Treatment Services Director

Nexus Family Healing•East Bethel, MN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Nexus Family Healing is hiring a Treatment Services Director for its youth and teen psychiatric residential treatment facility in East Bethel, Minnesota. This full-time, salaried exempt, on-site role provides senior leadership and oversight of individual, family, and group therapy services. The Director ensures high-quality, trauma-informed, youth-centered care that complies with organizational standards, licensing regulations, accreditation requirements, funding requirements, and evidence-based practices. Direct therapy may also be provided when needed to support program operations. The role oversees treatment planning, therapist assessments, funding renewals and service authorizations, clinical documentation, quality assurance, and group therapy programming. The Director supervises and develops therapists and other clinical staff through coaching, training, consultation, and clinical oversight. They also support crisis response, collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, and foster a safe, therapeutic residential environment that promotes positive outcomes for youth and families. The position is on site at 900 189th Ave NE, East Bethel, MN 55011. The starting salary range is $95,000–$105,000 annually.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Social Services, Psychology, or a clinically related field.
Full Minnesota licensure as an LICSW, LPCC, or LMFT.
At least 5 years of youth or adolescent counseling or clinical experience.
At least 3 years of clinical supervisory experience.
Valid driver’s license and ability to meet state regulating agency and Nexus Home Office driving requirements.
Successfully pass an applicable federal and state criminal background check.
Participate in, complete, and successfully pass agency-specific therapeutic intervention/restraint training and exam (TCI, HWC, or NCI).
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to build strong relationships with diverse individuals or communities and understand their unique needs and challenges.
Openness to meeting the cultural needs of individuals or communities, including considerations such as language, traditions, and values.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a residential setting and/or other acute mental health settings.
Experience with trauma-informed treatment modalities and restorative practices.
Experience implementing, coaching, or auditing treatment model fidelity.
Experience working with youth and families facing acute mental health needs.
Experience working with individuals from diverse cultural, social, and religious backgrounds.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership and oversight for individual, family, and group therapy services.
Ensure therapeutic services comply with organizational standards, licensing regulations, funding requirements, and evidence-based practices.
Provide direct therapy during staffing shortages, increased client needs, crises, or other circumstances requiring clinical support.
Monitor implementation of trauma-informed interventions, behavioral strategies, and therapeutic supports; adjust treatment approaches as youth needs, risks, or barriers change.
Ensure therapists regularly engage with youth and milieu staff on the program.
Oversee treatment planning and approve and sign off on treatment plans for clinical quality, compliance, accuracy, completeness, and timeliness.
Oversee therapist-conducted assessments and review, approve, and sign off on completed assessments.
Oversee funding renewals and service authorizations, and collaborate with treatment teams and funding entities to maintain medically necessary, appropriately authorized services.
Review clinical documentation and therapist contributions to required reports; identify deficiencies and ensure corrective actions are completed.
Develop and implement quality improvement initiatives to strengthen clinical outcomes and compliance.
Develop, implement, maintain, and monitor evidence-based, trauma-informed group therapy curriculum and its fidelity of implementation.
Address barriers to client engagement in group therapy and keep curriculum current, accessible, and aligned with best practices.
Develop and conduct clinical training to build staff competency and support professional development.
Supervise, coach, mentor, and consult with therapists and other clinical staff; address performance concerns through feedback, improvement planning, and accountability measures.
Model trauma-informed, relationship-based, and therapeutic interventions for youth and staff.
Promote a safe, respectful, empowering residential environment aligned with program and regulatory requirements.
Support crisis intervention and guide clinical staff responding to behavioral and emotional challenges.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to provide coordinated, effective, youth-centered care.