House Supervisor jobs in Oregon

Kinship House is actively seeking a full-time LCSW Clinical Supervisor to join our team of committed, dynamic individuals!

Kinship House is a regional non-profit outpatient mental health provider addressing the mental health needs of the most vulnerable children in our local child welfare system.

Mission Statement: Kinship House provides therapy and advocacy for children experiencing foster care and adoption. We support them as they work through trauma, connect with safe adults, and build stable futures.

This is a full-time exempt position of 40 hours per week (Monday through Friday) reporting to the Clinical Director. This position may require some evening and weekend hours on occasion.

Position Overview: The services provided at Kinship House are rooted in trauma and attachment therapy and child-specific modalities such as play therapy, sand tray therapy, and art therapy. The LCSW Clinical Supervisor is responsible for providing one-on-one supervision to assigned clinical staff and carrying a limited direct service caseload in alignment with the philosophy and approach of Kinship House’s clinical services. This position works closely with the Clinical Director to provide effective leadership to our clinical team, ensure compliance and quality of services, and ultimately work to fulfill Kinship House’s mission.

Kinship House offers our employees a positive, supportive work environment that includes:

• Respect for work-life balance with flexibility in managing your daily schedule with hybrid option
• An emphasis on teamwork, leadership, and collaboration at all levels
• An organizational culture that places a high emphasis on equity, diversity, and inclusion
• 5 weeks of paid time off per year additional paid week off in July and bonus time off offered with certain anniversary years
• Educational and training opportunities, and yearly training allowance
• Team commitment to helping children & families
• 28 years of program success

Salary: $65,000 - $70,000 DOE

Benefits: Kinship House has a strong benefits package including generous paid time off, employer-funded life and disability plan, partial employer-funded medical and dental coverage, Simple IRA retirement option with employer match, employee assistance plan, and employee-funded Aflac policy options.

Essential Functions

• Supervises 6-8 Child & Family Therapists
• Provides effective leadership to direct reports and the team
• Works in collaboration with the Clinical Director to ensure team and organizational functioning and success
• Models and encourages direct, open and professional communication among staff members and facilitates the development of a positive and supportive staff environment
• Carries a partial clinical caseload

Clinical Supervision

• Provides consultation, support, and direction to those supervised
• Able to establish clear expectations regarding job performance, clinical development, and professional development.
• Provides support and attention to employee successes and addresses performance issues promptly and effectively
• Monitors employee productivity, documentation, and clinical acumen for adherence to recognized standards and practices of the mental health field
• Performs scheduled performance reviews
• Assists with clinical hiring & onboarding

Team Leadership & Clinical Oversight

• In collaboration with the Clinical Director, monitors and ensures program service quality through: Quality Assurance; Gathering and assessing client demographics and outcome data (MOTS, ACORN, etc.); Ongoing review of current clinical assessment tools and subsequent updating as needed
• Attends internal and external meetings as required/needed
• Assists with on-call crisis phone and providing back-up as needed
• Maintains and directs the maintenance of accurate records and files
• Provides support for meeting facilitation and other duties as assigned

Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities

• Mission-driven desire for Kinship House and passion to provide the highest level of positive impact for the children we serve
• Strong understanding (learned or through lived experience) and communication skills around the role equity, diversity, and belonging play in the lives of children in foster care
• Demonstrated awareness, attitudes, knowledge and skills that foster a climate of equity and inclusion
• Demonstrated understanding of strategies related to supervising, task delegation, and cultivating a positive work culture
• Ability to inspire, train, motivate, challenge, and supervise therapists
• Ability to performing and support complex problem definition and resolution activities
• Systems understanding of foster-care, adoption, reunification and other child welfare and related court practices
• Exceptional interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to take initiative, anticipate and resolve issues
• Familiarity with OARs, HIPAA protocols, and the APA code of ethics
• Experienced understanding of medicaid documentation requirements
• Knowledge of procedures and workflows in a community mental health organization
• Ability to lead with curiosity and assuming the best in peers and supervisees
• Ability to exemplify and model the core values of Kinship House: service, healing, teamwork, respect, and integrity

Required Qualifications

• Must be licensed as Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW)

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years experience as a mental health clinician, preferably focused on children involved with foster care and adoption
• 2 years experience providing supervision

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The mission of Kinship House is best fulfilled when we embrace equity, diversity, and inclusion as values which guide our practice. Achieving this requires a commitment to our DEI principles that must flow through our organizational culture, values, norms, and behaviors. Throughout our work, we will support diversity in all of its forms, encompassing but not limited to age, disability status, economic circumstance, ethnicity, gender, race, religion and sexual orientation. We believe that bringing diverse individuals together in an inclusive environment allows us to collectively and more effectively address the issues that face our client population and staff body.

How to Apply

Please submit your cover letter & resume. We can't wait to meet you!

~ Kinship House is dedicated to a diverse workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected status in accordance with the law.

~ Studies have shown that women and BIPOC individuals are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they are able to perform every task in the job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We will consider any equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet minimum qualifications as is allowed by licensing and certifying bodies. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $65,000.00 - $70,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Choose your own hours
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Portland, OR 97212: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Portland, OR 97212