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Director,Youth Services (Licensed)
Job Location:
Job Location:
Springfield, VT - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
22 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
19 August 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Director Youth Services
LISW/LPCC/IMFT Required
MHS is looking to add to our already impressive and professional Clinical Management Team with a Director of Youth Services to oversee our Youth Outpatient Youth Challenges and school based programs in Clark County. This is a FT exempt Director position supervising developing and implementing outpatient Director of Youth Services will provideadministrative and clinical supervision of outpatient and community therapists and clinical oversight of the counseling and diagnostic assessment services. As a memberof the MHS Leadership Team you will provide valuable insight to our teams including quality performance improvement safety supervision and act as a mentor to therapists working to obtain independent status. Candidates should be prepared to work following the MHS Values and Mission statement and work to ensure the community has the necessaryresources for mental health services.
POSITION SUMMARY
Responsible for the administration of the Youth Day Treatment Program and Youth Outpatient Programs. The Program Director plans organizes and controls the administrative functions of the programs such as finance personnel marketing and staff supervision. Provides leadership for all therapeutic teams utilizing established theoretical frameworks and disciplines to resolve mental health substance abuse behavioral and emotional problems. Develops expands and represents MHS on community committees and services for seriously emotionally disturbed youth in our community and serves as a liaison with youth serving agencies.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides crisis intervention with individuals and families. Continuously and accurately assesses each patients potential for harming self or another in order to take appropriate action to prevent serious incidents from occurring.
- Oversees the teams adherence to MHS policies for professional administrative financial and evaluative purposes of monitoring clinical care and of assuring efficient and effective agency operations. Ensures staff are attending required trainings and educations.
- Controls expenses and income during the course of the year to meet the budget. Ensures teams generate revenue and manage expenses to meet budget.
- Responsible for hiring training and development of staff and directly supervises therapeutic staff support staff and clinical supervisors regarding both clinical and program management issues.
- Manages the marketing function associated with the service areas.
- Responsible to see that the programs meet or supersede all licensure or certifying standards including TJC OMHAS and managed care organizations.
- Is a member of the Leadership Team and other committees as needed where organizational policies and procedures are generated and monitored. Provides oversight for program evaluation activities including data collection analysis and reporting.
- Participates in the strategic planning and implementation including both administrative and therapeutic plans and growth in cooperation with the CEO and leadership team. Implements evidence based practices as well as securing new funding streams and developing new lines of service to meet community and client needs.
- Coordinates the administrative functions of the programs through the respective corporate functions of finance personnel and marketing.
- Responsible for training and utilizing appropriate working relationships with other social and caregiving networks in the community so resources may be combined with those of other agencies to produce positive changes in their patients.
- Conducts workshops and seminars about behavioral and mental health/substance abuse principles for MHS staff and relevant target groups in the community and helps others to do the same. Regularly represents MHS to a variety of community caregivers citizens and community leaders explaining MHS policies mental health/substance abuse philosophy and specific services and procedures associated with them.
- Completes all paperwork necessary for professional administrative financial and evaluative purposes of monitoring clinical care and of assuring efficient and effective agency operations; monitors other team members for efficiency and effectiveness.
- Is a member of Quality of Care and Patient Safety Council and monitors clinical care processes by reviewing clinical charts reviewing criteria for admission/continued stay/discharge performing patient care audits and investigating adverse occurrences in treatment; implements the recommendations coming from QC. Supports a culture of safety and quality and commitment to maintain a safe environment for both clients and staff.
- Oversees the setting of patients fees for services making sure that patients make equitable reimbursement for services rendered within their means to do so and that the collection of the fee is integrated into the treatment regime.
- Regularly represents MHS to a variety of community caregivers citizens and community leaders explaining MHS policies mental health/substance abuse philosophy and specific services and procedures associated with them.
- Supports a culture of safety and quality and demonstrates commitment to maintaining a safe environment for patients and staff.
- Keeps in strictest confidence all that he/she might learn about a client including the fact that a person is a mental health client at MHS or of our sister agencies. Takes special care to protect clients rights to confidentiality.
- Demonstrates organizational stewardship and exemplifies the mission vision and values of MHS.
- Performs any and all other job related tasks requested by his/her supervisor.
Education/Experience
- Masters in Counseling Social Work (required)
- 2 years experience working in Youth Programming/Counseling/Therapy
- Prior experience with supervision management Preferred
- Experience with Joint Commission federal and state (Ohio) regulations and standards
Licensure/Certifications
- Ohio Social Work or Counseling Licensure LISW/LPCC/IMFT (required)
- LISW-S/LPCC-S/IMFT-S (Preferred)
- NVCI
- CPR (BLS)/First Aid
MHS provides CPR/First Aid and NVCI (CPI Blue) for all new staff along with on-going education and on-the-job training opportunities.
All MHS candidates are required to have an Ohio BCI check (FBI check required if you have lived in Ohio for less than 5 years or for working with children) 5-panel drug screen and residential candidates must have a 2 step TB (or proof of prior TB) upon conditional offer of employment.
Required Experience:
Director
About Company
Mental Health Services (MHS) provides comprehensive mental health services for individuals, families, and communities across our region. As a nonprofit
