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The Village for Families & Children

Clinical Manager- Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility

The Village for Families & Children, Hartford, Connecticut, us, 06112

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Job Description The Village was one of the first agencies in the country to provide homes for neglected children. Today, we continue to achieve our mission to build a community of strong, healthy families who protect and nurture children by providing a full range of behavioral health, early childhood and youth development, substance use treatment and support services for children, adults and families in the Greater Hartford, Connecticut region.

Starting annual salary $82,000 commensurate with experience.

Working Schedule Full Time 40 hours Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm or 9am-6pm.

Job Summary The Clinical Manager will manage the daily operations of the program and provide administrative and clinical support, including clinical supervision to clinicians, as well as facilitate and provide leadership in department meetings and activities. The Clinical Manager contributes to agency organizational life by participating in agency-wide task forces, committees, or problem-solving teams, as requested, and agency visibility and development of community linkages by representing the Village in community groups or committees. They will also onboard new employees, mentor existing employees, audit operations, understand the program budget, review treatment plans, and collaborate with internal and external colleagues.

Eagle House The Eagle House Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) provides a structured, therapeutic environment for children ages 6-12 who have at least one psychiatric diagnosis. The youth reside in the program for the duration of treatment. The program serves as either a step-down from inpatient psychiatric hospitalization or an alternative to locked inpatient care. The primary goal is to help children strengthen their ability to function successfully in the community while supporting families in addressing each child’s unique needs. Youth have weekly home visits to practice the skills being learned in the program. Length of stay is determined by clinical need and readiness for discharge, with an average duration of approximately four months. The program offers a comprehensive and intensive therapeutic milieu designed to support emotional and behavioral growth.

Key Responsibilities

Provides clinical and administrative supervision of staff and maintains daily clinic staffing to ensure adequate clinical coverage and participation in implementation and integration of Results Based Accountability in day-to-day operations of program.

Participates in hiring and performance management of staff and ensures staff training needs are met.

Provides clinical on-call backup for program and case coverage as needed.

Works with staff to ensure strong treatment plans for clients and assists with crisis intervention as needed.

Collaborates with Program Director to develop and monitor budget performance of program and assists with timely completion of monthly billing and fiscal reports as applicable.

Contributes to program functioning by assuming responsibility for special tasks or leadership in special projects as appropriate.

Tracks completion of all required documentation from clinical staff, follows up with staff on documentation completion as necessary, and completes any other documentation and reports required by agency and program policies and funding sources accurately and on time.

Monitors program standards to ensure program is in compliance with any grant/funder requirements.

Collaborates with other Village programs to enhance the quality and coordination of services.

Works as a team member with other clinical and administrative staff to respond to client and programmatic needs, including the implementation of agency policies, procedures, and initiatives.

Participates in identifying opportunities for programmatic expansion and completion of proposals, as well as in planning and developing department procedures.

Attends and represents The Village in network and collaborator meetings as needed.

Maintains liaison role with funder(s) and submits reports as required.

Ensures data-driven continuous quality improvement in program.

Participates in management trainings to develop/enhance supervisory skills, when requested.

Required Experience

Masters degree in social work, psychology, or another licensed counseling degree.

State of CT license required (LCSW, LPC, LMFT, Psychologist, PhD/PsyD).

Minimum of 5 years experience providing clinical services; minimum of 3 years as a clinical supervisor.

Excellent oral and written skills and ability to communicate comfortably with clients, staff, referral sources, and the public.

Organized and able to work independently with minimal supervision. Flexible and able to multi-task.

Proficient with word processing and spreadsheet applications. Solid general computer skills, including ability to work in a Windows environment. Familiarity with Electronic Health Records is required, and knowledge of specific applications used by The Village and its referral sources is a plus.

Must be culturally competent to serve diverse client population; bi‑lingual (English/Spanish) strongly preferred.

Physically able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodations. These responsibilities include but are not limited to the ability to function safely in a therapeutic situation, including provision of services in client homes or host settings.

Benefits As a Village employee, you should feel confident that your health and well-being is one of our highest priorities. We offer eligible employees and their dependents comprehensive, flexible benefits.

https://thevillage.org/our-benefits/

Seniority level Mid‑Senior level

Employment type Full‑time

Job function Health Care Provider

Industries Civic and Social Organizations

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