Mobile Crisis Outreach Team Pacoima - Clinical Supervisor

Sycamores; California; On-site; USD 104,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Sycamores, in partnership with the 988 mental health crisis hotline, seeks a Clinical Supervisor to lead the Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT). You will provide hands-on coaching, administrative and clinical supervision, and ensure best practices aligned with the agency’s treatment philosophy.

The role involves on-call leadership, collaboration with external partners, and direct support to staff during crisis responses, including safety planning and follow-up.

Qualifications

• Must hold licensure and be eligible to provide psychotherapy in California.
• Must be licensed (LMFT/LCSW/LPCC/PhD or PsyD) and waive-able or registered.
• Minimum 2 years post-licensure with supervisory experience required.
• Demonstrated ability to supervise individual, group, and family psychotherapy.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and clinical supervision to the Mobile Crisis Outreach Team.
• Offer on-call leadership and represent the MCOT to external partners.
• Coach staff in best practices per agency policies and treatment philosophy.
• Collaborate with 988 call center, police, hospitals, and ambulance services.

Skills

Supervisory experience

LPS certified

De-escalation skills

Communication skills

Listening skills

Education

Masters or Doctoral degree in a relevant field

Job description

JOB SUMMARY:

Sycamores is partnering with the 988 mental health crisis hotline to provide support to people experiencing a mental health crisis. The 988 hotline will provide initial phone support to all callers and triage calls to the Sycamores Mobile Crisis Outreach teams for in person support. The Mobile Crisis Outreach Team will respond out to the community to provide timely support including crisis stabilization, safety planning, assessment for danger to self/ others, and gravely disabled write 51/50 holds as needed and provide follow up support. The Clinical Supervisor will provide support and supervision to the Mobile Crisis Outreach Team and be an integral part of the Sycamores larger Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT). Close partnership with the 988 call center, police, sheriff, psychiatric hospitals, and ambulance transport companies will be important in this role. This is a direct service leadership position designed to provide hands‑on coaching direction and guidance to supervisees within the program. In this role, the Clinical Supervisor is responsible for working directly with staff in the implementation of best practices that are consistent with policies and the agency’s treatment philosophy. The Clinical Supervisor provides administrative and clinical supervision to members of the Mobile Crisis Outreach Team. The Clinical Supervisor will be available for consultation during and following crisis calls as well as to fill in when back up is needed in the field. The Clinical Supervisor will supervise and lead identified crisis staff, be on‑call, and represent the MCOT program to external stakeholders and community resources.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Supervisory And Teaching Or Training Skills

Starting Pay Range:

$103,500 - $111,262.5 per year for Full-Time employment (starting pay will be based on previous work experience and educational background.)

Shift Schedule:

Thursday - Sunday 5:30 pm - 3:30 am

Job Qualifications

• Masters or Doctoral degree from an accredited or state approved program that meets criteria for licensing as a clinical social worker, marriage and family therapist, professional clinical counselor, or clinical psychologist. Must be waiver‑able or registered with the appropriate licensing board in California to provide psychotherapy.
• Must be licensed and eligible to provide clinical supervision to Board of Behavioral Science standards in California (i.e., LMFT, LCSW, LPCC, Ph. D or PsyD).
• Supervisory experience in individual, group, and family psychotherapy with the severely emotionally disturbed.
• Must be LPS certified.
• 2 years post licensure with related supervisory experience and advanced clinical knowledge of best practices.
• Excellent consumer de‑escalation skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, creativity, flexibility, time management, and organizational skills.
• Must have the ability to manage and work through conflict in a calm manner.
• Ability to be an effective listener
• Maintains all required licenses and certificates.
• As this position requires the driving of company vehicles for crisis intervention, including the provision of urgent or emergency services, driving is an essential function of this position. Candidate qualifications therefore include:

• Valid California driver’s license.
• Acceptable driving record as determined Agency policy.
• Proof of auto insurance meeting minimum coverage requirements.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The ability to physically manage and/or de‑escalate consumers/residents.
• Frequent driving to various work site locations.
• Frequent/continuous sitting with occasional, intermittent standing/walking.
• Continuous use of bilateral upper extremities in fine motor activities requiring fingering, grasping, and forward reaching between waist and chest level.
• Occasional/intermittent reaching at or above shoulder level.
• Occasional/intermittent bending, squatting, kneeling, pushing/pulling, twisting, and climbing.
• Occasional/intermittent lifting and carrying objects/equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.
• Continuous use of near vision, hearing, and verbal communication skills in handling telephone calls, interacting with customers and co‑workers and performing job duties.
• Requires physical presence in the office during standard business hours.
• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.

All candidates who are presented with a conditional offer of employment must satisfy a pre‑employment background check, drug, and health screen.

Sycamores is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Further, Sycamores is a Fair Chance employer and complies with California Government Code Section 12952, Employment Discrimination: Conviction History.