Non-Licensed Starting Salary: $54,600Licensed Starting Salary: $60,000 If you're someone who cares deeply about helping young people heal - and you're energized by supporting the staff who make that healing possible - this role might be exactly where you belong. As our
Assistant Clinical Director, you'll partner closely with the Clinical Director to make sure every youth in residential treatment receives thoughtful, effective, traumainformed care. You'll help shape treatment programming, support clinicians and direct care staff, and ensure our therapeutic approaches truly meet each young person's unique needs. This is a role for someone who leads with compassion, thinks clinically, and thrives in a collaborative environment.
What you'll be doing:-
Implementing treatment programming - You'll help bring treatment plans to life within each milieu, making sure youth receive consistent, supportive interventions.
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Reviewing clinical documentation - You'll assist with reviewing notes, assessments, case management documentation, and treatment plans to ensure accuracy and quality.
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Evaluating referrals - You'll work with the Admissions Department to determine whether incoming referrals are a good fit for the program.
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Collaborating with Program Directors - You'll partner with leadership across cottages to make sure treatment services are fully and consistently implemented.
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Developing treatment goals - You'll help shape individualized goals that support each youth's therapeutic journey.
Why this role matters: Youth in residential treatment deserve care that is thoughtful, coordinated, and grounded in traumainformed practice. Your leadership helps ensure:
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Staff feel supported and confident.
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Families feel heard and included.
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Youth feel safe enough to grow, heal, and rebuild their futures.
You're not just overseeing clinical services - you're helping create an environment where young people can truly thrive.
What you'll need to bring:-
A master's degree in a Human Services field
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Independent clinical licensure (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, LPP) with credentials to provide supervision
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Supervisory experience (2+ years preferred) and clinical experience with children, adolescents, or families (3+ years)
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Strong understanding of adolescent development, plus the ability to supervise staff and support youth with specialized needs
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Solid management, program development, and evaluation skills
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A valid driver's license and eligibility under the Maryhurst driving policy
What We Believe At Maryhurst, diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging aren't buzzwords - they're the foundation of who we are. We celebrate every colleague's unique identity, whether it's ability, orientation, ethnicity, faith, or gender. This is a place where you can show up as
you - fully, authentically, unapologetically. And we're committed to making sure everyone else can do the same. Our core values -
Mercy, Reconciliation, Individual Worth, and Zeal - guides everything we do. If those resonate with you, you'll feel right at home.
A Little About Maryhurst Maryhurst serves children and families who need us most. Our programs work together to break cycles of abuse, restore hope, and build brighter futures:-
Residential programs that help youth heal and transition to stable homes
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Community and transitional living programs that equip survivors with tools for independence
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Maryhurst Renewal, offering counseling and support for children, adults, and families in office, home, and school settings
If you're passionate about helping young people reclaim their futures, you'll be joining a mission that matters. 