Behavioral Health Unit Supervisor

County of Monterey•Salinas, CA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The County of Monterey Health Department’s Behavioral Health Bureau has multiple openings for full-time Behavioral Health Unit Supervisors (BHUS). The Bureau currently has vacancies in the Adult System of Care, Children and Youth System of Care, Adult Justice Involved Services, Juvenile Justice Involved Services, and the Quality Division. The Behavioral Health Unit Supervisor (BHUS) provides daily clinical oversight of provision of services provided by a multidisciplinary team which can include Senior Psychiatric Social Workers, Psychiatric Social Workers, Psychologists, Social Worker IIIs and Behavioral Health Aides. Program staff work in close collaboration and partnership with our team of medical providers who are integrated into programs throughout the Bureau. The position entails providing clinical and administrative supervision of the team, monitoring caseloads, sustainability, and timely documentation of services. The Unit Supervisor works collaboratively with the Behavioral Health Services Manager, and other colleagues within the Bureau as well as community-based partners promoting an integrated wellness recovery, client-centered and strength-based service model. The Unit Supervisor in the Adult System of Care provides daily clinical oversight and guidance to a multidisciplinary team in an outpatient setting. As the Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) provider for the Medi-Cal and Safety Net population, the Adult System of Care serves adults with serious mental illness including those with co-occurring substance use disorder conditions and those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness as well as justice-involved. The overarching goal is to help individuals establish and/or maintain independence, self-sufficiency and recovery in the least restrictive environment possible and enhance overall quality of life. ASOC offers a full range of clinical services to our clients including individual & group counseling/therapy, case management & care coordination, mental health rehabilitation, crisis management, medication management, co-occurring substance use disorder services, supported education and employment services, peer & family support, drop-in center with meals, activities & events, referrals to supported housing, day treatment, crisis residential, full-service partnership (FSP), assertive community treatment (ACT), wellness navigators, tele-health, telephone as well as in-person appointments. The Unit Supervisor for the Transition Age Youth (TAY) AVANZA Program oversees a continuum of behavioral health services for youth and young adults ages 16–25 who are experiencing severe mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorder conditions. The supervisor provides clinical and administrative oversight to multidisciplinary staff delivering outpatient therapy, rehabilitation services, and care coordination. Responsibilities include ensuring regulatory compliance, supporting staff development, monitoring service quality, and collaborating with schools, workforce, housing, probation, and community partners to promote stability, self-sufficiency, and positive long-term outcomes for transition age youth. The Children’s Post Hospital Program is dedicated to coordinating and delivering services that meet HEDIS performance measures for Follow-Up After Hospitalization for Mental Illness (FUM). The program focuses on timely engagement, continuity of care, and improved outcomes for individuals transitioning from inpatient psychiatric settings to outpatient services. The Behavioral Health Unit Supervisor (BHUS) oversees program operations, ensures compliance with HEDIS standards, coordinates with hospitals and community providers, guides clinical service delivery, and manages contracts related to intensive services. This role promotes strong interagency collaboration and system accountability to support successful post-hospital stabilization and ongoing treatment engagement. The Services to Education Program provides oversight to multiple critical mental health services including: clinical services on school campuses for clients (crisis stabilization, individual and group therapy), collaboration and consultation with school site administration and teachers, support and oversight of clinical participation in IEPs, PBIS, and MTSS activities. This role promotes strong interagency collaboration and system accountability to support successful educationally related and specialty mental health services to the Monterey County education system.

