Clinical Director - Community Program Staten Island

Job Description

Job Description

Summary :

The Staten Island Community Program Clinical Director utilizes outstanding management skills and effective leadership to oversee Safe Horizon’s community-based program located on Staten Island. The Clinical Director will play a key leadership role on Staten Island, acting as a voice for Safe Horizon with public officials, city agencies, and other service providers. The Clinical Director will advocate for victims of crime and abuse, ensure effective and well-coordinated service delivery, and work to enhance Safe Horizon’s profile across Staten Island.

Responsibilities :

• Learn and integrate a trauma-informed, client-centered approach, using an anti-oppressive lens, into your work with clients. Coach and guide staff in their client practice that reflects these approaches.
• Responsible for the overall management and clinical supervision of a Clinician and other direct service staff members to ensure effective service delivery to victims of crime and abuse.
• Provide expert clinical consultation (with an emphasis on the dynamics and impact of trauma)
• Monitors staff's performance through regular observation of client work and documentation.
• Ensures that staff members conduct their work in client-centered and trauma-informed ways.
• Effectively recruits, hires, and trains new staff; manages employee performance following Safe Horizon policy.
• Actively participate in individual and group supervision; including conducting individual and group supervision for direct reports, in accordance with Safe Horizon’s quality supervision standards.
• Coordinates staff training and development activities and leads staff meetings.
• Co-leads the Staten Island Sexual Assault Task Force.
• Represents Safe Horizon on external committees and serves on internal committees.
• Builds and maintains community partnerships and agreements with service providers to ensure seamless referrals and to advocate for victims of crime and abuse living on Staten Island.
• Works collaboratively with other Safe Horizon program and administrative departments to ensure effective program operations; and
• Responsible for oversight of the Rape Survivor Advocates program.
• Support a small caseload of clients with advocacy, assistance filing for OVS compensation, ETP, counseling, etc.

Knowledge and Skills :

Required :

Qualifications : Required :

5 years of supervisory experience.

Desirable :

Preferably 2-3 years of experience working with a victim of sexual assault, domestic violence victims, child abuse victims, general mental health practice.

Required :

Licensed Master’s Degree in social work (LCSW) or equivalent, equivalent –Minimum of 5 years experience working with survivors, children, of domestic violence, crime victims, or sexual assault.

If hired, I agree to abide by all of Safe Horizon’s rules and regulations, and understand that, if employed, my employment may be terminated with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time, at the option of either the company or me. I further understand that no representation, whether oral or written by any representative or agent of the organization, at any time, constitutes a contract of employment.

AmeriCorps, Peace Corps and other national service alumni are encouraged to apply .

Technology Statement :

Applicants may be responsible for providing the equipment and tools they need to work remotely as required, such as access to a computer, internet service, and phone service. Safe Horizon will discuss potential solutions with candidates and may assist where needed and agreed to in advance.

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Hiring Range : $80,000 - $90,000 Annual

Full-time Hours : 35 Hours per week

Full-time Benefits : Vacation Time, Paid Sick Time, Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 403(b) Retirement Plan, Company Life Insurance, Medical / Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Tuition Assistance Program, Commuter Benefits Program, Gym Reimbursement, Parental Leave, Employee Learning Center