Clinical Director

Youth Opportunity Investments, LLC • Lebanon, TN

19d • Onsite

About The Position

Youth Opportunity is hiring a Clinical Director for Lebanon Youth Academy, an 18-bed, trauma-informed residential treatment program for boys ages 12 to 17 in Lebanon, Tennessee. The academy provides individual, family, and group therapy alongside academic programming, restorative justice, life skills, and social skill development. Youth typically participate for three to six months in small-group living units, with programming intended to support reintegration into home and community settings.

The Clinical Director provides direct clinical services, supervises clinical staff, and supports youth through stabilization and treatment. The role includes oversight of clinical documentation, treatment planning and delivery, multidisciplinary treatment teams, staff training, and program quality. The Director also participates in facility leadership and quality improvement, and may have on-call clinical duty. The position reports to the Facility Administrator and directly supervises Licensed Mental Health Therapists, master’s-level therapists, and a Recreational Therapist.

Requirements

• Active licensure as an LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, LPC, or Clinical Psychologist; the posting specifies licensure in Michigan.
• Master’s degree in counseling, social work, psychology, rehabilitation, or a related human services field.
• At least two years of direct-care clinical experience.
• Ability to pass a background check and drug screen.
• Strong clinical judgment and organizational skills.
• Willingness to work with youth in challenging situations.
• Must maintain a valid state driver’s license and meet state criminal background check requirements.
• Must be free of communicable diseases as defined by the state.

Nice To Haves

• At least one year of supervisory experience is preferred.
• Coursework or practicum experience in group work, family therapy, sexual offender treatment, and/or substance abuse treatment.
• Experience with trauma-informed care, group modalities, and residential settings.
• Familiarity with child welfare, juvenile justice systems, and substance abuse treatment.
• Experience with EMR systems and clinical documentation standards.

Responsibilities

• Supervise, direct, and evaluate master’s-level clinical staff, and provide or arrange required training.
• Ensure therapy staff are trained in and adhere to evidence-based practice fidelity.
• Provide training, consultation, and technical assistance to staff in direct-care departments on clinical and treatment-related subjects.
• Organize and oversee documentation of diagnostics, treatment planning, treatment delivery, and evaluation, ensuring services meet applicable treatment-related state, COA, and contractual requirements.
• Coordinate with management team members the composition, scheduling, processes, and content of multidisciplinary treatment teams.
• Provide oversight and supervision for special-needs treatment programs.
• Provide diagnostic evaluations, routine individual counseling, and crisis intervention counseling as required.
• Participate on the local management team to set and enforce policy, develop and implement long-range plans, and monitor facility programmatic, fiscal, and human-resource matters and management-team schedules.
• Participate on the local quality improvement committee and serve as liaison between the committee and management team.
• Serve as Designated Mental Health Authority when required by contract or state or local requirements, including oversight of applicable overlay or intensive mental health services.
• Where applicable to Florida or programs providing Overlay Services, interview clients and conduct face-to-face interviews to develop individual mental health or treatment plans; review and sign psychosocial assessments when needed and behavioral health treatment plans; provide at least four hours of clinical supervision monthly; provide assessments and individual or family therapy when more extensive services are needed; and oversee and coordinate MHOS/SAOS.
• Maintain a high standard of role-model behavior for youth.
• Participate in required ongoing in-service training and development activities.
• Report acts, incidents, or conditions that may indicate inappropriate youth-to-youth or staff-to-youth relationships.
• Report use of physical force and unusual incidents according to YOI policy and state guidelines.
• Perform other duties as assigned or needed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) with up to 4% employer match and immediate vesting.
• Paid time off and holidays; four hours of PTO accrued each pay period.
• Free prescription delivery on most medications.
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development.
• Employee Assistance Program.

What This Job Offers

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