Amity Foundation, an internationally acclaimed Teaching, and Therapeutic Community is seeking compassionate and enthusiastic individuals with a desire to teach, learn and join our community as a Clinical Manager. This groundbreaking opportunity will allow you to work with our prison and re-entry programs helping the community and will also enhance your training and experience in the field.
About Amity:
Amity Foundation is a safe place where people can change in an environment that fosters trust; where new values can be formed; responsibility developed, and lasting relationships built. Amity is dedicated to the inclusion and habilitation of people marginalized by addiction, homelessness, trauma, criminality, incarceration, poverty, racism, sexism, and violence. Amity is committed to research, development implementation, and dissemination of information regarding community building.
Job Summary: The intention of our services is to include people in Los Angeles County who have not been able to get the needed help in terms of Housing, Mental Health, and reliable linkages to community resources to help minimize recidivism. The Clinical Manager assists with overseeing the day-to-day clinical program needs. The position’s responsibilities include guiding the strategic, administrative, and operational activities of the Office of Diversion and Reentry (ODR). Responsibilities include:
Essential Duties:
Function as a liaison between Amity and the Office of Diversion and Reentry to ensure reduction of system-level barriers, implementation of clinical strategies and interventions, and align contract and scope of work with Amity Foundations' integrated services approach.Works with the Clinical Director in managing the clinical supervisor team.Provide direct clinical supervision and support to case managers and their clients.Provide and manage clinical client crisis through interventions with clients and their treatment team, which includes mental health providers, probation officers, housing case managers, and Amity case managers. Develop and provide in-service clinical training and information to staff, assuring that it meets licensure standards and clinical needs.Consult with clients, case managers, Project Directors, and ODR/HFH, when clinical concerns interface with a client's inability to pay for additional MH services connected to PSH.Inform the Project Director and Clinical Director in a timely manner of all relevant political, financial, clinical, and liability issues and make recommendations for any changes in procedures.Provide consultation and support to staff as needed including being available for case managers to debrief about difficult situations.Inform Clinical Director if reports involve alleged maltreatment by staff, students, or volunteers.Assisting to coordinate the best effective services on a collaborative level. Review all incident reports. Consider actions taken and implement changes to avoid similar incidents in the future.Review all reports of suspected abuse or neglect of vulnerable adults or minors and assure that appropriate actions are enforcedProvide back - up clinical care to clients when assigned case managers are unavailable.Plan and schedule case manager workload assignments, adjust project priorities, and prepare schedules for work completion.Provide consultation about clinical and administrative issues to other resources as requested.Share a regular rotation providing after-hours on-call supervision of program-wide clinical services.Participate in internal and external committees and management team meetings.Other duties as assigned. Processes program applications and submits referrals via CHAMP database.Other duties as assigned.
Education and Experience:
Required:A Master’s Degree in Behavioral Science or Social Work or a related field.VALID licenses; Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).Supervisory experience, experience in leadership, and development of a team.Ability to prioritize tasks and compete for multiple deadlines.Open-minded with a strong desire to collaborate in a community-driven environment.Preferred: Bilingual, fluent Spanish/English oral and written skills are highly desirable.
Skills/Abilities:
CHAMP, Microsoft office tools Excel and Microsoft tools
What We Bring:
100% Employer Sponsored Medical, Dental, Vision Plans.Paid vacation, sick time, & holidays.401K, HSA, & Life insurance programs.Organization committed to community action.Community oriented workplace. 