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• Provides day-to-day leadership, supervision, coaching, and accountability for Lead Counselors.
• Counselors, Counselor Interns, and other assigned clinical staff.
• Ensures consistent implementation and delivery of clinical services across assigned programs.
• Provides clinical guidance and consultation to staff regarding participant needs, treatment planning, case management, crisis situations, and barriers to successful treatment.
• Facilitates and/or participates in treatment team meetings, case consultations, clinical staffing, and other interdisciplinary meetings.
• Monitors clinical compliance/quality issues through regular client file audits and prepares reports for Director on findings and action plans.
• Conducts routine chart and documentation audits and works with staff to develop and implement corrective action plans when deficiencies are identified.
• Ensures services are documented accurately and timely in CMBHS and other required electronic or participant records.
• Maintains current knowledge of HHSC, funding source, licensing, contractual, and other applicable clinical requirements and communicates expectations to clinical staff.
• Support the Director of Program Services to monitor program performance measures, participant outcomes, utilization, and other indicators of program effectiveness.
• Identifies trends, service gaps, and opportunities for clinical and operational improvement and recommends solutions to the Director of Program Services
• Ensures clinical staff follow approved evidence-based and evidence-informed practices, including trauma-informed care, motivational interviewing, and other practices adopted by Santa Maria.
• Assesses the training and professional development needs of clinical staff and coordinates coaching, training, and development opportunities.
• Participates in the recruitment, interviewing, selection, onboarding, and orientation of clinical team members.
• Manages employee performance, including setting expectations, providing regular feedback, completing performance evaluations, and addressing performance concerns in coordination with the Director of Programs and Human Resources.
• Works with the Director of Programs to ensure appropriate clinical staffing, scheduling, workload distribution, and coverage.
• Promotes effective communication and collaboration between clinical staff, residential staff, recovery support services, medical services, childcare, housing, and other programs supporting participants and their families.
• Assists with preparation for licensing, contract, accreditation, and other monitoring visits or audits and participates in corrective action activities as needed.
• Responds to clinical concerns and escalates significant participant safety, compliance, personnel, or programmatic issues to the Director of Program Services.
• Supports a positive, accountable, and collaborative team culture that promotes employee engagement, professional growth, and high-quality participant care.
• Serves as a member of the Programs leadership team and represents clinical services at internal and external meetings as assigned.
• May provide direct clinical services or maintain a limited caseload when necessary to support program needs; however, the primary responsibility of the position is clinical leadership and management.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Program Services.

• Bachelor's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, behavioral health, addiction counseling, or a related field required.
• Master's degree in counseling, social work, psychology, or related behavioral health field preferred.
• Minimum of three years of experience providing substance use disorder and/or behavioral health services.
• Previous experience providing leadership, supervision, or clinical oversight in a behavioral health, substance use treatment, residential treatment, or related human services environment strongly preferred.
• Experience working with individuals with substance use disorders, co-occurring mental health conditions, trauma histories, and other complex needs.
• Experience with clinical documentation, treatment planning, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, and performance improvement.
• Experience with HHSC-funded or regulated substance use treatment programs strongly preferred.
• Experience with CMBHS preferred.

• Current Texas Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC) required.
• LPC-Associate (LPC-A) or Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) preferred.
• Other advanced behavioral health licensure, including LPC or LCSW, is highly desirable.
• Must maintain all required continuing education and licensure requirements.
• If driving on Santa Maria business, must maintain a valid Texas driver's license and proof of current automobile insurance.

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