Clinical Director Teen Mental Health
About The Position
Evolve supports teens ages 12–17 navigating mental health, substance use, and behavioral challenges. With 15 short-term residential treatment centers in California, we serve families nationwide through warm, home-like residential programs focused on growth, resilience, and real change. We are looking for an experienced, licensed clinician to serve as Clinical Director to oversee 2 residential programs in the East Bay (Walnut Creek & Lafayette). Each program serves six clients each for a total of twelve clients between the two programs. This role partners closely with on-site Operations Managers to ensure high-quality care, smooth operations, and full compliance across both sites. This role is hybrid with 4 days a week onsite and 1 day a week remote.
Requirements
- Active California license as a LMFT/LCSW/LPCC
- Exceptional clinical judgment and experience using evidenced based practices including DBT, CBT, MI
- Excellent interpersonal skills, clear oral and written communication and has demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced dynamic environment.
- Knowledge of adolescent mental health and co-occurring disorders and sensitivity and attentiveness to clinical needs related to disability and/or racial, ethnic, cultural, sexual and gender identity
Responsibilities
- Provide clinical oversight to the programs and ensure that all quality, clinical excellence, and safety measures are maintained.
- Ensure that the program’s clinical approach remains behavioral and skills-based and in line with Evolve’s mission and values.
- Facilitate weekly Treatment Team meetings, regular clinical trainings and provide clinical mentorship including clinical supervision to unlicensed staff per BBS requirements
- Regularly review and audit clinical documentation for the program in order to maintain internal and licensing standards
- Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to the teams.
- Serve as the direct supervisor for four Primary Therapists and two Associate Operations Manager
- Create and maintain a positive, collaborative team culture and collaborate with the Operations Manager to facilitate quarterly team-building activities for the team.
- Provide staff with updates/ changes to policies, procedures, and organizational goals and maintain the program schedule and ensure that it adheres to Evolve’s program schedule requirements
Benefits
- Health Insurance, Dental, 401k
- PTO, Sick, and Holidays (12 paid holidays, 1 Floating Holiday, 15 days PTO, 5 Sick days, 1 Community Service Day)
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)/Healthcare Flexible Spending Accounts (HSA)
- Free on-site meals prepared by our wonderful Chefs!
- Professional Training - We invest in professional growth, offering quarterly continued education, ongoing training, and professional development courses for all employees.
- Our employees voted us as a certified Great Place to Work
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
