Clinical and Youth Development Supervisor
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Job Summary
Job Title:Clinical and Youth Development Supervisor
Status:Full-time (40 hours per week)/Non-Exempt
Reports to: YouthLine Maui Deputy Director of Operations and Statewide Outreach
Salary: The starting base rate for this role is $27 per hour plus a $2/hr. differential for employees who possess a Masters degree in a related field and a $1/hr. differential for hours worked in the office when regularly working in the office 3 days per week ($30 per hour when those differential apply). See below for more details about the compensation package.
Location:Maui County. This position requires working on-site at a YouthLine call center 2-3 days per week in the evenings (4-5 hours each shift between 6:00-10:30pm) and the ability to travel to schools and community events.
About the Organization:Lines for Life is a regional non-profit that is dedicated to preventing substance abuse and suicide. We offer help and hope to individuals and communities and promote mental health for all. Our work addresses a spectrum of needs that include intervention prevention and advocacy. We educate train and advocate to prevent issues of substance abuse mental illness and thoughts of suicide from reaching crisis levels. But when a crisis arises or support is needed we are available 24/7/365 to intervene with personalized help.
About YouthLine:YouthLine is a free peer-to-peer help support and crisis line for youth ages 10-24. For over 25 years the YouthLine has helped support the mental wellness of young people prevent youth suicide and change culture around mental wellbeing through teen-to-teen mental health support. Teen and young adult volunteers and interns receive extensive training to serve as peer counselors for other youth and are supervised by educated clinicians with extensive crisis experience. The peer experience is critical: youth best understand the experience of their peers because they are living the same experience uniquely situating them to provide meaningful impactful support for youth in crisis.
Clinical and Youth Development Supervisor Position Overview:The Clinical and Youth Development Supervisor provides direct supervision mentorship and clinical oversight to youth and young adult volunteers on the YouthLine help support and crisis line. This role also supports the development and delivery of clinical training implements quality assurance practices and fosters a safe inclusive environment that supports youth growth and wellbeing. The Supervisor balances real-time supervision with direct crisis line work ensuring consistent compassionate and clinically sound support for youth in crisis while supporting best practices in youth development. The Supervisor will support Youth Development functions including volunteer recruitment training oversight scheduling and continuing education. Additionally this position will support YouthLine Education and Outreach initiatives by delivering mental health lessons in classrooms and staffing community events to increase YouthLines presence in the local community.
Clinical and Youth Development Supervisor Job Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate the culture of Lines for Life by modeling behavior that supports the goals and philosophies of Lines for Life and the YouthLine.
Youth Supervision Mentorship and Crisis Line
- Supervise and mentor YouthLine volunteers answering calls texts and chats during scheduled shifts supporting the goals and purpose of YouthLine and Lines for Life.
- Maintain and follow YouthLine contact procedures and follow all safety protocols.
- Provide real-time support coaching and clinical guidance to volunteers and interns while taking contacts.
- Establish rapport with YouthLine volunteers and contacts and act as a resource of knowledge and systems use for volunteers.
- Identify and/or offer appropriate available resources that can be provided to contacts and support the efforts of YouthLine.
- Create a welcoming and inclusive environment that encourages learning resilience and growth.
- Collaborate with the Youth Development team to deliver ongoing mentoring and support.
- Respond to high-acuity contacts when they exceed the scope of youth volunteers.
- Provide clinical judgment on the need for emergency services or protective intervention.
- Monitor contact documentation for completeness accuracy and adherence to clinical expectations.
- Complete call monitoring for each volunteer and intern at least quarterly in alignment with accreditation standards and program expectations.
- Identify quality gaps and provide timely constructive feedback to youth volunteers.
- Support onboarding and training of new youth volunteers.
- Attend required meetings (team supervision clinical supervision staff meetings etc.).
Youth Development and Volunteer Coordination
- Recruit youth and adult coaching volunteers and interns for the YouthLine through online and in-person methods to include underrepresented and underserved communities.
- Collaborate with the Youth Development teammates in Portland and Central Oregon to screen applications.
- Assist with coordinating the logistics of crisis intervention trainings for YouthLinevolunteers (orientation interviews training shadows).
- Assist in YouthLine Peer Crisis Intervention Specialist Training (training and shadows).
- Schedule volunteers (training shadows weekly shift coverage monthly meetings continuing education etc.).
- Communicate important information to volunteers in a timely manner.
- Systematically check in with volunteers with a focus on youth mental health and wellness. Offer support and connect with external resources as necessary (parents therapists schools etc.).
- Maintain current information for all volunteers (contact information relevant forms background checks etc.).
Education and Outreach
- Facilitate and help implement educational programming on suicide prevention including peer-to-peer outreach and engagement efforts where applicable.
- Deliver presentations in Maui County middle and high schools to educate students and raise awareness about youth mental health suicide self injury depression and other sensitive subject matters.
- Represent YouthLine through staffing tables delivering short presentations and speaking on panels at community events.
- Coach and mentor interns and volunteers through interactions at outreach activities.
- Co-facilitate the outreach portion of the YouthLine training for new volunteers and interns.
Clinical and Youth Development Supervisor Qualifications:
- Masters Degree in a related social sciences field (required)
- Minimum of 2 years experience working with youth in a crisis mentorship or mental health setting
- Crisis intervention training (ASIST safeTALK or YMHFA preferred)
- Delivering presentations in a work or school setting
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to mentor youth with compassion and maintain professional boundaries
- High cultural competency and commitment to inclusive trauma-informed care
- Ability to assess and manage high-risk situations under pressure
- Proficient in database and Microsoft Office applications
Travel & Schedule Requirements:
- This position requires the ability to regularly travel throughout Maui County to lead outreach events in schools and communities as well as meet with community partners.
- This position often drives YouthLine volunteers to outreach events.
- This position will require some flexibility in work schedule in order to meet outreach needs and will include working some evenings and weekends.
Compensation:This is a union position with a step progression based upon years of service at Lines for Life and below is the current step scale for the base rate and each step would have the $2 graduate degree differential and $1 in-office differential added onto the base pay when applicable:
0-3 years: $27.00
3-5 years: $28.62
5-7 years: $30.34
7-10 years: $32.16
>10 years: $34.09
Lines for Life offers a great benefits package valued at over $14750 per year $11400 in premium coverage for employee health vision and dental coverage full coverage of short and long-term disability and life insurance premiums; a competitive paid time off package; a matching 401K plan equivalent to 3% of the annual salary during the first 2 years of employment after passing the match eligibility date; as well as a flexible spending plan; an employee assistance program; a free Fitbit; public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) employment certification; and eligibility to participate in an extracurricular professional development program after 6 months of employment.
If you need reasonable accommodations to participate in the application process or interview including any pre-employment assessments please inform us by contacting
This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities but constitutes a general definition of the positions scope and function in the company.
EEO: Lines for Life strives to create a diverse inclusive environment to better represent the communities that we serve. We are an equal opportunity employer. Lines for Life shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or national origin. However it shall not be a violation of this clause for the Lines for Life to extend a publicly announced preference in employment to Indians living on or near an Indian reservation in connection with employment opportunities on or near an Indian reservation as permitted by 41 CFR 60-1.5
All Lines for Life employees must be approved to work by the Oregon Department of Human Services Background Check Unit. Background checks are completed after a conditional offer of employment has been extended.
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Lines for Life is Oregon’s home for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. We provide help and hope to individuals and communities through mental health and
