Clinical Supervisor
Description
- Nonviolence - being safe and doing the right thing
- Emotional Intelligence - managing our feelings so we don’t hurt ourselves or others
- Social Learning - respecting and sharing ideas of our teams
- Democracy - shared decision making whenever possible
- Open Communication - saying what we mean and not being mean when we say it
- Social Responsibility - everyone makes a contribution to the organizational culture
- Growth and Change - creating hope for our clients and ourselves
- Equity - Assuring all can survive and thrive
About the Program: ORR Shelter/Mi Futuro and Long-Term Group Home
Through our Shelter and LTGH we provide residential services to youth that have immigrated to the United States unaccompanied by an adult. We provided trauma-informed services to help acclimate them to the US and to provide culturally appropriate services.
Position Summary
The Clinical Supervisor position provides all clinical supervision for identified therapists, helps develop and maintain clinical services according to client needs and contractual requirements; supervise clinical staff according to Human Resource requirements, and is responsible to train therapists including overseeing their work both from therapeutic delivery of care for youth and follow through with all contractual requirements.
The Clinical Supervisor ensures that therapists work closely with the Case Managers and all other staff involved in provision of services for youth in care. In addition, this position will carry a case load and provide all required services for clients on their case load.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Supervises 4 clinicians and will support with cases as needed.
- May supervise youth on milieu and recreational activities and helps train milieu staff with clinically-related behavioral issues. Helps organize clinical staff to provide aid for school and milieu.
- Completes all assigned record keeping tasks for youth on caseload as well supervising other clinicians with their clinical record and data entry.
- Supervises clinical requirements of the program, training new clinicians and ensuring all services are within compliance of the ORR including keeping current with ORR changes.
- Demonstrate a commitment to developing a thorough knowledge and application of the Sanctuary model and other organizational policies & practices.
- Participate in staff development, in-services, and training related to equity and inclusion in the workplace; model appropriate behaviors; develop, recommend, and implement improvements to business practices with awareness and understanding of the impact in a trauma-informed and culturally diverse organization.
Experience/Education Requirements
- MSW and two years of postgraduate direct service delivery experience, or a master’s degree in psychology, sociology, or other relevant behavioral science in which clinical experience is required.
- Experience supervising a team of individuals, participating in a leadership role or management role required.
- Licensed Clinician (will consider those working towards licensure and will have secured licensure in 1 year)
Other Requirements:
- Pass a criminal history background check though Morrison and a suitability determination investigation through the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. For further information review : https://www.opm.gov/suitability/suitability-and-credentialing-faqs/
- Proof of Vaccination (MMR, Varicella, DTap & Influenza annually)
- If bilingual in Spanish, must pass language proficiency testing
Physical Requirements
- The person in this position frequently communicates with staff and external stakeholders who must be able to exchange accurate information in these situations.
- Must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
- May involve exposure to angry, upset, severely traumatized or emotionally impacted children, adolescents and families.
- May require some crisis intervention and therapeutic de-escalation of children, resulting in the possibility of personal injury.
All Morrison programs and services are accredited by The Joint Commission, a nationally recognized standards-setting and accreditation body for health care. Accreditation demonstrates our commitment to safe, quality, and equitable care. Morrison is also certified as a trauma-informed organization by the Sanctuary Institute. Certification recognizes our dedication to providing a trauma-informed culture and environment for children, families and staff through implementing Sanctuary values, commitments, and tools.