Associate Director, Adolescent Program

Compass Health Center

$90K — $110K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Licensed Doctorate Level Psychologist or Masters Level Clinician with independent clinical license
  • Postgraduate degree in a healthcare field
  • Proficient in group dynamics and effective treatments including CBT, ACT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing
  • Experience working with patients in crisis
  • Proven experience supervising mental health workers, both licensed and seeking licensure
  • Exceptional time management skills to handle multiple demands in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills

Responsibilities

  • Assist Program Director in overseeing quality of care for Adolescent Programs/Services
  • Work closely with the Center of Excellence team on program material development
  • Manage family/group therapy operations and mentor the therapy staff
  • Perform clinical roles as needed, including primary and family therapy
  • Provide clinical supervision for staff working towards licensure
  • Coordinate care with outside providers to ensure continuity of care
  • Engage in community outreach and professional development activities

Benefits

  • Commitment to a fair and equitable work environment
  • Participation in community outreach activities
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Potential for annual performance-based bonuses
Full Job Description
As we prepare to open our Falls Church facility, we are looking for an experienced Associate Director to supervise, manage and mentor therapists across Compass Adolescent programming/services. In partnership with the rest of the Falls Church Leadership Team, you will play a key role in building and shaping a strong culture at the location, while offering direct coaching and development to our team. Our programs will serve patients across a variety of diagnoses including Mood/Anxiety, OCD/Complex Anxiety, Trauma, and Substance Use.

What You'll Do:
  • Assist Program Director in overseeing quality of care within Adolescent Programs/Services (Mood and Anxiety, Substance, OCD, and School Refusal)
  • Working closely with Compass' Center of Excellence team in oversight, implementation and continued development and refinement of program material and group curriculum
  • Oversee and manage primary/family/group therapy operations. This includes administrative responsibilities as well as mentoring, supervising, managing and developing therapists within the program.
  • Perform and support other clinical roles as needed including primary and family therapy
  • Providing clinical supervision for staff working towards licensure
  • Communicate with patients' family members or support system, as needed
  • Coordinate care with patients' outside providers to ensure continuity of care
  • Engaging in crisis management, as needed
  • Participating in professional development activities
  • As indicated, participating in community outreach
  • Conducting clinical intakes to identify clinical diagnoses, functional impairment, personal strengths and make treatment recommendations; charting progress of patients appropriately; providing group, individual, and family therapy, as needed
  • Advertise, interview, hire staff, as needed
  • Engage in frequent communication and collaboration with team members via rounds, EMR notes, emails, and face-to-face communication.
  • Support the clinical needs of the site in all programs and roles

Who You Are:
  • Licensed Doctorate Level Psychologist, Masters Level Clinician with independent clinical license, or a postgraduate degree in a healthcare field
  • Knowledge and experience of group dynamics utilizing CBT, ACT, DBT, and Motivational Interviewing, among other effective treatments.
  • Experience with patients in crisis.
  • Experience supervising mental health workers, both licensed and seeking licensure.
  • Excellent time management skills, ability to juggle multiple demands simultaneously in a fast paced and changing environment.
  • Strength in collaborating and consulting with various programs and their differing needs
  • Strong communication skills


We are committed to a fair and equitable work environment. The expected compensation range for this role is below. This range includes multiple career path levels across the organization; where you fall in the range is dependent upon a number of factors including, but not limited to, your years of experience, type of experience, location, and education/certifications. Compass reserves the right to update these ranges.

This role may also be eligible for an annual bonus which is dependent upon individual and company performance.

Compensation

$90,000-$110,000 USD

We know job descriptions can be intimidating, so if this sounds like an opportunity for you, please don't hesitate to apply!

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