Clinical Supervisor – Family Support Services
Overview:
*Starting rate $78,000*
Sign-On Bonus!
$5000
*Sign on bonus applicable to external candidates only*
Advocates is seeking a Clinical Supervisor to provide leadership and clinical guidance to our Family Support Services team! You will support our contracted services with the Department of Children and Families (DCF), helping families to build skills, resolve clinical challenges, and access resources.Team members provide services primarily in families’ homes and in other community locations. We support families in navigating a wide range of issues, including trauma, behavioral health challenges, complex family systems, and substance use.
You will play an important role in building a new regional team to support families in central Massachusetts, including Worcester, Framingham, and surrounding areas. You’ll support staff in delivering high-quality, person-centered services. You will also provide home-based individual or family therapy to a small caseload.
This role is hybrid, with 2 days remote. You’ll be joining a collaborative and energetic environment that incorporates a wide range of programs. Our multidisciplinary providers are invested in continuous learning and clinical excellence. Prior supervisory experience is a plus, but new supervisors are also encouraged to apply!Bonus points if you have experience in delivering substance use services, or any type of lived experience as a child or parent (related to mental health, substance use, involvement with state agencies, or homelessness, to name a few).
Advocates promotes a healthy work-life balance and offers many generous perks of employment and room for advancement. We are a strong-knit community that values the ideas and contributions from our staff.
Are you ready to make a difference?
Minimum Education Required: Master's Degree
Responsibilities:
- Provide weekly individual supervision to clinicians and paraprofessional staff.
- Contribute to a welcoming, trauma informed, culturally sensitive environment.
- Facilitate team meetings and trainings.
- Provide direct clinical services to a small number of families, including assessment, treatment planning, and clinical intervention.
- Collaborate with staff members to come up with creative solutions to routine and complex situations.
- Assist in the hiring and training of new staff.
- Provide back-up on call support and guidance as needed during emergencies.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in social work, mental health counseling, or related license-eligible field from an accredited university.
- Current Massachusetts independent licensure of LICSW, LMHC, LMFT, or LADC I, or ability to obtain independent licensure within one year
- At least three years of providing clinical services to children and/or families.
- At least one year of supervisory experience preferred but not required.
- Strong computer knowledge and ability to use an Electronic Health Record to document services.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
- Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task.
- Outstanding reasoning and problem-solving abilities.
- Strongly prefer that a candidate will have a demonstrated understanding of and competence in serving culturally diverse populations.
- Ability to read and write English.
- Must have valid driver’s license. Must have access to an operational and insured automobile and be willing to use it to transport members.
Advocates is committed to cultivating a diverse and welcoming community where everyone feels respected and valued. Advocates fosters a culture of inclusion that celebrates and promotes diversity along multiple dimensions, including race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, socioeconomic status, religion, ability, culture, and experience.