Clinical Supervisor (LCSW or LMFT)
Amity Foundation
3750 S. Grand Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90007
United States
Essential Duties:
• Function as a liaison between Amity and the Office of Diversion and Reentry to ensure reduction of system-level barriers, implementation of clinical strategies and interventions, and align contract and scope of work with Amity Foundations' integrated services approach.
• Provide direct clinical supervision and support to case managers and their clients.
• Provide clinical crisis interventions with clients and their treatment team, which includes mental health providers, probation officers, housing case managers, and Amity case managers.
• Develop and provide in-service clinical training and information to staff, assuring that it meets licensure standards and clinical needs.
• Consult with clients, case managers, Project Directors, and ODR/HFH, when clinical concerns interface with a client's inability to pay for additional MH services connected to PSH.
• Inform the Project Director and Clinical Director in a timely manner of all relevant political, financial, clinical, and liability issues and make recommendations for any changes in procedures.
• Provide consultation and support to staff as needed including being available for case managers to debrief about difficult situations.
• Inform Project Director if reports involve alleged maltreatment by staff, students, or volunteers.
• Assisting to coordinate the best effective services on a collaborative level. Review all incident reports. Consider actions taken and implement changes to avoid similar incidents in the future.
• Review all reports of suspected abuse or neglect of vulnerable adults or minors and assure that appropriate actions are enforced
• Provide back - up clinical care to clients when assigned case managers are unavailable.
• Plan and schedule case manager workload assignments, adjust project priorities, and prepare schedules for work completion.
• Provide consultation about clinical and administrative issues to other resources as requested.
• Share a regular rotation providing after-hours on-call supervision of program-wide clinical services.
• Participate in internal and external committees and management team meetings.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
Required: master’s degree in behavioral science or social work or a related field. Supervisory experience, experience in leadership, and development of a team.
Knowledge on how to administer assessments, substance abuse counseling, reentry services, clinical crisis management and case management within a culturally diverse population. Experience crisis intervention, hospitalization, psychiatry, and mental health diagnosis.
Preferred: Previous Clinical experience working with individuals recently released from jail or prison a plus.
Certifications or Licenses:
Required: Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). Valid driver’s license and vehicle registration