Mental Health Counseling Supervisor
Supervising therapists in Madison, Hinds, Warren, and Rankin counties
Exempt
Full-time
Salary range: $65,000-70,000 annually
Reports to Regional Clinical Director
Revised March 2025
Mental Health Counseling Supervisors are responsible for the management, supervision, and support of treatment teams, the development and maintenance of community partnerships and referral relationships, and client advocacy needs. Additionally, Mental Health Counseling Supervisors provide support to the regional clinical director and the Chief Clinical Officer (CCO) in relation to program-specific decisions and direction.
Minimum Job Requirements
- Master’s degree in marriage and family therapy, counseling, or social work
- Licensed by relevant board as one of the following: PLPC, LPC, PLMFT, LMFT, or LSCW (or ability to obtain licensure upon hire)
- High standard of personal integrity and work ethic
- Ability to adjust to various types of tasks and work cooperatively with different types of personalities
- Thorough understanding of The Center and its therapeutic services division and an intimate knowledge of program-specific policies and procedures
- Ability to communicate well, both verbally and in writing
- Commitment to The Center’s core values and mission
- Leadership experience is strongly preferred
Duties & Responsibilities
- Clinical Coordination
- Coordinate, develop, and implement administrative services, including but not limited to the referral process, community partnerships, billing processes, case advocacy, and contract services
- Manage caseload of all clinicians under supervision, ensuring the effective coordination and delivery of services, including processing discharge summaries, assigning new cases, reviewing and approving treatment plans, and evaluating safety plans to ensure client wellbeing
- Review clinician notes for accuracy and completion
- Review, approve, and submit clinicians’ weekly invoices in a timely and efficient manner
- Assist appropriate director(s) and executive(s) with public relations with local and regional community partners and referral sources
- Collaborate with individual community partners and manage staff involvement and interactions with supportive agencies
- Assist regional clinical director in program development and other daily duties
- Interview, hire, retain, and train staff
- Prepare and distribute assigned documentation
- Other duties as assigned
- Management and Supervision of Assigned Program (Medicaid Outpatient or MYPAC)
- Manage and implement direct client services provided in assigned program, including but not limited to clinical case supervision of therapy team
- Maintain awareness and sensitivity to service population’s cultural and socioeconomic characteristics and integrate this into supervision of clinical staff and client care
- Supervise and develop therapists
- Coordinate and lead team trainings and events, including generating, maintaining, and training on documentation standards per program requirements
- Additionally, if assigned to MYPAC:
- Edit and review all completed assessments and intake paperwork
- Assist with authorization and concurrent review processes
- Provide crisis intervention services as needed
- Disclaimer: This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
Working Environment
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in a business office setting. Tasks require a variety of physical activities, not generally involving muscular strain, such as walking, standing, stooping, sitting, reaching and light lifting. Regular and consistent in-person interaction and continuous talking, hearing and seeing required in the normal course of performing the job. Common eye, hand, finger dexterity is required to perform some essential functions. Mental application utilizes memory for details, verbal instructions, emotional stability, critical thinking and creative problem solving. Regular automobile and airline travel may be required in normal course of job performance.
Equal Employment Opportunity
The Center for Children & Families is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
