meetings outside of program, as needed

If you join us, you’ll have these great benefits:

• Generous paid time off in addition to paid agency holidays and 15 sick days
• Affordable and high-quality medical/dental/vision plans
• Tuition assistance and educational loan forgiveness
• Free continuing education opportunities
• 403(b) retirement benefits and a pension
• Flexible spending accounts for health and transportation
• 27/7 Accessible Employee Assistance Program
• Life and disability insurance

Who we are:

The Jewish Board delivers innovative, high-quality, and compassionate mental health and social services to over 45,000 New Yorkers each year. We are unique in serving everyone from infants and their families to children, teens, and adults. We are proud to employ and serve people of all religions, races, cultural backgrounds, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are committed to building diverse, equitable, and inclusive teams to help support our mission, and we strongly encourage candidates from historically marginalized backgrounds to apply to work with us.

More on Equal Opportunity:

We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.