Clinical Support Supervisor

Human Services Consultants • Phoenix, AZ

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About The Position

The Clinical Support Supervisor provides leadership, crisis intervention, placement oversight, and clinical support to youth in care, agency staff, and foster parents. The role promotes safe, stable, compliant foster placements and high-quality, trauma-informed care. It also supports treatment quality and adherence to agency policies and state standards.

The supervisor manages intake and placement processes, including placement matching, foster home licensing studies, and foster parent orientation and training. The role oversees clinical guidance, treatment planning, clinical reviews, and multidisciplinary team meetings; supports placement stability and program improvement; and manages file compliance, regulatory audits, reporting, tracking systems, and responses to state regulatory bodies. The position collaborates with case managers, foster parents, community partners, and state agencies to address licensing and placement needs. It includes participation in an on-call rotation.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work (MSW), Counseling, Psychology, Sociology, Child and Family Studies, or an approved related human services field.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant professional experience.
• In-depth understanding of Arizona foster care licensing rules, child welfare regulations, and placement best practices.

Nice To Haves

• Independent or associate clinical licensure preferred (e.g., LCSW, LPC, LMFT, LMSW, LAC); candidates actively working toward independent licensure may be considered.
• Direct experience in foster care or child welfare systems is strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 2 years of supervisory or leadership experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical oversight, direction, and crisis support to staff and foster parents, including through an on-call rotation.
• Manage intake processes, placement matching, foster home licensing studies, and foster parent orientation and training.
• Promote child well-being, placement stability, program improvements, and adherence to agency policies and state standards.
• Oversee file compliance, regulatory audits, reporting, tracking systems, and responses to state regulatory bodies.
• Collaborate with case managers, foster parents, community partners, and state agencies on licensing and placement needs.
• Supervise treatment planning processes, regular clinical reviews, and multidisciplinary team meetings.

What This Job Offers

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