Licensed Clinical Director

Victory Programs Inc • Boston, MA

42d • Onsite

About The Position

The Licensed Clinical Director is responsible for ensuring the highest quality clinical support services for residents/tenants/clients of the Housing Programs, providing coaching and clinical supervision to multidisciplinary teams, as well as the provision of specialized mental health/substance use direct clinical services and coordination of clinical support. The Licensed Clinical Director reports to the Director of Victory Housing.

Essential Functions:
Act in accordance with Victory Programs, Inc.’s Standards of Excellence at all times, including maintaining professional ethics, boundaries and client confidentiality.
Provide emergency mental health/substance use assessments and intervention services to identified Housing residents in crisis.
Support direct service staff who are assisting clients/residents/tenants in accessing essential support services, adhering to medical treatments, improving the stability of their substance use disorder recovery, physical and mental health, and/or are in crisis.
Support the development of case management and stabilization plans for Housing residents from a mental health perspective.
Provide emergency and non-emergency clinical consultation in person and via phone coverage.
Deliver clinical programming.
Provide individual and/or group clinical supervision to assigned staff teams.
Supervise interns, and assist in the coordination of the agency clinical internship program.
Assist with the preparation of any reports or proposals as assigned.
Monitor needs of the program target populations and recommend revisions of existing service models as indicated.
Maintain accurate and timely record keeping systems.

Requirements

• Licensed Masters level clinician with a degree in Counseling, Social Work, Education, Pastoral Counseling or Rehabilitation Counseling.
• Complete all necessary requirements to maintain clinical license in good standing.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working with clients in priority populations, including substance use disorder, mental health, homeless families and/or HIV/AIDS.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience providing individual and/or group clinical supervision to interdisciplinary teams of staff.
• Demonstrated competence in care coordination and networking with human service/health care providers.
• Strong organizational, managerial and supervisory experience.
• Valid Massachusetts driver’s license and ability to travel to various program sites.
• Proficient computer skills, including the use of Microsoft products.
• Strong writing and communication skills.
• Must be CPR certified (may be obtained upon hire)
• Completed TB screening (may be obtained upon hire)
• Three work related professional references; at least 2 from manager or supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Act in accordance with Victory Programs, Inc.’s Standards of Excellence at all times, including maintaining professional ethics, boundaries and client confidentiality.
• Provide emergency mental health/substance use assessments and intervention services to identified Housing residents in crisis.
• Support direct service staff who are assisting clients/residents/tenants in accessing essential support services, adhering to medical treatments, improving the stability of their substance use disorder recovery, physical and mental health, and/or are in crisis.
• Support the development of case management and stabilization plans for Housing residents from a mental health perspective.
• Provide emergency and non-emergency clinical consultation in person and via phone coverage.
• Deliver clinical programming.
• Provide individual and/or group clinical supervision to assigned staff teams.
• Supervise interns, and assist in the coordination of the agency clinical internship program.
• Assist with the preparation of any reports or proposals as assigned.
• Monitor needs of the program target populations and recommend revisions of existing service models as indicated.
• Maintain accurate and timely record keeping systems.

Benefits

• Our benefit program includes a 75% health and 25% dental employer premium contribution, 100% employer paid disability and life insurance.
• Victory Programs offers a generous paid time off package to employees working 20+ hours a week including vacation, sick, and personal time as well as holidays.
• Upon hire, employees working 20+ hours a week are entitled to up to: 4 personal days, 160 sick hours, 10 holidays and 3 1/2 weeks of vacation.
• These figures adjust based on full time or part time status and allocated vacation time increases with length of employment.

What This Job Offers

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