LMFT or LCSW - Clinical Services Manager

Growth Management; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Growth Centers of America is seeking a Clinical Services Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team and oversee adolescent mental health services. The role will be housed at the corporate office with travel to other locations as needed, ensuring efficient delivery of clinical services and maintaining high standards of care.

You will supervise Primary Therapist staff, coordinate daily operations, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes in a residential setting.

Qualifications

• Clinical crisis intervention expertise.
• Strong diagnosis and assessment skills.
• Familiarity with community health resources and systems.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to build professional relationships across departments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent administrative, organizational, and time-management skills.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication abilities.
• Effectively handle high-stress and volatile situations.
• Commitment to patient-centered care and continuous improvement.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant software.
• Flexibility in days and hours available for work, including weekends.

Responsibilities

• Supervise the Primary Therapist staff, evaluate employee performance, and make recommendations for employment actions to the CEO.
• Make recommendations of the daily operations of assigned units and schedule meetings, services, and workers' time.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary treatment team including therapists, nurses, educators, behavioral staff, and leadership
• Contribute positively to the overall therapeutic and residential environment
• Support a structured, safe, trauma-informed, and clinically appropriate setting for adolescents
• Participate in meetings, trainings, consultations, and ongoing professional development
• Provide support, guidance, and psychiatric insight to treatment staff as needed
• Maintain flexibility, professionalism, and composure in high-acuity or fast-paced situations

Skills

Leadership

Crisis intervention

Diagnosis & assessment

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Time management

Microsoft Office

Team collaboration

Professional relationships

Problem-solving

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Growth Centers of America

Position Overview

The Clinical Services Manager plays a vital role at Growth Management, Inc. This position will be housed at the corporate office but will travel to other locations as needed. This role is responsible for ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of clinical services and demands a highly organized and experienced professional capable of leading a team of therapists and working with a multidisciplinary team, optimizing patient care processes, and upholding the highest standards of clinical excellence. As a Clinical Services Manager, you will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on patient outcomes and the overall performance of the clinical department.

What You’ll Do

Clinical Oversight

Supervise the Primary Therapist staff, evaluate employee performance, and make recommendations for employment actions to the CEO.

Make recommendations of the daily operations of assigned units and schedule meetings, services, and workers' time.

Team Collaboration & Therapeutic Environment

• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary treatment team including therapists, nurses, educators, behavioral staff, and leadership
• Contribute positively to the overall therapeutic and residential environment
• Support a structured, safe, trauma-informed, and clinically appropriate setting for adolescents
• Participate in meetings, trainings, consultations, and ongoing professional development
• Provide support, guidance, and psychiatric insight to treatment staff as needed
• Maintain flexibility, professionalism, and composure in high-acuity or fast-paced situations

Who You Are

You are compassionate, clinically skilled, and passionate about helping adolescents navigate mental health and behavioral challenges. You understand the importance of collaboration, structure, professionalism, and trauma-informed care within a residential treatment setting.

You are someone who:

• Remains calm, ethical, and professional during crisis or high-pressure situations
• Demonstrates strong clinical judgment and decision-making skills
• Communicates effectively with adolescents, families, and multidisciplinary teams
• Values collaboration, accountability, and compassionate care
• Understands the importance of consistency, healthy boundaries, and confidentiality
• Thrives in mission-driven environments focused on adolescent healing and growth
• Is adaptable, dependable, and committed to providing high-quality psychiatric care

What You Bring

Required Qualifications

• Clinical expertise in crisis intervention with individuals and families.
• Highly skilled in diagnosis and assessment.
• Familiarity with community support systems, health care and human service resources, court and police activities, etc.
• Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain professional relationships with staff and other departments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent administrative, organizational, and time-management skills.Exceptional verbal and communication abilities.
• Effectively handle high-stress and volatile situations.
• Commitment to patient-centered care and continuous improvement.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and other relevant software.
• Flexibility in days and hours available for work, including weekends.

Why Join Growth Centers of America?

At Growth Centers of America, you’ll join a mission-driven team dedicated to creating meaningful change in the lives of adolescents and families. We value compassion, collaboration, accountability, and personal growth — both for the clients we serve and the professionals who serve them.

This is more than a Psychiatrist role — it is an opportunity to make a direct impact on adolescent mental health through meaningful clinical work, multidisciplinary collaboration, crisis stabilization, and long-term healing. You’ll help guide adolescents through some of the most critical moments in their lives while working alongside a passionate and supportive treatment team.