Clinical Director

The Clinical Director provides leadership, oversight, and direction for all programs and therapeutic services provided to children and youth residing in the organization’s group-home. The Clinical Director is responsible for ensuring that services are trauma-informed, individualized, developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive, and consistent with applicable laws, regulations, licensing requirements, accreditation standards, and organizational policies.

The Clinical Director works collaboratively with residential, educational, behavioral health, and administrative leadership to ensure that each child receives coordinated care designed to promote safety, stability, emotional well-being, healthy development, permanency, and successful transition to a less restrictive setting whenever appropriate.

The Clinical Director provides direct oversight to the Shelter Management Team, establishes standards and practices, monitors quality of care, supports staff development, and ensures that all documentation and treatment planning meet required standards.

FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

Clinical Oversight:

• Provide overall clinical leadership for the residential program and establish a consistent clinical philosophy and standard of care.
• Ensure that services are trauma-informed, strengths-based, culturally responsive, and appropriate to the developmental needs of children and adolescents.
• Provide guidance and consultation to managers and direct-care staff regarding behavioral, emotional, and clinical needs of residents.
• Lead or participate in multidisciplinary treatment-team meetings and case reviews.
• Coordinate with therapists, behavioral health professionals, case managers, medical providers, schools, guardians, child-welfare professionals, and other service providers as appropriate.

Treatment Planning and Case Oversight:

• Oversee the quality and timeliness of assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, clinical summaries, discharge plans, and other required documentation.
• Review clinical records regularly for completeness, accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
• Participate in admission assessments and determine whether the program can safely and appropriately meet a prospective resident's needs.
• Participate in discharge planning and aftercare planning.

Behavioral Health and Crisis Response:

• Provide clinical consultation regarding significant behavioral, emotional, or mental-health concerns.
• Assist the treatment team in developing individualized behavioral support and crisis-response strategies.
• Review significant incidents involving residents from a clinical perspective and identify opportunities for intervention, prevention, and staff training.
• Promote interventions that prioritize safety, dignity, relationship-building, skill development, and the least restrictive appropriate response.

Collaboration and Communication:

• Serve as a key liaison between clinical services and residential operations.
• Direct oversight
• Work closely with the Shelter Management Team, and other program leaders to ensure coordinated care.
• Participate in leadership meetings and contribute clinical expertise to organizational decision-making.
• Advocate for the needs, safety, dignity, and well-being of children and youth served by the organization.