School and Community Based Clinical Supervisor

Applewood Centers Inc; Lorain (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

403(b) retirement plan

Life insurance

Job summary

Applewood Centers, Inc. seeks an experienced supervisor to provide guidance and direct supervision to school and community based therapists.

You will monitor staff activity, support implementation of evidence-based treatment models, and ensure timely documentation and compliance across programs. Under administrative direction, you will coordinate case consultations, supervise staff development, manage case openings and closures, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve care

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Social Work or Clinical Counseling is required.
• Valid Ohio LPCC-S or LISW-S licensure is required.
• 2-3 years of experience working with SED children and/or children with behavior problems and their families.
• 1-2 years of supervisory/management experience in a social service or mental health setting.
• Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and driving record that meets underwriting criteria.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and direct supervision to assigned school and community based therapists and staff.
• Monitor staff activity, documentation and adherence to treatment models and timelines.
• Oversee intakes, case assignments, and progression of client treatment.
• Collaborate with program staff to improve care delivery and compliance.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Education

Master's degree in Social Work or Clinical Counseling

Job description

BENEFITS

At Applewood, we prioritize our employees and their wellbeing. We provide competitive benefit options to our employees and their families, including domestic partners.

• Comprehensive health and Rx plans, including a flat rate option.
• Wellness program including free preventative care
• Generous paid time off and holidays
• 100% paid parental leave for childbirth and adoption
• 50% tuition reduction at Case Western Reserve University for the MSW program
• 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match
• Pet insurance
• Employer paid life insurance and long-term disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Support for continuing education and credential renewal
• Ancillary benefits including: dental, vision, voluntary life, short term disability, hospital indemnity, accident, critical illness
• Flexible Spending Account for Health and Dependent Care

QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: Minimum Master’s Degree in Social Work or Clinical Counseling required.
• Licensure: Valid Ohio LPCC-S or LISW-S required.
• Experience:
  • 2-3 years working with SED children and/or children with behavior problems and their families.
  • 1-2 years supervisory/management experience in a social service or mental health setting.
• Other:
  • Must have and maintain a valid driver’s license and driving record that meets the underwriting criteria of the Agency’s insurance company.
  • Must be approved by Applewood to transport clients in own vehicle.

SUMMARY

Under administrative direction, provides guidance, instruction and direct supervision to assigned school and community based therapists (and, by assignment, staff from other programs). Monitors, reviews and documents staff activity. Facilitates therapists' acquisition of skills for delivery of mental health assessment, behavioral health counseling and therapy, school and community based consultation, education and prevention services as well as staff implementation of selected evidence based treatment models.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Provide case consultation to assigned staff during individual supervision and regularly scheduled team meetings.
• Monitor and facilitate staff development of skills and delivery of the mental health assessment, counseling/therapy, consultation, education and prevention services as well as selected empirically based models of treatment (and other program services as assigned).
• Oversee staff performance of intakes and provides direction regarding assignment of newly admitted clients.
• Monitor and signs off on staff completion of case files, including case openings, ITPs, treatment reviews, case notes and case closings. Completes weekly reviews of record samples for each assigned therapist and follows up to ensure that corrections are completed.
• Monitor and ensures staff compliance with required timelines on the completion of clinical documents, case summaries, statistical data or other requirements of the agency or program.
• Maintain supervision records throughout the year toward complete and accurate performance appraisals for each assigned staff member.
• Monitor therapists’ weekly schedules to ensure that appointment scheduling is sufficient to meet productivity targets.
• Track staff productivity on a weekly basis and assists, as needed, with the development of improvement strategies.
• Complete QI/QA reviews for clinical services, monitors QI/QA results for assigned staff, develops plans of correction as needed and follows up to ensure that corrections have been completed.

OTHER DUTIES

• Train and develop staff in documentation skills and monitors adherence to agency policies and procedures.
• Collaborate with other supervisory and administrative staff on improvement projects and the development and implementation of solutions to effective care delivery.
• Provide information on program services to prospective and established referral sources and to community agencies.
• Assign therapists to various community settings (e.g. schools, court facilities, etc.) and serves as liaison to facilities where therapists are deployed.
• Collaborate with agency staff and administration on behalf of program changes.
• Apply professional training to revise and update supervisory and clinical practice
• Monitor therapists work at the schools by maintaining regular contact with school administrators or more often if needed.
• Participate in the interviewing and selection of candidates for clinical positions within the agency.
• Complete staff members' evaluations.

Applewood Centers, Inc. (“Applewood”) is a private, nonprofit agency providing mental health services, social services and education to children, adolescents and families living in Cuyahoga and Lorain counties. Dedicated to addressing a variety of behavioral, emotional and learning problems, we provide a continuum of care from outpatient counseling to residential treatment. Applewood is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applewood’s policy is not to discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applewood also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.