Clinical Education Specialist

Alexander Youth Network•Greensboro, NC

About The Position

Alexander Youth Network is seeking a Clinical Education Specialist to support its work helping children overcome mental health challenges. The specialist provides ongoing training and coaching to agency staff in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) and other relevant elements of the agency’s trauma-informed model of care. The role supports quality of care for children and families by helping staff learn, understand, and regularly apply NMT principles and interventions. The specialist collaborates with the Learning and Development team to improve training strategies and coordinate NMT and other training initiatives. The role also uses implementation science to strengthen the effectiveness and sustainability of NMT application. The position requires travel between program locations and community training sites. The stated pay scale is $60,000–$70,000.

Requirements

Master’s degree in social work, counseling, psychology, marriage and family therapy, or a closely related behavioral health field from an accredited institution.
Clinical behavioral health experience serving children, adolescents, and families affected by trauma.
Demonstrated experience providing clinical leadership, consultation, training, coaching, or workforce development.
Current North Carolina behavioral health license in an applicable clinical discipline.
NMT Phase I certification at hire or completion within the timeframe established by the agency, with ongoing maintenance thereafter.
NMT Phase II certification at hire or completion within the timeframe established by the agency, with ongoing maintenance thereafter.
Valid driver’s license and ability to meet agency requirements for travel between program locations and community training sites.

Nice To Haves

Experience applying NMT, neurodevelopmental, or other brain-based trauma-responsive principles in clinical practice.
Experience in residential, crisis, day treatment, or community-based behavioral health services.
Experience leading cross-functional implementation, fidelity-monitoring, quality-improvement, or practice-change initiatives.

Responsibilities

Provide ongoing training and coaching to agency staff in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT) and other relevant elements of the agency’s trauma-informed model of care.
Support quality of care for children and families by ensuring staff learn, understand, and regularly implement NMT principles and methods of intervention.
Collaborate with the Learning and Development team to enhance training strategies and coordinate NMT and other training initiatives.
Apply implementation science principles to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of ongoing NMT application.
Travel between program locations and community training sites as required.