Clinical Director

Clinical Director Youth Behavioral Health

Location: West Central Ohio Academy Troy OH
Job Type: Full-Time
Pay: Up to $100000/year

About Youth Opportunity & West Central Ohio Academy

Youth Opportunity is a nationally recognized leader in residential and behavioral health treatment for at-risk youth. West Central Ohio Academy in Troy Ohio provides gender-responsive evidence-based care for adolescent girls experiencing mental health and behavioral challenges. A multidisciplinary team combines clinical expertise with compassion to support emotional regulation healthy identity development and relational healing. Licensed mental health professionals provide individual group and family therapy using approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and trauma-focused therapies. Specialized programming addresses anxiety depression mood disorders self-injurious behaviors co-occurring substance use and the effects of trauma or exploitation. Families actively participate through structured therapy and communication to rebuild trust and support a successful transition home.

About the Role

The Clinical Director leads the behavioral health program at West Central Ohio Academy. This role oversees clinical staff treatment planning service delivery documentation and quality improvement while supporting a safe therapeutic environment for youth.

The Clinical Director works with facility leadership and the multidisciplinary team to coordinate individualized care support clinical staff development and maintain compliance with applicable professional regulatory and contractual standards.

Benefits

• Medical dental and vision insurance
• 401(k) with up to 4% employer match with Immediate Vesting
• Paid time off (PTO) and holidays earn 4 hours of PTO every pay period
• Free RX delivery on most medications
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development
• Robust Employee Assistance Program
• Supportive mission-driven work environment

Key Responsibilities

• Supervise and evaluate clinical staff
• Provide clinical consultation staff training and support for evidence-based practices
• Oversee clinical assessments individualized treatment plans treatment reviews and discharge planning
• Monitor clinical documentation for accuracy timeliness and compliance
• Coordinate multidisciplinary treatment-team activities and specialized programming
• Provide direct clinical services and crisis consultation as assigned
• Support family engagement and coordination of care
• Participate in quality improvement compliance reviews and program development
• Contribute to management-team decisions policies staffing and fiscal planning
• Report clinical incidents and safety concerns as required
• Provide on-call support as assigned

Qualifications

Required:

• Masters degree in counseling social work psychology rehabilitation or a related human services field
• Minimum of two (2) years of direct-care clinical experience
• Active professional licensure: accepted Ohio credentials

Preferred:

• At least one (1) year of formal clinical supervision or behavioral health leadership experience
• Experience working with youth in residential treatment assessment crisis or related behavioral health settings
• Experience with trauma-informed care substance use treatment group services and electronic clinical documentation

Physical Demands

• Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation
• Ability to move throughout the facility and participate in program activities
• Must meet applicable health and communicable-disease screening requirements

Additional Requirements

• Must maintain a valid state drivers license and meet transportation requirements
• Must meet applicable background check drug screening and contractual requirements
• Ability to provide on-call support as assigned
• Report incidents and concerns related to youth safety or inappropriate conduct
• Perform other duties as assigned

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