Requirements

Thorough Knowledge of: Methods and techniques of individual, family, group counseling, case management and social rehabilitation.
Thorough Knowledge of: Community resources available for assistance to individuals suffering from mental and/or emotional problems.
Thorough Knowledge of: Principles and techniques of diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of persons with mental or emotional disorders.
Thorough Knowledge of: Laws governing behavioral health services in the state of California for a specific treatment service.
Working Knowledge of: Cultural habits of ethnic groups.
Working Knowledge of: Community organizations and lines of communication in a specific treatment area.
Working Knowledge of: Principles of training and supervision of subordinate staff.
Working Knowledge of: Safety requirements regarding the operation of a specific behavioral health program.
Skill and Ability to: Effectively counsel patients and conduct individual, family and group therapy or to provide case management or social rehabilitation service.
Skill and Ability to: Supervise and participate in a specialized behavioral health program.
Skill and Ability to: Train, assign and supervise the work of a small staff with varied educational and experience backgrounds.
Skill and Ability to: Speak and write effectively, including preparation of clear and concise records and reports.
Skill and Ability to: Establish effective working relationships with patients, staff, social service agencies, and other contracted in the course of work.
Skill and Ability to: Analyze data and develop conclusions and recommendations regarding a specific program.
Possess and maintain a valid California Class C driver’s license or the ability to provide suitable transportation that is approved by the appointing authority.
Be available to work a flexible schedule, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and during times of disaster and/or emergency, travel out of County to attend meetings.
Successfully complete a background check to include fingerprinting.
Pursuant to Section 5751 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, possession of any one of the following: Licensed Clinical Social Worker: To be a graduate of an accredited graduate school of social work and be licensed as a clinical social worker in the state of California.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist: to be a graduate of an approved graduate school of marriage and family therapist and to be licensed as a marriage and family therapist in the state of California.
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor: To be a graduate of an approved graduate school of professional clinical counseling and to be licensed as a professional clinical counselor in the State of California.
Clinical Psychologist: To be a graduate from an accredited school of psychology and to be licensed as a psychologist in the state of California.
Psychiatrist: shall have a license as a physician and surgeon in the state of California and show evidence of having completed three years graduate training in psychiatry in a program approved by the American Medical Association or the American Osteopathic Association.

Nice To Haves

Ability to speak, read and write in English and Spanish

Responsibilities

Provides daily clinical oversight of provision of services provided by a multidisciplinary team.
Provides clinical and administrative supervision of the team.
Monitors caseloads, sustainability, and timely documentation of services.
Works collaboratively with the Behavioral Health Services Manager, and other colleagues within the Bureau as well as community-based partners promoting an integrated wellness recovery, client-centered and strength-based service model.
Provides daily clinical oversight and guidance to a multidisciplinary team in an outpatient setting.
Oversees a continuum of behavioral health services for youth and young adults ages 16–25 who are experiencing severe mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorder conditions.
Provides clinical and administrative oversight to multidisciplinary staff delivering outpatient therapy, rehabilitation services, and care coordination.
Ensures regulatory compliance, supports staff development, monitors service quality, and collaborates with schools, workforce, housing, probation, and community partners.
Oversees program operations for the Children’s Post Hospital Program.
Ensures compliance with HEDIS standards for the Children’s Post Hospital Program.
Coordinates with hospitals and community providers for the Children’s Post Hospital Program.
Guides clinical service delivery for the Children’s Post Hospital Program.
Manages contracts related to intensive services for the Children’s Post Hospital Program.
Provides oversight to multiple critical mental health services for the Services to Education Program.
Supervises subordinate professional and paraprofessional personnel in a specific behavioral health program providing clinical oversight of provision of services.
Reviews case records and meets with individual staff members on a regular basis to review assigned cases, progress and problem areas and make recommendations on methods of treatment of patient needs.
May provide direct clinical work in the treatment of patients within the specific program.
Coordinates the program with related community human services agencies and treatment facilities as assigned.
Provides consultation services to the community and related agencies as assigned.
Supervises a specific behavioral health program to rehabilitate or maintain mentally and emotionally disturbed individuals.
Coordinates provision of services with other program elements.
Participates in developing procedures manuals and instructional material to assist in developing program goals.
Assists management in evaluating program needs and developing an effective program.
Supervises the activities of assigned staff evaluators and confers with staff on a regular basis, recommends disciplinary action.
Plans and conducts unit meetings.
Maintains records; prepares reports and correspondence regarding the program.
May meet with community organizations, private individuals, agency administrators and professional staff of mental health facilities to gain cooperation in achieving program goals as assigned.