Clinical Director

Refuge for Women•Denton, TX

26d

About The Position

The Clinical Director provides clinical supervision and oversight for staff within Refuge for Women’s three-phase residential recovery program. The role ensures trauma-informed, evidence-based, and ethically sound care while promoting participant safety, autonomy, healing, and long-term recovery. The Clinical Director supervises Program Directors and supports consistent implementation of the organization’s program model and best practices across all programs. The position oversees resident intake, assessment, and discharge; supports crisis intervention and care-plan adjustments; and maintains compliance with applicable licensing, accreditation, and regulatory standards. The Clinical Director develops staff through supervision, performance reviews, and training, and promotes teamwork, accountability, transparent communication, wellbeing, and burnout prevention. The role coordinates care with program staff and external partners, communicates outcomes and needs to organizational leadership, and upholds residents’ dignity, privacy, and voice. It also monitors documentation, program outcomes, service effectiveness, and HIPAA compliance; uses data to improve program quality in coordination with the VP of Programs; and assists with grant and reporting requirements. The Clinical Director provides direct clinical support by leading classes across programs, guiding complex cases and critical incidents, modeling trauma-responsive therapeutic engagement, supporting family and community reintegration, and providing program services when a Program Director is absent. The position participates in rotating on-call availability for crisis support and is expected to contribute to a culture of safety, faith, unity, accountability, and communication. Refuge for Women is a faith-based organization and requires staff to be believers in Jesus Christ. Candidates must successfully pass a background check and drug test upon receiving an offer of employment.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a related field.
5–7 years of clinical experience.
Strong knowledge of trauma-informed care and co-occurring disorders.
Demonstrated leadership and supervisory capacity.
Excellent communication, problem-solving, and boundary-setting skills.
Must be a believer in Jesus Christ.
Must successfully pass a background check and drug test upon receiving an offer of employment.
Must participate in rotating on-call availability for crisis support.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a residential or recovery setting is preferred.

Responsibilities

Ensure residents receive evidence-based trauma, addiction, and grief therapy across all three program phases.
Oversee resident intake, assessment, and discharge across programs.
Maintain compliance with applicable licensing, accreditation, and regulatory standards.
Ensure consistent implementation of the Refuge for Women program model across programs.
Lead crisis intervention and adjust care plans based on changing needs.
Supervise Program Directors.
Conduct regular performance reviews and provide staff development.
Plan and facilitate ongoing and as-needed staff training in ethics, boundaries, trauma response, and best practices.
Promote teamwork, accountability, and transparent communication.
Support staff wellbeing and burnout-prevention strategies.
Collaborate with program staff to ensure holistic support systems.
Build partnerships with healthcare providers, agencies, and referral sources.
Represent the organization in multidisciplinary meetings and external relationships.
Communicate outcomes and needs effectively to the leadership team.
Uphold resident dignity, privacy, and voice in decision-making.
Ensure accurate, timely documentation and records integrity.
Monitor program outcomes and evaluate service effectiveness in coordination with the VP of Programs.
Use data to improve participant experience and program quality in coordination with the VP of Programs.
Assist with grant and reporting requirements that support funding sustainability.
Ensure HIPAA compliance and protection of confidential information.
Lead classes across all programs.
Provide guidance for complex cases and critical incidents.
Model excellence in trauma-responsive therapeutic engagement.
Support family and community reintegration practices.
Provide program services when a Program Director is absent.
Uphold professional ethics and confidentiality at all times.
Participate in rotating on-call availability for crisis support.
Maintain documentation accuracy and quality compliance.
Partner collaboratively with all departments.
Contribute to a culture of safety, faith, unity, accountability, and communication.