SUMMARY OF POSITION:
The Managing Therapist is responsible for the day-to-day operations and activities of Clinical Services for both Prince George’s and Montgomery Counties. This includes supervision of staff and interns, serving as the liaison to other HRM departments, and maintaining the integrity of the program in the community. The Managing Therapist is also responsible for providing direct therapeutic services to victims and survivors of intimate partner violence. The Managing Therapist facilitates and supports a team approach among staff to address the trauma, mental health and other clinical issues clients may present.
In collaboration with the Associate Director of Clinical Services, the Managing Therapist ensures that the goals, objectives, and work effort of the staff is consistent with the mission of the House of Ruth Maryland and advances the agency and program’s strategic goals and objectives.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Develops and implements site-specific goals, objectives, staffing plans and staff development strategies.
Provides reflective supervision to clinicians working with adults, children and families.
Provides administrative supervision to clinicians regarding performance expectations, performance evaluation, site/program priorities, quality assurance, and performance improvement intervention.
Makes recommendations for and participates in hiring and onboarding of new staff.
Provides comprehensive bio-psycho-social assessments, individual trauma-based therapy and support groups for victims of intimate partner violence.
Participates in Clinical Services staff meetings, clinical group supervision and peer clinical supervision with other Clinical Managers.
Assures service is client-focused, culturally sensitive, strengths based, and built on a foundation of sound clinical theory and trauma-informed best practices.
Identifies training opportunities, develops, and implements staff training and development plans.
Ensures Clinical staff meet professional standards of practice and State licensing requirements.
Uses Electronic records system and other methods to monitor and report on program quality, data integrity and other key performance indicators.
Trains, supervises, and provides support to clinical interns.
Complies with terms of contracts and grants, including grant project management and reporting.
Represents HRM with area service providers, on local coalitions, committees and boards, and provides professional presentations for educational and marketing purposes.
Establishes service linkage relationships to increase the number of clients served, and to provide comprehensive services to clients.
Makes recommendations to Associate Director of Clinical Services for service adaptation based on best practices established by research in the field.
Holds team meetings regularly to provide feedback and direction and meets weekly with direct reports for one-on-one supervision.
Attends meetings and collaborates with other collocated programs.
Represents the program with other HRM departments.
Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION:
Board approved supervision credential preferred.
Four (4) years related experience, two (2) years supervisory experience preferred.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Knowledgeable about therapeutic interventions with victims of trauma, their children, and family systems.
Knowledgeable about the dynamics of intimate partner violence.
Demonstrates competence with computer systems including MS Word, Outlook and telehealth software.
Demonstrated ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds and collaboratively with peers and community partners.
Demonstrated ability to provide leadership, enabling a team to meet goals consistently.
Bilingual in English/Spanish preferred.
REQUIRED CERTIFICATION OR LICENSE:
Ability to pass a criminal background check.
LCSW-C or LCPC
Pay: $65,000 - $68,000
Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.
EEO Statement
House of Ruth Maryland upholds the mission of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission by being an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All applicants will be considered for employment and will not be excluded because of color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, or age.
The Total Rewards Package includes, but is not limited to, medical/dental/vision insurance, prescription plan, PTO, 403(b), and Employee Assistance Program.
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