Clinical Manager – Residential Treatment Center | LCSW, LPC or LMFT

Description

Make an impact. Lead a team. Help shape exceptional care for youth.

ACH Child and Family Services is seeking an experienced, licensed clinician to serve as Clinical Manager for our Residential Treatment Center in Fort Worth, Texas. This is an opportunity for a clinical leader who wants to do more than manage day to day services. The Clinical Manager helps guide the clinical direction of the program, supports and develops therapists and interns, strengthens trauma informed practices, and works collaboratively with program leadership to provide high quality care for youth with complex emotional and behavioral needs.

If you are an LCSW, LPC or LMFT who enjoys developing others, improving clinical practice, and seeing the direct impact of your work on youth and families, we would love to hear from you.

What You’ll Do

As Clinical Manager, you will provide leadership and oversight of clinical services within the Residential Treatment Center. You will partner with program leadership and the treatment team to ensure youth receive coordinated, trauma informed and clinically appropriate care.

Key responsibilities include:

• Hire, supervise, support and evaluate therapists and clinical staff, while collaboratively managing therapist scheduling to maintain consistent clinical coverage and services.
• Lead and coordinate client intakes, clinical services, treatment planning and discharges.
• Coordinate the multidisciplinary treatment team and oversee the clinical and case management services provided to youth throughout their care.
• Oversee and coordinate the multidisciplinary treatment team, helping ensure clinical and case management services are aligned with each youth’s needs.
• Maintain effective communication and collaboration with families, caregivers and partnering entities throughout treatment.
• Supervise, coach and develop therapists and clinical interns.
• Monitor clinical documentation and practices to support quality, consistency and compliance.
• Guide trauma informed and evidence informed clinical approaches and programming.
• Provide clinical consultation and leadership during crisis situations.
• Support continuous improvement efforts related to clinical services and client outcomes.
• Help ensure services meet licensing, contractual, credentialing and agency requirements.
• Support appropriate billing, service documentation and related clinical administrative responsibilities.
• Participate in an evening/weekend on call rotation as assigned.

What You’ll Bring

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology or a related clinical field.
• Current professional licensure as an LCSW, LPC or LMFT.
• At least three years of experience providing treatment services to children with emotional or behavioral needs.
• At least one year of experience in a residential treatment setting.
• Strong clinical assessment, treatment planning and crisis intervention skills.
• Ability to provide clinical leadership, supervision and guidance to others
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively across disciplines and build positive relationships with youth, families and colleagues.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working within a Residential Treatment Center or similar high acuity behavioral health environment.
• Experience supervising therapists, clinicians or clinical interns.
• Experience with trauma informed care and Trust Based Relational Intervention (TBRI®).
• TBRI Practitioner status.
• Residential Child Care Administrator (RCCA) licensure.
• Superior Health provider status.

Why This Role

• This position offers the opportunity to combine clinical expertise with leadership and program development.
• You'll have the opportunity to:
• Influence the clinical direction and quality of a residential treatment program.
• Mentor and develop clinicians and future professionals.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team serving youth with complex needs.
• Help strengthen clinical practices and programming.
• Make a meaningful impact on youth and families during a critical point in their lives.

About ACH Child and Family Services

ACH Child and Family Services serves children and families through programs designed to promote safety, stability and hope. Our Residential Treatment Center provides structured, trauma informed care and support to youth with significant emotional and behavioral needs.

We are looking for a Clinical Manager who shares our commitment to quality care and who wants to help both youth and clinical teams grow and succeed.

Ready to take the next step in your clinical leadership career? We encourage you to apply.

Requirements

Education: A master’s degree in clinical field such as social work, counseling or psychology. Licensure as a LCSW, LMFT, or LPC.

Experience: Three years of experience providing treatment services to children with emotional disorders, including one year in a residential setting. Residential treatment center experience given preference. Licensure as a Residential Child Care Administrator and TBRI® Practitioner preferred. Superior Health provider preferred.

Functional: The Clinical Manager coordinates with the Chief Program & Strategy Officer, Director of Residential Services-RTC, Director of Treatment Fidelity, Director of Youth & Family Services, Program Manager, and treatment team members to ensure that the clinical goals of the program and residents are achieved, including the full implementation of trauma-informed care; that clinical fidelity to the trauma-informed care model meets standards; that children are receiving the clinical services needed, that service plans are completed and reviewed for quality and accuracy; that children are benefitting from the treatment model, that continuous stay guidelines are met, and that staff are supported in learning and maintaining their skills in trauma- informed care interventions. The position provides on call support as assigned on a rotating schedule.