School Based Program Supervisor
Apply NowCompany: Washburn Center for Children
Location: Minneapolis, MN 55407
Description:
All are welcome! People of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ individuals are strongly encouraged to apply!
Washburn Center for Children is a leading children's mental health center, caring for a wide variety of children's needs associated with anxiety, depression, behavioral difficulties and trauma.
The 141-year-old nonprofit offers critical mental health intervention to help children - and their families - realize hope. Washburn Center for Children serves almost 4,000 children ages 0-18 and approximately 9,000 family members each year. Washburn Center's three office locations - Brooklyn Park, Edina, and Minneapolis - serve the entire Twin Cities metro area. The nonprofit also offers in-home services, and its school-based program serves 50+ schools in the Eden Prairie, Bloomington, Minneapolis, Savage, Burnsville and Eagan school districts.
The demand for therapeutic care has skyrocketed. Join our team to help children through the setbacks of life and create a better future. To learn more about how we do that work in homes, schools and clinic-based services, visit us online.
What is School Based Therapy at Washburn?
Our compassionate, experienced therapists support children and their families through challenging times by offering individual therapy to help with a wide range of concerns, including school adjustment problems, depression, anxiety, difficulty dealing with loss or family changes, abuse, traumatic events, attention problems, parent-child conflicts and acting-out behaviors. Our counseling focuses on building on a child's strengths and supporting them in gaining skills to be successful at home, in school and in the community.
WHAT CAN WASHBURN CENTER OFFER YOU?
Washburn Center for Children is committed to all our employees' professional development. During your time at Washburn you will receive continuous clinical training, increased supervision time and exposure to a wide array of clinical needs. This role is a highly collaborative function and you will experience exposure to all programs at Washburn Center and work in collaboration with the various experienced professionals at Washburn to ensure the best care for the children and families in your care.
The Opportunity:
The successful candidate will provide clinical and administrative supervision, program management, and leadership for school-based mental health therapists, the program and services. This role oversees clinical assessment and treatment services, as well as ancillary services such as consultation and professional development/training for school staff. It also coordinate and participate in meetings with school/district partners to ensure successful collaboration and programming.
Role Responsibilities
Clinical Performance and Documentation
The School-Based Supervisor ensures that clinicians provide and document effective and helpful assessment and therapeutic services within the school based model. They are responsible to:
Ensure school based clinicians provide effective assessment and therapeutic services:
Support onboarding and training for SB clinicians
Support SB clinician with referral review and triage as needed, in collaboration with the Mental Health Team at the school site
Collaborate with the Intake team if Outpatient DAs/referrals are needed to supplement the SB caseload
Work with Washburn Center clinical, support, and reimbursement staff to refine and streamline systems to improve client access
Maintain knowledge of and supervise SB clinician to ensure practice is consistent with the Agency's Clinical Policies and Procedures
Provide regular clinical supervision to assist SB clinician in developing and providing effective therapeutic services
Support SB clinician training and use of evidence-based practices as required by our State Grant for SB services (I.e., CBITS, TF-CBT, MAP). Maintain knowledge of both established and emerging treatment practices.
Oversee clinical documentation practices to meet state and contract requirements
Review and sign-off on assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, clinical supervision, and other clinical documentation for unlicensed clinicians and for staff that need support in these areas to review quality and accuracy to meet state DHS and other contracted requirements. Complete monthly chart reviews for unlicensed clinicians and provide support/feedback on documentation.
**Ensure that MN and HIPPA data privacy requirements are followed.**
Supervision and Leadership
You will provide effective leadership in hiring, training, supervising, and evaluating staff through the following responsibilities:
Complete timely annual performance evaluations for supervisees and quarterly performance evaluations for new staff
Collaborate with the clinical and administrative supervisors to ensure continuous improvement and responsive feedback for various processes and systems across the Agency
Build a learning and growth environment by supporting personal and professional development of SB clinicians and managing talent by working with HR in identifying top performers and developing succession plans
Experience and education requirements:
Doctoral or Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Social Work or Clinical Counseling 3 - 5 years of experience in providing mental health services to children and families
Clinical supervision experience is highly desired
Required - Valid MN licensure as a Mental Health Professional and Board Approved supervisor status (LICSW, LPCC, LMFT, LP)
High level of clinical skills in assessment and treatment of childhood/adolescent mental health presentations and complex family or other systems-related dynamics
Strong leadership, supervision, and team-building skills
Strong organization, collaboration, and communication skills
Passion for providing mental health services within the school setting and collaborating with school partners
$75,000 - $95,000 a year
Salary bracket: $75,000 - $95,000 (Salary is based on several factors including but not limited to licensure, work experience and education)
Why work at Washburn? https://youtu.be/i4OPCDl1CMg
BENEFITS at WASHBURN:
Washburn offers benefits to Full-Time benefit eligible employees comprehensive Dental, Vision, Health, Life and Long-term disability insurance. Additionally, we offer a 403b retirement plan and a flexible benefit option (FSA).
Vacation: Paid Vacation accrues at 10 hours of vacation per month - up to 15 days / 120 hours annually.
Sick Leave: Paid sick leave accrues at 6.68 hours of sick per month - up to 10 days / 80 hours.
Holidays: There are 2.5 days/20 hours of floating holidays per year in addition to the eight standard holidays.
***Please note that Internships, Part-Time (less than 30 hours/week) and Temporary positions are NOT eligible for all of Washburn Center's benefits***
Washburn Center for Children is an EEO/AA employer: women, minorities, people with disabilities, people that hold different gender identities and expressions and veterans are encouraged to apply. Cultural responsiveness and advancing equity are essential to achieving our mission. Our core values guide how we actively heal, learn and work.
