Assistant Clinical Director - Residential
5 days ago
New York
Job Description Salary Range: $90k–$100k (varies depending on years of experience) A specialized Residential Facility for adolescents is seeking a mission-driven Assistant Clinical Director to help lead transitional, permanency, and aftercare services. This therapeutic residential program serves youth with significant behavioral health needs, including those with prior juvenile justice involvement. The model is deeply family-centered and trauma-informed, with a full interdisciplinary team that includes psychiatric providers, nursing staff, therapists, youth advocates, and educational partners. About the Role The Assistant Clinical Director provides oversight of transitional planning, family engagement, and permanency services from admission through post-discharge. This role ensures that youth leave residential care with strong community supports, stabilized family connections, and the resources necessary for success. Core Responsibilities • Lead development and refinement of discharge planning and aftercare structures, • Reduce length of stay while maintaining high-quality outcomes, • Oversee permanency planning and progressive home visit strategies, • Monitor utilization of wraparound or transitional funds in compliance with state regulations, • Supervise Transitional Coordinators, Intake staff, and family support specialists, • Support staff in strengthening family systems, improving communication, and addressing barriers to reunification, • Step in to manage caseload responsibilities when needed, • Guide teams in assessing family strengths and service needs, • Maintain strong working relationships with systems affecting youth, including child welfare, education, housing, and Medicaid, • Ensure continuity with educational supports, including collaboration with in-house and community school systems, • Participate in treatment planning meetings, pre-admission reviews, and discharge conferences, • Present updates to executive leadership regarding transitional programming, • Partner with internal departments to ensure compliance with regulatory standards, • Maintain adherence to OMH and other state oversight requirements, • Acts as a backup to the Director of Integrated Clinical Services, • Master’s degree in Social Work or related human services field, • LCSW required, • Minimum 2 years of direct service experience with youth diagnosed with behavioral health issues, • At least 2 years of supervisory or managerial experience in a behavioral health or social services setting This is more than a supervisory job — it’s a leadership opportunity within a highly structured adolescent residential mental health program that bridges inpatient-level care and community success. — Atlas Search is a tri-state area recruitment agency connecting new graduates, Advanced Practice Providers, Physicians, Social Workers/Mental Health Counselors, Nurse Leaders and more with hospitals, clinics, multi-specialty groups, nursing homes, managed care organizations, private practices, and healthcare start-ups. 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