Clinical Director

Youth Haven, Inc. • Naples, FL

4h • $90,000 - $120,000

About The Position

The Clinical Director provides leadership, oversight, and direction for programs and therapeutic services for children and youth living in the organization’s group home. The role ensures services are trauma-informed, individualized, developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive, and consistent with applicable laws, regulations, licensing requirements, accreditation standards, and organizational policies.

Working collaboratively with residential, educational, behavioral-health, and administrative leadership, the Clinical Director supports coordinated care that promotes residents’ safety, stability, emotional well-being, healthy development, permanency, and transition to a less restrictive setting when appropriate. The position directly oversees the Shelter Management Team, establishes standards and practices, monitors quality of care, supports staff development, and ensures treatment planning and documentation meet required standards.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or higher in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, Marriage and Family Therapy, or another closely related behavioral-health field.
• Current, unrestricted professional license appropriate to the position and applicable Florida state requirements.
• Experience providing clinical services to children, adolescents, and/or families.
• Experience working with youth who have experienced trauma, behavioral challenges, mental-health concerns, or other complex needs.
• Demonstrated experience supervising clinical staff and/or leading clinical programs.
• Knowledge of applicable residential-care regulations and documentation requirements.
• MSW/LCSW.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall clinical leadership for the residential program and establish a consistent clinical philosophy and standard of care.
• Ensure services are trauma-informed, strengths-based, culturally responsive, and appropriate to the developmental needs of children and adolescents.
• Guide and consult with managers and direct-care staff regarding residents’ behavioral, emotional, and clinical needs.
• Lead or participate in multidisciplinary treatment-team meetings and case reviews.
• Coordinate with therapists, behavioral-health professionals, case managers, medical providers, schools, guardians, child-welfare professionals, and other service providers as appropriate.
• Oversee the quality and timeliness of assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, clinical summaries, discharge plans, and other required documentation.
• Regularly review clinical records for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
• Participate in admission assessments and determine whether the program can safely and appropriately meet a prospective resident’s needs.
• Participate in discharge and aftercare planning.
• Provide clinical consultation regarding significant behavioral, emotional, or mental-health concerns.
• Assist the treatment team in developing individualized behavioral-support and crisis-response strategies.
• Review significant resident incidents from a clinical perspective and identify opportunities for intervention, prevention, and staff training.
• Promote interventions that prioritize safety, dignity, relationship-building, skill development, and the least restrictive appropriate response.
• Serve as a key liaison between clinical services and residential operations.
• Work closely with the Shelter Management Team and other program leaders to ensure coordinated care.
• Participate in leadership meetings and contribute clinical expertise to organizational decision-making.
• Advocate for the needs, safety, dignity, and well-being of children and youth served by the organization.
• Provide direct oversight to the Shelter Management Team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director