Clinical Director Mental Health

Evolve supports teens ages 12–17 navigating mental health, substance use, and behavioral challenges.  With 15 short-term residential treatment centers in California, we serve families nationwide through warm, home-like residential programs focused on growth, resilience, and real change.

We are looking for an experienced, licensed clinician to serve as  Clinical Director to oversee 2 residential programs in the East Bay (Walnut Creek & Lafayette). Each program serves six clients each for a total of twelve clients between the two programs. This role partners closely with on-site Operations Managers to ensure high-quality care, smooth operations, and full compliance across both sites.  This role is hybrid with 4 days a week onsite and 1 day a week remote.  Clinical Responsibilities:

• Provide clinical oversight to the programs and ensure that all quality, clinical excellence, and safety measures are maintained. 
• Ensure that the program’s clinical approach remains behavioral and skills-based and in line with Evolve’s mission and values.  
• Facilitate weekly Treatment Team meetings, regular clinical trainings and provide clinical mentorship including clinical supervision to unlicensed staff per BBS requirements
• Regularly review and audit clinical documentation for the program in order to maintain internal and licensing standards 

Managerial Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to the teams.
• Serve as the direct supervisor for four Primary Therapists and two Associate Operations Manager
• Create and maintain a positive, collaborative team culture and collaborate with the Operations Manager to facilitate quarterly team-building activities for the team. 
• Provide staff with updates/ changes to policies, procedures, and organizational goals and maintain the program schedule and ensure that it adheres to Evolve’s program schedule requirements

Payrate: $145k - $150k
Qualifications:

• Active California license as a  LMFT/LCSW/LPCC 
• Exceptional clinical judgment and experience using evidenced based practices including DBT, CBT, MI
• Excellent interpersonal skills, clear oral and written communication and has demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced dynamic environment.
• Knowledge of adolescent mental health and co-occurring disorders and sensitivity and attentiveness to clinical needs related to disability and/or racial, ethnic, cultural, sexual and gender identity

Benefits:

• Health Insurance, Dental, 401k
• PTO, Sick, and Holidays (12 paid holidays, 1 Floating Holiday, 15 days PTO, 5 Sick days, 1 Community Service Day)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)/Healthcare Flexible Spending Accounts (HSA)
• Free on-site meals prepared by our wonderful Chefs!
• Professional Training - We invest in professional growth, offering quarterly continued education, ongoing training, and professional development courses for all employees.  
• Our employees voted us as a certified Great Place to Work

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