Morrison Child and Family Services Careers

Description

Job Title:  Clinical Supervisor I

Department/Program:  Outpatient

Reports to:  Clinical Manager

Work location: Portland

Position/Job Summary:

The Clinical Supervisor provides clinical administration and management to our mental health services program for children and their families; clinical supervision of mental health therapists and skills trainers. This position assists the Clinical Manager with the intake process and case assignments, provides direct clinical services to clients, and provides consultation on all administrative and clinical aspects of mental health services. 

Position/Job Duties and Responsibilities: (Essential functions include the following duties and responsibilities, competencies and other characteristics.  The incumbent in this position is required to perform the following duties, which is representative to the level of work appropriate to this position.)

• Implements short-term and long-term goals and program objectives, deciding how to best use resources to achieve successful outcomes.
• Imparts knowledge, skills, and attitudes associated with professionalism and models appropriate behavior for addressing errors and engages supervisee in a two-way discussion.
• Ensures completion of all clinical documentation in accordance with state, federal and organizational requirements, with an emphasis on collaborative documentation.
• Engages supervisee in discussions of ethical and legal decision-making and professional values.
• Models respect for supervisees’ diversity, emotional experience, and clinical decision-making.
• Holds supervisees accountable for behavior and teaches supervisee to accept responsibility for actions.
• Recognizes personal strengths and limitations, feelings and needs.
• Verbally and non-verbally de-escalates crisis situations in a manner that protects dignity and integrity.
• Demonstrates the ability to recognize professional limitations and seeks supervision when appropriate.
• Uses scheduled supervision constructively, responds nondefensively and applies supervisory feedback.
• Is present and punctual for work and/or meetings. Works well within a team environment, sharing workload, credit, and opportunities.
• Demonstrates and models the Sanctuary principles.
• Completes other duties as assigned to ensure successful operation of program/department.

Competencies: (The competencies needed to be successful in this position. An awareness of these competencies is generally required for the position, though continued development in each is expected.)

• Demonstrates substantial knowledge of relevant clinical practices, diagnoses, therapeutic interventions and is able to model and train supervisees.
• Demonstrates and models the ability to develop and maintain clear role boundaries and an appropriate balance between consultation and training within the supervisory relationship.
• Demonstrates the ability to analyze and evaluate skills and performance of supervisees including the ability to confront and correct unsuitable actions and interventions on the part of the supervisees.
• Understands challenges that supervisees working within the field face and help supervisees identify and prevent experiences of secondary trauma, compassion fatigue, or burnout.
• Behaves professionally (demeanor, dress, language, commitments, etc.).
• Acknowledges and respects the diversity of all individuals and demonstrate openness to providing culturally responsive care and treatment to clients and their families.
• Makes clinical, programmatic and risk management decisions that reflect sensitivity for individuality, age, development, culture and human diversity, while also insuring a safe and growth promoting environment.

Required Position Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or related field 
• Current Oregon licensed mental health professional or a current professional mental health license in another state with the ability to obtain Oregon licensure within 6 months of employment
• Three years of direct treatment experience in a mental health setting working with children and adolescents

Preferred Position Qualifications: (preference may be given to those who hold these qualifications; however, candidates who meet the required position qualifications are encouraged to apply)

• Bilingual in Spanish, both written and spoken
• One year of experience providing clinical supervision and/or program management
• Experience training in a group setting

Other Requirements:

• May require evening work or hours in excess of routine schedule in order to ensure optimal program operations and service delivery
• Able to pass a comprehensive criminal history background investigation
• Must pass language testing if applicable

For positions that require driving:

• Must hold valid driver’s license— Oregon or Washington within 30 days of hire