LEAD CLINICIAN

## Description
**BENEFITS THAT BENEFIT YOU**

• FREE YMCA Family Gym Membership and Program Discounts
• FREE Medical HMO Plans Available, Long-term Disability, Employee Assistance Programs, Basic Life Insurance
• Affordable Medical PPO Option
• Education Assistance Program Up To $1,500 per year
• YMCA Retirement Fund
• Paid Time Off, Sick Leave, and Holidays
• Flexible Schedule

**What does a Lead Clinician do?**

• Perform direct client contact duties via face-to-face and telehealth. Provide individual, group, family, couples, crisis, informal and formal therapeutic sessions
• Lead daily structured therapeutic group activities to promote positive youth development and trauma-informed care
• Implement weekly group therapy and support groups to a select group of youth and caregivers via in-person, virtual, or hybrid-format sessions, to be determined based on the needs of the participants
• Take lead in collaborative meetings, multi-disciplinary treatment, and other service coordination to best serve multi-system involved youth and their families
• Ensure all YFS clinical referrals are responded to quickly and efficiently
• Lead bi-weekly clinical case conferences with the clinical team to review past and current YFS clients and cases
• Provide on-call guidance to caseworkers and clinical trainees in conjunction with the agency’s leads and supervisors
• Conduct regular informal check-ins with Clinical Trainees, Caseworkers, and Coordinators to offer additional support and guidance to front-line staff at all YFS programs
• Act as a liaison between front-line staff, and Directors to enhance service delivery via identified staff training, program updates, and new opportunities
• Thoroughly document, asses, and establish running diagnoses and treatment plans for each client including training, education, and oversight
• Collect and document client demographic information, safety screenings, and other pertinent information to ensure client records and documentation is accurate, up-to-date, and confidential
• Utilize effective de-escalation techniques and interventions while responding to 24/7 crisis hotline and drop-ins, intakes, one-on-one check-ins, and family meetings or mediations
• Conduct screenings and assessments with each youth to develop client individual service plans and make appropriate internal and external referrals for services
• Ensure clients receive clinical assessments including and not limited to the Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire (ACEs) and others as needed

**Our Commitment to Belonging**

At the Channel Islands YMCA, we are committed to building bridges within our communities. We aspire to create spaces, experiences, and a culture where all people belong and feel connected.

## Qualifications

• Must be at least 21 years old
• Master’s Degree required
• Associate or Licensure preferred in Marriage and Family Therapy, Clinical Counseling, Social Work, or other related licensure; will accept current graduate-level enrollment toward licensure
• 2+ years related work experience
• At least one year of experience with individual/group/team mediation and conflict resolution
• Complete required certifications within 60 days of hire
• Complete all required Branch and Position specific trainings as required within two weeks of hire
• Ability to obtain a criminal record clearance
• Maintain a valid California driver’s license, active participation in the California DMV Pull Program, an acceptable driving record and approval status as determined by the Channel Islands YMCA and/or its insurance carrier