MHS Clinical Supervisor

Job Details

Job Location : Wilshire - Los Angeles, CA

Position Type : Full Time

Education Level : Graduate Degree

Salary Range : $88000.00 - $96000.00 Salary / year

Job Category : Nonprofit - Social Services

Description

Aviva Family and Children’s Services Mission Statement

Aviva believes every child and every family in our Los Angeles community deserves the chance for a brighter future. We provide compassionate support, therapeutic services, and guidance to at-risk children and families.We work to promote and support justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion at all levels in the organization.

Job Summary

Under the supervision of a Director of Mental Health Services (MHS), the MHS Clinical Supervisor provides clinical and administrative supervision to Therapists in the Mental Health Services department. They give Therapists information and feedback to enhance the Therapists’ ability to provide appropriate and client-specific therapeutic services and interventions. The MHS Clinical Supervisor reviews Therapists documentation to ensure accuracy and adherence to agency and Department of Mental Health standards.

Essential Functions

• Meet regularly with MHS Therapists for individual clinical and administrative supervision in order to review caseloads. Give clinical information and feedback to increase MHS Therapists’ ability to provide appropriate therapeutic services and interventions based on the needs of the clients and families.
• Provide weekly clinical group supervision for up to 8 therapists.
• Respond to Therapists as soon as possible when clients are in crisis situations; available during business hours and until therapists are no longer providing services.
• Actively attend, participate, and collaborate in team meetings / case conferences to support and provide guidance to MHS Therapists.
• Ensure that MHS Therapists meet minimum weekly agency service delivery expectation, submit progress notes within 24hours of services rendered and ensure that all other documentation is submitted within the agency timeframes / deadlines.
• Review all Therapist documentation to ensure that it is submitted accurately and according to Aviva, Department of Mental Health, and COA standards.
• Is LPS Designated to initiate legal holds for client’s inpatient psychiatric services / care.
• Attend all meetings as it relates to client care and / or therapeutic development as required by Aviva.
• Is sensitive and responsive to the cultural differences among the agency’s client population.
• Work to promote a trauma-informed work environment.
• Actively participate in a quality improvement project.

The MHS Clinical Supervisor will take on special projects or additional duties as assigned by the Director of Mental Health Services and / or AVP of Mental Health Services.

Qualifications

Competency Requirements

Education and Experience

Certifications / Licenses

Additional Requirements

Delegates Authority To

N / A

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of a MHS Clinical Supervisor, the employee is frequently required to sit, walk, and use their fingers to manipulate a keyboard or writing instrument. The employee is occasionally required to drive and stand. The employee is rarely required to run, bend, kneel, reach or lift objects weighing more than 10 pounds.

Work Environment

The work environment is primarily indoors. The noise level varies from quiet to moderate.

This Job Description has been developed to identify some of the duties and responsibilities of this position. It is not intended to limit or encompass all duties and responsibilities of the position.

Aviva Family and Children's Services at its sole and absolute discretion, expressly reserves the right to modify, supplement, delete or augment the duties and responsibilities specified in this and all job descriptions.

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