965 Massachusetts Ave
Boston, MA
United States
The Licensed Behavioral Health Professional / Clinical Director is responsible for ensuring the highest quality clinical support services for residents/tenants/clients of the Housing Programs, as well as the provision of specialized mental health/substance abuse direct care clinical services and coordination of clinical support services. The 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 abuse assessments and crisis 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 effective and timely record keeping systems.
- Complete all necessary requirements to maintain clinical license in good standing.
Qualifications:
Bilingual/bicultural candidates strongly encouraged to apply
- Licensed Masters level clinician (LICSW) with a degree in Counseling, Social Work, Education, Pastoral Counseling or Rehabilitation Counseling.
- 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 full use of a vehicle.
- Proficient computer skills, including the use of Microsoft products.
- Strong writing and communication skills.
- Current TB assessment, CPR certification, and First Aid certification.
Hours:
- Full time (exempt) position: 40 hours/week
Rate: $67,000/yr
Victory Programs operates 19 innovative health, housing and prevention programs throughout Greater Boston, Cambridge and Topsfield. Every year we help more than 3,200 individuals and families break down barriers to a brighter future. Our programs serve people who are facing homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction, mental illness or chronic illnesses like HIV/AIDS and provide them with the tools needed to support healthy, self-sufficient lives.
Our benefit program includes a 75% health and 25% dental employer premium contribution, 100% employer paid disability and life insurances, 19 days of earned time in your first year, sick time, personal days, tuition remission, and a retirement savings opportunity.
Thank you for you interest in a career opportunity with Victory Programs. We would love to hear from you.
Please click on the link above and submit your resume.