Clinical Training Specialist
$74,000–$92,000 year
On-siteBaltimore, Maryland, United States
Job Summary
Develop and implement training programs for racially and culturally diverse populations while providing direct supervision for early career clinicians and student interns. Recruit and hire new staff and interns in partnership with the Senior Director of Behavioral Health. Deliver individual and group therapy to a small caseload of homeless adult, adolescent, and geriatric clients with co-occurring disorders, including completing assessments, treatment plans, and screenings. Maintain CEU standards for social work and counseling licensing boards by tracking and issuing credits. Evaluate training effectiveness through feedback and measurable outcomes while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to create comprehensive materials. Ensure all documentation accurately reflects billable services within the electronic health record.
Required Qualifications
- Master's degree in social work, counseling, or psychology
- Active license in the state of Maryland (LCSW-C) with supervisory designation
- Three years of experience in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic mental illness and substance abuse
- Five years of experience supervising staff and/or interns, where there was emphasis on provision of training and ongoing education
- Experience working with homeless and/or low-income individuals and families
- Familiarity with adult learning principles and instructional design
- Able to work independently as a social worker on an interdisciplinary team
- Strong knowledge of various mental health disorders, treatments, and interventions
- Willingness to integrate relevant principles into practice such as Harm Reduction, Motivational Interviewing and Housing First
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Able to cope with interruptions and be a team player
- Flexible approach, working with several cross-disciplinary teams in a collaborative style
- Demonstrate comfort with change by approaching it optimistically and helps their supervisees to do the same. Proactively seeks to clarify unclear aspects of change in a productive, collaborative manner.
- Able to work with clients who have significant mental health challenges, manage crisis situations and assess for safety
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