1 CLINICAL SUPERVISOR
Bargaining Unit: Management Employees
FLSA Status: Exempt
Class Code: 20505
Created/Updated:
8/1/201910/28/2025 12/16/2025
DEFINITION:
Under the general supervision of the Community Services Manager, the Clinical Supervisor supports with the development and achievement of Youth and Family Services goals and objectives. The Clinical Supervisor provides both clinical and administrative leadership within the o Youth and Family Services Division. The Clinical Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the supervision of staff in planning, organizing, delivering, and reporting clinical, case management, and support services for youth, families, and adults, including the coordination of crisis and counseling intervention services. In addition, the Clinical Supervisor provides technical and clinical expertise, guidance, and supervision to a multidisciplinary treatment team and the clinical intern program.. e Clinical Supervisor plans, organizes, and participates in, and oversees, the clinical work and clinical staff of Youth and Family Services, including coordinating crisis and counseling intervention services, providing technical expertise, guidance and supervision for clinical staff, administering the clinical intern program, and performing related duties as required.
CLASS CHARACTERISITICS:
This classification is a mid-management, journey-level role with first-line supervisory responsibilities, which includesing overseeing, coordinating, and leading the planning, assignment, delivery, and evaluation of clinical programs and services, as well as the work of assigned clinical and non-clinical staff and interns. This is a professional level supervisory position class. The Clinical Supervisor is responsible for overseeing, coordinating, and leading the planning, assignment, delivery, and evaluation of clinical programs, services, and assigned clinical and non-clinical staff and interns. This role requires considerable initiative and independent judgment in developing procedures and standards, as well as in managing the provision of both clinical and non-clinical programs and services. Incumbents are responsible for planning, assigning, and evaluating the work of assigned clinicaland direct service staff and interns. Incumbents also provide the most challenging clinical services. An incumbent in this position exercises considerable independent judgement in providing clinical services and developing procedures and standards for clinical activities.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES (illustrative only):
• Provides highly responsible direct programmatic and administrative support to the Community Services Manager, overseeing the planning, organization, and coordination of services provided by Youth and Family Services, including but not limited to overseeing counseling, case management, mentoring services, and grant funded programming.
2 • e Develops program policies and procedures, implementing consistent standards and practices in clinical operations and addressing changing client and organizational needs.
• Prepares grant writing to support Youth and Family programs and activities, develops grant funded curriculum, and oversees programming implementation and reporting.
Plans, organizes, assigns, supervises, reviews, and evaluates the work of a multidisciplinary team, including clinical sstaff; recommends selection of clinical and support staff; trains clinical and direct servicel staff and provides for their professional development; administers discipline as required. • Plans, organizes, assigns, supervises, reviews, and evaluates the work of a multidisciplinary team, including clinical staff. Provides training, mentoring, and progressive discipline, as appropriate.
• Works with the Community Services Program Manager and staff to develop, track, and compile clinical program data and statistics; prepares local, state, and federal grant proposals, curricula, and reports for youth and family programs and services.
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Provides clinical expertise and consultation to clinical and direct service staff, interns, partner organizations, and police officers, as needed. • Provides both clinical and administrative supervision to the multidisciplinary team.
• Provides training to the multidisciplinary team regarding clinical interventions and documentation and program standards.
• Administers the clinical intern program; actively participates in intern recruitment, placement, training, supervision, and completion of all documentation required by educational institutions.
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• Coordinates and tracks referrals from partner agencies and service providers; Conducts intakes to determine appropriate level of care and staff assignments. •
Provides group and individual counseling to youth and adults, and providesing family therapy when appropriate, including the most challenging cases; provides crisis assessment and intervention; completes assessments and, develops treatment plans and implements appropriate intervention and support servicess.; coordinates and follows up on referrals fromto partner relevant agencies and service providers; and provides follow-up support to students and families.
Coordinates and responds to crisis Union City Police Department call-outs, Crisis.
Receiving Home (Malabar) cases and other community emergency situations as needed.
Conducts assessments of youth, individuals, and families to identify appropriate resources and provide referral services.
3 Works in close collaboration with the Program Manager to develops program policies and procedures, and implement consistent standards and practices in clinical operations, addressing changing client and organizational needs. Ddevelops and/or revises policies and procedures in response to changing client and organizational needs.
• ; Pparticipates in the development of Youth and Family Services goals and objectives. • Implements Quality Assurance protocols to ensure documentation meets the funding requirements. Develops and provides documentation training materials and implements staff training.
