Full-Time Associate Director (Salary 40 Hours/Week, Exempt)

Position Title

Full-time Associate Director (salary 40 hours/week, exempt)

Reports to Clinical Director and CEO

Overview

Airport Marina Counseling Service (AMCS), a non-profit, community mental health clinic has a full-time Associate Director position available for a licensed clinician (Psychologist/LMFT/LCSW) to join our professional team. We have been serving its mission for over 60 years: to offer accessible and inclusive mental health services to the community and to provide quality training to pre-licensed therapists. AMCS is known in the community for the quality of our services, as well as possessing a reputation among academic programs as providing remarkable training in psychodynamic therapy. Those who work at AMCS express appreciation for the welcoming, supportive and collegial environment.

AMCS is seeking an Associate Director who is an engaging supervisory group facilitator and a team member who appreciates a leadership role in running a community mental health clinic and training pre-licensed therapists.

Clinical Responsibilities

• Facilitating a weekly supervision group with no more than eight pre-licensed therapists assisting them in developing the following skills: conducting a clinical interview, assessing history and symptoms, deriving a DSM5 diagnoses and professional report writing.  Director is responsible for reviewing progress notes and initial consultation (intake) summary reports.
• Work with supervisees to assess and determine if the needs of clients are best met by AMCS or a referral.
• Teach training therapists to assess for potential safety, legal and ethical issues.
• Teaching supervisees how to apply theoretical conceptualization to inform the treatment

Administrative Responsibilities

• Monitor, coordinate and expand the training curriculum and expert speakers for biweekly presentations
• Attend weekly Leadership meetings with CEO, Clinical Director and Administrative Manager.
• Create a program to work with community partners in servicing the unhoused or recently unhoused population.
• Assist with orientation of new training cohorts, including the collection of required paperwork
• Provide feedback to therapists, including evaluations and communications with their universities.
• Monitor the Initial Consultations (intakes), including monthly statistics and grant programs.
• Review client files for completion and readiness for services.
• Monitor supervisee’s compliance with policies and procedures of AMCS.
• Consistent communication with the universities attended by training therapists – including evaluation forms.
• Coordinate the recruitment and assist with interviewing of applicants to the AMCS training program.
• Assist with facilitating Supervisor’s Meetings held the first Weds. of every month from noon-2pm.
• Evaluate skill development of training therapists.
• Assist with assigning of clients to therapists for ongoing services once approved for treatment at AMCS.
• Review and approve clinical documentation for professionalism, quality and accuracy.

Requirements

• Must have completed the supervisor’s training class before supervising.
• Previous supervisory experience is preferred
• Previous experience working with the unhoused population.
• Minimum of three years post-licensure experience.
• Ability to provide feedback in a diplomatic manner.
• Active California license in good standing: Psychologists, LMFT or LCSW.
• Management experience working with the unhoused population is preferred.
• Strong background in clinical interviewing and diagnostic skills.

Work Week Schedule

• The position is a hybrid position.

Salary

• Salary range is commensurate with community mental health clinics starting at $85K+.

To Apply

• Please e-mail resume and cover letter to the AMCS CEO, Eden Garcia-Balis, LMFT at: [email protected]

Salary range: $75,000 - $85,000 yearly