Overview
Clinical Director
Santa Cruz, CA
Location: Onsite – Santa Cruz, CA
Schedule: Full-Time - Exempt
Department: Crisis Stabilization Unit
Reports to: Associate Core Division Director
Pay Range: $120,000 - $135,000/ Per Year
Sign On Bonus of $5,000- $10,000!
Make a Meaningful Impact
Aspiranet, a leading California-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting children, youth, and families, is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Clinical Director to lead our Crisis Stabilization Unit in Santa Cruz. If you are a licensed mental health professional with a passion for clinical excellence, staff development, and evidence-based care, this is your opportunity to make a profound impact. In this pivotal role, you’ll provide clinical supervision, guide program operations, and ensure the highest standards of behavioral health services for youth and families in crisis. Join a mission-driven team where your leadership will help shape brighter futures across our community.
About Aspiranet
Aspiranet is a mission-driven social services agency with a proud legacy of supporting California communities since 1975. We are committed to ensuring that every child is loved, every family is supported, and every individual has the tools to succeed. Our services span the state and are delivered through six dedicated divisions: Foster Care and Adoption, Transitional Aged Youth (TAY), Residential, Intensive Home-Based Services, Behavioral Health, and Family and Community. At Aspiranet, every role contributes to something greater—helping to create a future where opportunity, hope, and healing are within everyone’s reach.
Position Summary
The Clinical Director is responsible for the leadership, oversight, and continuous improvement of behavioral health programs at the designated location. This role integrates clinical supervision, program operations, and quality assurance to ensure services are delivered in alignment with evidence-based practices, regulatory standards, and agency policies.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide group clinical supervision to program staff
- Provide individual clinical supervision to program staff
- Provide training to program staff within clinical supervision
- Communicate on a regular basis with program management about staff's performance
- Immediately notify management of high risk situations
- Provide input regarding staff's performance evaluations
- Provide clinical direction that is in alignment with agency practice standards
- Provide clinical supervision in compliance with the BBS
- Complete required written and/or verbal reports
- Develop and maintain positive working relationship with staff and program management
- Represent self and Agency in a professional manner
- Maintain appropriate professional boundaries with staff and program management
- Complete own administrative paperwork on time (time sheets, mileage, time off requests, phone bills & other expense reimbursements, weekly schedule, etc.)
- Demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to cultural differences
- Perform additional duties as assigned
Qualifications
- California Licensed Marriage Family Therapist or Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- Meets the BBS qualifications to provide clinical supervision
- Ability to develop and provide training
- Ability to supervise to evidence based practices utilized by the agency (must be trained in the EB practices)
- Two years experience providing clinical supervision to staff in the field of family or child mental health or related field
Work Environment & Schedule
On-site role in Santa Cruz, CA.
Why Aspiranet?
- Competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits package, and a 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching
- Access to the free Aspiranet Employee Perks Program with exclusive discounts
- Flexible paid time off including 11 paid holidays, 10 vacation days, 10 sick leave days, two diversity days, and paid birthday time off
- Access to our employee assistance program including 24/7 crisis line; up to 6 counseling sessions per issue
- Training opportunities to support ongoing development
- Collaborate in a supportive, inclusive, mission-aligned culture
- Opportunity to lead meaningful initiatives that support employee wellbeing
Physical Demands & Equal Opportunity
Physical Demands: The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this job. Per ADA, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these functions. This position typically operates in a standard office environment. The noise level is generally quiet and within OSHA safety levels.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Aspiranet is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and promotes Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA).
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