• Reviews documentation for completeness and accuracy, using findings to monitor and improve services, ensuring client safety, legal compliance, and quality of care.,
• Ensures that staff remains current in the professional, legal and ethical standards of the profession; provides training and workshops as necessary for clinical and case management staff and interns.
• Conducts and participates in meetings, trainings, and workshops with community partners, schools, and guardians and Union City Police Department to ensure high-quality delivery and coordination of services. Provide presentations on program services.
• Develops and maintains relationships with all stakeholders, including other social welfare agencies and organizations; conducts presentations and workshops for guardians community members on various educational topics.
• Develops and fosters relationships with cross-sector of stakeholders, including but not limited to; schools, Union City Police Departments, families, communitybased organizations, etc. This includes preparing and facilitating meetings, trainings, workshops, and presentations.
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Coordinates and responds to Union City Police Department to provide urgent clinical and case management support to community members. • Works with the Community Services Program Manager to develop, track, and compile clinical program data and statistics; prepares various local, state, and federal reports as necessary.
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QUALIFICATIONS:
Any combination of education, training, and experience that would likely provides the required and qualifying knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills, and abilities would be:
Any combination of education, training, and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities would be:
4 Master’s degree in Counseling, Clinical Psychology or Clinical Social Work, Possession of a valid Clinical license; ( LMFT/LPCC, LCSW or Clinical Psychologist) from the California Board of Behavioral Sciences for a minimum of two years. and In addition, five (5) years of clinical experience providing counseling and psychotherapy to diverse populations, including families, youth, families, and adults individuals and/or groups, including with a minimum of one (1) year of supervisory experience. Experience with program policy development and quality assurance is preferred.
LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS:
Possession of a valid California Driver’s License and have a satisfactory driving record.
Possession of a current State Board of Behavioral Science License as a Marriage Family Therapist, Clinical Social Worker, or Clinical Psychologist.
Possession of a valid Clinical license (License Mariage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) or Clinical Psychologist (PsyD) from the California Board of Behavioral Sciences for a minimum of two years. The license holder must have practiced psychotherapy during at least two (2) years out of the last (5) years, or they must have provided direct clinical supervision to ASWs, AMFTs, or APCCs who perform psychotherapy during at least two (2) years out of the last five (5) years.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge oOf:
• Theory and principle of human development, particularly child development. • Current theories, principles, and practices for services to clients with behavioral health care symptoms and diagnosis.
• The social aspects of mental and emotional adjustment, including normal and abnormal behavior.
• Principles and techniques of crisis intervention and youth and family therapy, which includes interviewing techniques and treatment modalities. • Principles and practices of direct client service delivery and care coordination., methods, and trends of social casework.
• Trauma informed, culturally relevant and positive youth development concepts and strategies.
• Dual recovery/co-occurring disorder treatment, screening and assessment tools • Principles and practices of effective supervision, work planning, evaluation, training, and community behavioral health care consultation. 5 • Applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations, such as but not limited to; HIPAA, FERPA, confidentiality requirements, mandated reporting and other legal and ethical considerations in the field of hHuman and mental health Services field.
• Applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations • Clinical standards of practice and licensure requirements. • Familiarity with community resources and current trends in the areas of social services including youth violence prevention and intervention, mental health and counseling.,, an
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Ability tTo::
• Assess undefined, potentially complex and/or crisis situations and determine use of appropriate diagnostic tools to assess psychosocial needs of clients. • Perform counseling and case management services.
• Work independently to make sound decisions and remain focused under stressful conditions.
• Provide leadership and create a positive, team environment, including supervise, manage, and motivate a small, diverse group of program staff. • Identify appropriate community resources.
• Effectively collaborate across multiple systems including law enforcement, schools, social service agencies, government programs, etc. • Establish effective and productive relationships with clients. • Communicate effectively both orally and in written form. • Oversee and review documentation to support quality assurance. Provide clinical and documentation training, as needed.
• Oversee and review documentation to support quality assurance. • Produce statistical reports and maintains records as necessary. • Develop curriculum for group therapy, workshops, presentations, and community forums.
• Conduct presentations to diverse key stakeholders and community members. • Work varied hours and responds to UCPD call-outs for clinical support.
LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS:
Possession of a valid California Driver’s License and have a satisfactory driving record.
Possession of a current State Board of Behavioral Science License as a Marriage Family Therapist, Clinical Social Worker, or Clinical Psychologist.
WORKING CONDITIONS, ADA AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
6 The City of Union City is an equal opportunity employer. The City of Union City will comply with its obligations under the law to provide equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with disabilities.
Positions in this class typically require: sitting, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions.
Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Travel: Positions in this class may require local and statewide travel as necessary.