Clinical Supervisor - Mental Health for High Risk Youth

WestCoast Children's Clinic•Oakland, CA

60d•$42 - $44•Hybrid

About The Position

WestCoast Children's Clinic, located in Oakland, California, is a non-profit community psychology clinic that provides mental health services to Bay Area children, youth and families. Working at WestCoast Children's Clinic means being part of an organization that is client-centered, trauma-informed, collaborative, and committed to justice and equity. C-Change is a program dedicated to transforming the lives of sexually exploited minors. We offer comprehensive mental health services, including screening, advocacy, clinical case management, and psychotherapy, to youth at risk of or have been victims of sexual exploitation. The Bay Area is a significant hub for child sex trafficking. In response to this critical issue, WestCoast Children's Clinic (WCC) established C-Change, an intensive mental health program designed to help these youth heal. Our staff build trusting relationships with exploited youth, providing consistent support throughout their healing journey. Through therapy, youth learn to reframe their self-perception and circumstances. Our team also connects them with vital resources such as safe housing, healthcare, and educational opportunities. With the assistance of C-Change staff, young people begin to recognize their inherent worth and learn essential self-advocacy skills. The C-Change Clinical Supervisor is responsible for training and evaluating practitioners who provide community-based mental health services to youth who are at risk or have been identified as victims of exploitation. The ideal candidate will be proficient in supervising all aspects of service delivery using a multidisciplinary team approach, monitoring service quality, and developing staff competencies, particularly for those in training or early-career practitioners. Support practitioners in their ongoing professional development. The Clinical Supervisor is also accountable for ensuring that supervisees meet all applicable licensing, supervision, billing, and documentation requirements. This role involves collaborative work with WestCoast Program Directors to identify policy, procedure, and training needs.

Requirements

California BBS Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) required
Minimum of 3 years of post-licensure clinical experience.
Minimum of 2 years of experience as a supervisor of clinical work.
Demonstrated experience working with and/or supervising work with sexually exploited, high-risk, and transition-aged foster youth.
Demonstrated experience providing and/or supervising community-based mental health treatment.
Demonstrated clinical experience with foster care, child protective services, juvenile justice, community mental health, and/or community psychology models.
Experience providing psychological services to clients with complex, multiple diagnoses.
Experience providing parent support and family therapy to adolescents and their families, particularly those involved in the juvenile justice system, foster care, group home, or residential treatment settings.
Knowledge of child and adolescent development, trauma, chemical dependency, dual diagnosis, domestic violence, and sexually exploited minors.
Proficiency in addressing psychological issues related to race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic class.
Collaboration and Team Functioning: Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team; proactive collaboration with other supervisors and program directors to ensure optimal training for supervisees and service delivery for clients.
Efficiency and time management skills.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, and writing skills.
Knowledge of or ability to learn Medi-Cal reimbursement procedures and billing.

Responsibilities

Provide direct, individual clinical supervision to both licensed and unlicensed clinical staff.
Provide support and training to help clinicians meet WCC billable hours requirements, charting, caseload, record-keeping, documentation standards, and all other quality assurance standards.
Collaboratively assist clinicians in identifying and monitoring progress towards their annual professional development goals.
Ensure clinician compliance with all legal and ethical practices; co-sign progress notes, clinical forms, and correspondence for unlicensed clinicians as a legal representative of WCC.
Complete 90-day and annual performance evaluations for clinicians.
Offer ongoing, regular feedback and evaluation to clinicians regarding the quality and timeliness of their clinical work and caseload management.
Solicit feedback from clinicians on the effectiveness of supervision.
Promptly communicate any concerns about a clinician's work quality to the Program Director.
Identify training needs and provide recommendations to the Program Director.
Facilitate group supervision or case conferences as needed.
Participate in WCC meetings, administrative program meetings, and required trainings.
Adhere to supervisor requirements as stipulated by WCC policies and procedures, and the California Board of Psychology and Board of Behavioral Sciences rules and regulations.