Assistant Clinical Director of Residential Operations

Non-Licensed Starting Salary: $54,600

Licensed Starting Salary: $60,000

If you're someone who cares deeply about helping young people heal - and you're energized by supporting the staff who make that healing possible - this role might be exactly where you belong.

As our Assistant Clinical Director , you'll partner closely with the Clinical Director to make sure every youth in residential treatment receives thoughtful, effective, trauma-informed care. You'll help shape treatment programming, support clinicians and direct care staff, and ensure our therapeutic approaches truly meet each young person's unique needs.

This is a role for someone who leads with compassion, thinks clinically, and thrives in a collaborative environment.

What you'll be doing:

• Implementing treatment programming - You'll help bring treatment plans to life within each milieu, making sure youth receive consistent, supportive interventions.
• Reviewing clinical documentation - You'll assist with reviewing notes, assessments, case management documentation, and treatment plans to ensure accuracy and quality.
• Evaluating referrals - You'll work with the Admissions Department to determine whether incoming referrals are a good fit for the program.
• Collaborating with Program Directors - You'll partner with leadership across cottages to make sure treatment services are fully and consistently implemented.
• Developing treatment goals - You'll help shape individualized goals that support each youth's therapeutic journey.

Why this role matters:

Youth in residential treatment deserve care that is thoughtful, coordinated, and grounded in trauma-informed practice. Your leadership helps ensure:

• Staff feel supported and confident.
• Families feel heard and included.
• Youth feel safe enough to grow, heal, and rebuild their futures.

You're not just overseeing clinical services - you're helping create an environment where young people can truly thrive.

What you'll need to bring:

• A master's degree in a Human Services field
• Independent clinical licensure (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, LPP) with credentials to provide supervision
• Supervisory experience (2+ years preferred) and clinical experience with children, adolescents, or families (3+ years)
• Strong understanding of adolescent development , plus the ability to supervise staff and support youth with specialized needs
• Solid management, program development, and evaluation skills
• A valid driver's license and eligibility under the Maryhurst driving policy

What We Believe

At Maryhurst, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging aren't buzzwords - they're the foundation of who we are. We celebrate every colleague's unique identity, whether it's ability, orientation, ethnicity, faith, or gender.

This is a place where you can show up as you - fully, authentically, unapologetically. And we're committed to making sure everyone else can do the same.

Our core values - Mercy, Reconciliation, Individual Worth, and Zeal - guides everything we do.


If those resonate with you, you'll feel right at home.

A Little About Maryhurst

Maryhurst serves children and families who need us most. Our programs work together to break cycles of abuse, restore hope, and build brighter futures:

• Residential programs that help youth heal and transition to stable homes
• Community and transitional living programs that equip survivors with tools for independence
• Maryhurst Renewal, offering counseling and support for children, adults, and families in office, home, and school settings

If you're passionate about helping young people reclaim their futures, you'll be joining a mission that matters.