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Community Clinical Program Director

Level I

Location: Concord, CA (On-site)
Schedule: Full-Time | Occasional evenings and weekends
Reports to: Director of System of Care Adult

About The Hume Center

Founded in 1993, The Hume Center is a federally certified Community Mental Health Center (CMHC) that provides comprehensive behavioral health services through 20 programs across five clinics, several School Based satellite clinics, and community offices in Alameda and Contra Costa counties. Our mission is rooted in promoting psychological well-being, especially among the under- and un-served, through enabling consultation, multicultural competency, and an unwavering commitment to growth, healing, and human potential.

Position Summary

The Community Clinical Program Director (CCPD) provides strategic clinical leadership to foster a high-performing multidisciplinary behavioral health service environment. This role is responsible for the oversight of clinical training, supervision, and program administration, ensuring adherence to the highest ethical and professional standards while maintaining rigorous compliance with contractual and regulatory mandates, and performance deliverables. The CCPD champions the Community Mental Health (CMH) and Primary Behavioral Health Clinician (PBHC) models to ensure integrated, client-centered care.

Minimum Qualifications

Required

• Ph.D. or Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology or a closely related field.
• Licensed Psychologist in the State of California.
• Minimum four (4) years of clinical experience providing psychological services.
• Minimum two (2) years of clinical supervisory experience.
• Strong knowledge of community behavioral health, clinical documentation, licensing standards, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience using Electronic Health Records (EHR), Google Workspace, and Microsoft Office.
• Valid California driver's license, reliable transportation, and proof of insurance.
• Ability to travel between clinic and community locations throughout Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.
• Ability to work full-time on-site with occasional evenings and weekends.
• Successful completion of background check, physical examination, and TB clearance.

Preferred

• Bilingual or multilingual (Spanish, Farsi, Dari/Pashto, Punjabi, Hindi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, ASL, or other Bay Area languages).
• Community outreach, prevention, consultation, or early intervention experience.
• Previous experience in community mental health.
• Experience supervising or managing clinical staff.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Leadership

• Provide clinical leadership for assigned behavioral health programs.
• Ensure programs meet contractual, regulatory, ethical, and organizational standards.
• Champion Community Mental Health and PBHC models throughout service delivery.
• Serve as the on-site clinical leader and clinical resource for staff and leadership.
• Represent assigned programs internally and within community partnerships.

Program Operations

• Partner with Operations to support staffing, scheduling, productivity, and clinical service delivery.
• Assist with referral review and clinical provider assignments.
• Develop Position Impact Results Frameworks (PIRFs), SMART goals, and performance expectations.
• Maintain supervision coverage and operational continuity.

Clinical Supervision & Staff Development

• Provide weekly individual supervision and clinical consultation.
• Mentor licensed clinicians, associates, trainees, and graduate students.
• Facilitate didactic seminars, peer consultation groups, and professional development activities.
• Promote culturally responsive, trauma-informed, recovery-oriented behavioral health practices.
• Support employee engagement, accountability, and continuous learning.

Quality Assurance & Compliance

• Review and approve clinical documentation, assessments, treatment plans, and case records.
• Ensure timely completion of documentation and compliance with agency, county, state, and federal requirements.
• Participate in Clinical Quality Review Team (CQRT) meetings and quality improvement initiatives.
• Monitor documentation quality, regulatory compliance, and performance standards.

Direct Clinical Services

• Maintain a direct clinical caseload to preserve clinical expertise.
• Provide consultation on complex clinical cases.
• Support crisis intervention, assessment, treatment planning, and community linkage activities.
• Develop collaborative relationships with community providers, healthcare partners, and referral sources.

Leadership & Organizational Development

• Lead team meetings and foster interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Participate in leadership, operations, and clinical management meetings.
• Model The Hume Center's mission, values, and enabling philosophy.
• Support strategic initiatives, workforce development, and organizational growth.
• Perform additional leadership responsibilities as assigned.

Professional Expectations

Successful candidates will:

• Demonstrate exceptional clinical judgment and ethical leadership.
• Communicate with professionalism, empathy, and emotional intelligence.
• Build collaborative relationships across disciplines and community organizations.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
• Exercise sound judgment while balancing competing priorities.
• Maintain confidentiality, integrity, and accountability in all professional interactions.
• Promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and culturally responsive care.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary:
$129,000$149,000 annually, commensurate with experience

The Hume Center offers a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off and paid holidays
• Competitive retirement plan
• Professional development and continuing education support
• Employee wellness and mental health resources
• Opportunities for leadership growth and career advancement

Why Join The Hume Center?

Your leadership will directly sustain the excellence, integrity, and momentum of an organization deeply committed to equity, healing, and innovation in community mental health. As an on-site clinical anchor, you will not just oversee programsyou will directly shape the daily clinical rhythm, modeling the Public Health and Primary Behavioral Health Clinician frameworks for the next generation of practitioners. By bridging high-accountability operational systems with a clinical-first architecture, your dedication ensures that underserved communities receive seamless, top-tier continuity of care, making the organizations mission a living reality every single day.

Apply Today

Please submit your resume and a brief statement of interest. We look forward to learning how your leadership and clinical expertise can help advance The Hume Center's mission.