Job Summary
H.O.P.E. Campus is committed to creating a safe, trauma-informed residential environment where youth are supported through therapeutic relationships, emotional regulation, and the use of most appropriate interventions for each young person.
The Clinical Manager leads the daily delivery and quality of clinical services for youth at H.O.P.E. Campus. This role develops and supervises the clinical team, leads clinical supervision, oversees treatment planning and therapeutic services, and owns the clinical component of admissions. The Clinical Manager partners with the Manager of Integrated Care, Nursing Manager, residential managers, and the Crisis Response Team to ensure care is coordinated throughout each youth’s stay. This leader ensures staff have the guidance and resources they need and demonstrates the organization’s core values in decisions, relationships, and daily practice.
Hours are Monday-Friday, flexible start and end times, with on-call, weekends, and holidays as needed.
Job Qualifications
Master’s degree in social work, counseling, or a closely related clinical field.
Current Ohio independent clinical license as a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) or Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC).
Experience providing clinical services to youth with significant behavioral health needs in residential treatment or a comparable setting.
Experience leading, supervising, coaching, and developing staff, including independently licensed clinicians.
Strong understanding of residential treatment and the relationship between clinical services and daily residential care.
Experience with behavioral health documentation, billing, coding, and quality review.
Strong clinical skills in assessment, treatment planning, clinical supervision, crisis response, and collaboration across disciplines.
Strong understanding of Therapeutic Crisis Intervention or the ability to become proficient in the organization’s model.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Clinical Supervision and Team Leadership
Lead weekly clinical supervision to review treatment progress, evaluate interventions, strengthen clinical judgment, and address complex cases.
Provide consultation, coaching, and performance feedback to therapists, including independently licensed clinicians.
Supervise the Crisis and Admissions Clinician and establish clear expectations for clinical intake, crisis response, documentation, debriefing, and handoffs.
Develop a cohesive clinical team through clear expectations, regular communication, shared learning, and effective collaboration.
Identify each team member’s strengths and growth needs. Set development goals and provide opportunities to build clinical and leadership skills.
Participate in hiring, onboarding, training, and performance evaluation. Address performance and conduct concerns promptly and constructively.
Ensure therapists have access to clinical supplies, sensory tools, and other therapeutic resources needed to provide effective care. Identify needs and coordinate purchases through organizational processes.
Model the organization’s core values and build a team culture grounded in respect, accountability, and care.
Treatment and Therapeutic Services
Oversee the quality and timely completion of diagnostic assessments, individualized treatment plans, treatment plan reviews, and clinical discharge recommendations.
Guide the delivery of individual, family, and group therapy to ensure services respond to each youth’s needs and treatment goals.
Lead the implementation of Guidetree in clinical services. Ensure therapists understand how to use and incorporate Guidetree into treatment planning and therapeutic practice, and receive support as implementation progresses.
Monitor treatment progress and outcomes, help therapists address barriers, and guide changes to interventions when needed.
Partner with residential managers to ensure clinical plans and therapeutic strategies are understood and applied in daily…