To learn more about life at Washburn and how we work together, visit us online.
Washburn Center for Children is a leading children's mental health center, caring for a wide variety of children's needs associated with anxiety, depression, behavioral difficulties and trauma.
The 141-year-old nonprofit offers critical mental health intervention to help children - and their families - realize hope. Washburn Center for Children serves almost 4,000 children ages 0-18 and approximately 9,000 family members each year. Washburn Center's three office locations - Brooklyn Park, Edina, and Minneapolis - serve the entire Twin Cities metro area. The nonprofit also offers in-home services, and its school-based program serves 50+ schools in the Eden Prairie, Bloomington, Minneapolis, Savage, Burnsville and Eagan school districts.
The demand for therapeutic care has skyrocketed. Join our team to help children through the setbacks of life and create a better future. To learn more about how we do that work in homes, schools and clinic-based services, visit us online.
What is School Based Therapy at Washburn?
Our compassionate, experienced therapists support children and their families through challenging times by offering individual therapy to help with a wide range of concerns, including school adjustment problems, depression, anxiety, difficulty dealing with loss or family changes, abuse, traumatic events, attention problems, parent-child conflicts and acting-out behaviors. Our counseling focuses on building on a child's strengths and supporting them in gaining skills to be successful at home, in school and in the community.
WHAT CAN WASHBURN CENTER OFFER YOU?
Washburn Center for Children is committed to all our employees' professional development. During your time at Washburn you will receive continuous clinical training, increased supervision time and exposure to a wide array of clinical needs. This role is a highly collaborative function and you will experience exposure to all programs at Washburn Center and work in collaboration with the various experienced professionals at Washburn to ensure the best care for the children and families in your care.
The Opportunity:
The successful candidate will provide clinical and administrative supervision, program management, and leadership for school-based mental health therapists, the program and services. This role oversees clinical assessment and treatment services, as well as ancillary services such as consultation and professional development/training for school staff. It also coordinate and participate in meetings with school/district partners to ensure successful collaboration and programming.
Role Responsibilities
Clinical Performance and Documentation
The School-Based Supervisor ensures that clinicians provide and document effective and helpful assessment and therapeutic services within the school based model. They are responsible to:
Ensure school based clinicians provide effective assessment and therapeutic services:
Support onboarding and training for SB clinicians
Support SB clinician with referral review and triage as needed, in collaboration with the Mental Health Team at the school site
Collaborate with the Intake team if Outpatient DAs/referrals are needed to supplement the SB caseload
Work with Washburn Center clinical, support, and reimbursement staff to refine and streamline systems to improve client access
Maintain knowledge of and supervise SB clinician to ensure practice is consistent with the Agency's Clinical Policies and Procedures
Provide regular clinical supervision to assist SB clinician in developing and providing effective therapeutic services
Support SB clinician training and use of evidence-based practices as required by our State Grant for SB services (I.e., CBITS, TF-CBT, MAP). Maintain knowledge of both established and emerging treatment practices.
Oversee clinical documentation practices to meet state and contract requirements
Review and sign-off on assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, clinical supervision, and other clinical documentation for unlicensed clinicians and for staff that need support in these areas to review quality and accuracy to meet state DHS and other contracted requirements. Complete monthly chart reviews for unlicensed clinicians and provide support/feedback on documentation.
**Ensure that MN and HIPPA data privacy requirements are followed.**
Supervision and Leadership
You will provide effective leadership in hiring, training, supervising, and evaluating staff through the following responsibilities:
Complete timely annual performance evaluations for supervisees and quarterly performance evaluations for new staff
Collaborate with the clinical and administrative supervisors to ensure continuous improvement and responsive feedback for various processes and systems across the Agency
Build a learning and growth environment by supporting personal and professional development of SB clinicians and managing talent by working with HR in identifying top performers and developing succession plans
Experience and education requirements:
Doctoral or Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Social Work or Clinical Counseling 3 - 5 years of experience in providing mental health services to children and families
Clinical supervision experience is highly desired
Required - Valid MN licensure as a Mental Health Professional and Board Approved supervisor status (LICSW, LPCC, LMFT, LP)
High level of clinical skills in assessment and treatment of childhood/adolescent mental health presentations and complex family or other systems-related dynamics
Strong leadership, supervision, and team-building skills
Strong organization, collaboration, and communication skills
Passion for providing mental health services within the school setting and collaborating with school partners
$75,000 - $95,000 a year
Salary bracket: $75,000 - $95,000 (Salary is based on several factors including but not limited to licensure, work experience and education)
Why work at Washburn? https://youtu.be/i4OPCDl1CMg
BENEFITS at WASHBURN:
Washburn offers benefits to Full-Time benefit eligible employees comprehensive Dental, Vision, Health, Life and Long-term disability insurance. Additionally, we offer a 403b retirement plan and a flexible benefit option (FSA).
Vacation: Paid Vacation accrues at 10 hours of vacation per month - up to 15 days / 120 hours annually.
Sick Leave: Paid sick leave accrues at 6.68 hours of sick per month - up to 10 days / 80 hours.
Holidays: There are 2.5 days/20 hours of floating holidays per year in addition to the eight standard holidays.
***Please note that Internships, Part-Time (less than 30 hours/week) and Temporary positions are NOT eligible for all of Washburn Center's benefits***
Washburn Center for Children is an EEO/AA employer: women, minorities, people with disabilities, people that hold different gender identities and expressions and veterans are encouraged to apply. Cultural responsiveness and advancing equity are essential to achieving our mission. Our core values guide how we actively heal, learn and work.
To learn more about life at Washburn and how we work together, visit us online.