Clinical Supervisor

Wayside•Lowell, MA

About The Position

Wayside Youth and Family Support Network’s Lowell Community Services Agency (CSA) site is seeking a driven, innovative, strengths-based Clinical Supervisor. The community-based program serves children, adolescents, and families referred by the Department of Mental Health, the Department of Children and Families, and insurance-funded CSA services. The Clinical Supervisor assists the Program Director and management team in overseeing the program, provides clinical supervision to staff and interns, and delivers direct care to a small caseload of youth and families. The role calls for experience navigating behavioral health systems, applying wraparound principles, and helping supervisees expand their therapeutic skills and interventions. The Supervisor works with the Program Director to ensure care is high quality, individualized, culturally responsive, and aligned with Wayside’s mission and values. This is a clinical position requiring an independent license (LICSW, LMHC, or LMFT). Driving in the community is required, along with a valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle. Salary is $75,000–$85,000 per year, plus a sign-on bonus paid half after six months and half after one year of employment; the bonus is prorated for part-time employment.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or another related human services field.
Independent licensure as an LICSW, LMHC, or LMFT.
At least two years of supervisory experience.
At least three years of direct-service experience with children, adolescents, and families.
Valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle; driving in the community is required.
Knowledge of child welfare, CBHI, behavior management, adolescent development, parenting issues, individual and family therapy, DSM-V TR, trauma-informed care, and psychopharmacology.
Knowledge of reflective supervision.
Proven ability to manage clinical issues.
Knowledge of mental health conditions, treatment modalities, and theory.
Knowledge of how to navigate and access behavioral health services and systems, including DCF, DMH, special education law and services, and other social service resources.
Strong customer service, interpersonal, time-management, multitasking, problem-solving, and analytical skills; ability to meet deadlines and adapt to competing priorities.
Demonstrated belief in the agency’s mission and values.

Responsibilities

Provide weekly supervision to clinicians, Intensive Care Coordinators, Youth and Family Support Workers, Family Partners, interns, and other program staff.
Complete annual performance evaluations for supervisees.
Conduct and review diagnostic assessments and create treatment plans and Individualized Action Plans.
Facilitate or co-facilitate staff meetings.
Coordinate the staff training program.
Provide face-to-face emergency coverage to clients while on call and back up clinicians who are on call.
Provide emergency support and assistance to program staff.
Provide advocacy and care coordination with collateral providers as necessary and as requested by families.
Attend required collateral meetings.
Participate in Wayside in-service trainings and ongoing educational opportunities required by professional licensing bodies.
Participate in Program Quality Management and Utilization Review.
Review and approve clinical documentation to ensure funder compliance.
Provide direct clinical services, including in-home individual, couple, and family therapy, care coordination, behavior management, and crisis intervention.
Participate in agency-wide initiatives to assure and improve clinical quality.
Help develop continuity of service among Wayside programs and collateral providers.
Coordinate and report to MCEs.
Perform other functions as assigned by the Program Director.