Clinical Coordinator LGBTQ+ Youth Program

Our Open • Waltham, MA

12d

About The Position

When you join The Home for Little Wanderers, you join a team of professionals dedicated to creating better, brighter futures for kids. For over 200 years, The Home for Little Wanderers has helped build stable lives and hopeful tomorrows for vulnerable children and their families. Our 25+ community-based and residential programs serve thousands of at-risk youths from birth to age 26. Many of these children have experienced abuse, neglect, trauma, or a disrupted family life. As the oldest child welfare agency in America, we provide them with safe surroundings, permanent loving relationships, and a secure path toward a better, brighter future. To learn more about the incredible impact our employees have on the lives of children and families, click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXedSArtYbg Waltham House is the first residential group home in New England designed specifically for LGBTQ+ youth, and was among the first of its kind in the nation when it opened in 2002. Its founding principles are that every child deserves to live in an environment in which they feel safe, respected, supported and cared for by those around them. Our group home provides a safe and supportive living environment with 24-hour staffing for up to 12 gay, lesbian, bisexual, and/or transgender youth ages 14–18. Many youth at Waltham House have experienced difficulty — at home or in placement — due to their gender expression or sexual identities. Their stay at Waltham House prepares them for what is next in their plan, which may be reunification with their families, transitioning to a foster family or preparing for independent living. How You'll Be Making a Difference The Clinical Coordinator will be responsible for the following functions: Using a trauma-informed perspective, provide clinical oversight to youth with trauma histories and behavioral and emotional difficulties that prevent the youths from living in a home setting. Supervise and evaluate master’s level, licensed and bachelors level clinicians as well as student interns. Provide individual and group supervision and provide on-going guidance and training to clinical and residential staff. Coordinate in-service trainings. Assist in the hiring, performance management and evaluation process of clinical staff. Oversee the intake and discharge process. Assign cases to staff and monitor the caseload level. Hold a limited caseload. Oversee the group therapy curriculum on the unit. Maintain the utilization review process. Ensure quality assurance standards are met with regard to treatment planning, record keeping and documentation. Monitor the treatment of all clients. Participate in clinical conferences, IEP meetings and administrative team meetings. Serve on agency committees as needed such as clinical forum group.

Requirements

• Masters degree in social work, mental health or related discipline plus independent licensure (LICSW, LMHC, LMFT)

Nice To Haves

• Clinical leadership experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Using a trauma-informed perspective, provide clinical oversight to youth with trauma histories and behavioral and emotional difficulties that prevent the youths from living in a home setting.
• Supervise and evaluate master’s level, licensed and bachelors level clinicians as well as student interns.
• Provide individual and group supervision and provide on-going guidance and training to clinical and residential staff.
• Coordinate in-service trainings.
• Assist in the hiring, performance management and evaluation process of clinical staff.
• Oversee the intake and discharge process.
• Assign cases to staff and monitor the caseload level.
• Hold a limited caseload.
• Oversee the group therapy curriculum on the unit.
• Maintain the utilization review process.
• Ensure quality assurance standards are met with regard to treatment planning, record keeping and documentation.
• Monitor the treatment of all clients.
• Participate in clinical conferences, IEP meetings and administrative team meetings.
• Serve on agency committees as needed such as clinical forum group.

Benefits

• Generous time off including up to 15 days per year for new full-time employees, plus 11 holidays, and 5 sick days
• Health, Vision and Dental Insurance is available
• Extensive training to new staff
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $2,400 per fiscal year
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match
• Employer paid Long-term and Short-term Disability Insurance, plus Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
• And more!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees