Clinical Unit Supervisor

Compensation: 

$60,902.40 to $76,128.00 per year (depending on experience and education)

Schedule: 

Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week

Position Overview:

Children’s Home Society of South Dakota is seeking a Clinical Unit Supervisor to manage activities in a trauma informed manner and provide clinical supervision and supervise the provision of individual and group therapy and case management to children and their families within the residential and school programs. As a leader in compassionate, trauma-informed care, Children’s Home Society is committed to fostering equity and inclusion in all aspects of our work.

By joining our team, you will make a difference every day—creating positive change for individuals, families, and communities. Each smile, hug, and heart you touch will reflect the meaningful impact of your work.

Benefits of Employment at CHS:

• Work-Life Balance: Monday through Friday, 40 hours per week
• Comprehensive Benefits: Equal up to 30% of your salary. Two health insurance options (Traditional Plan & High Deductible Health Plan with HSA), vision, dental, employer-paid Group Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Short Term & Long-Term Disability, and additional voluntary life and critical illness plans.
• Financial/Education Assistance: Up to $200 per month in tuition reimbursement or student loan repayment for qualifying employees.
• Competitive Compensation: $60,902.40 to $76,128.00 per year (depending on experience and education) with yearly merit-based raises
• Generous Paid Time Off: Includes a generous PTO package with 40 hours upfront, 10 paid holidays, and 8 hours "Day of Service" for volunteering in the community.
• Retirement Plans: Once entry into the plan, employees receive a 3% employer contribution each pay period and an up to an additional 5% profit sharing. Employees are 100% vested after 4 years of credited service. 
• Referral Bonuses: Earn up to $1,000 for referring new employees.

What You Will Do:

• Trauma Informed: Model and Teach others what is a trauma informed care approach with children in the milieu during the daily routine and in trainings.
• Supervision and Coaching: Monitor performance and conduct one-on-one meetings and reviews. Provides encouraging and constructive feedback. Ensure clinical therapists are providing therapy and case management. Ensure clinical therapists treatment plans meet all standards and are timely. 
• Team Management: Screen, interview and hire staff. Approve and sign daily activities schedule. Ensure therapeutic engagement through varied daily activities by direct care staff. Oversee staff scheduling. Review timesheets for unit staff. Manage unit turnover. Keep direct care staff informed of family visits and planned home visits.
• Staff Development: Orient and train new employees. Provide individual and team support and professional development to staff. 
• Professional Development: Attend and/or chair scheduled meetings. Maintain communication between residence and school to ensure treatment consistency. Participate in Quality Improvement activities, projects, and reports. Attend required annual training. Maintain required certifications and proficiencies. 
• Safety, Policies and Procedures: Assist in development and implementation of policies and procedures. Assist with formulating standards and setting measurements/goals.
• Case Management: Complete assessments and other documentation during the child’s evaluation phase of treatment. Develop individualized treatment plans, prepare treatment plan reviews and discharge summaries with treatment team. Consult with psychiatrist and psychologist. Schedule and facilitate behavior change review meetings as they are required.
• Therapeutic Services: Provide direct therapeutic services to children, including case management, individual sessions, group therapy, milieu treatment, arranging family contacts/home visits and overseeing the child’s treatment and care in residence/school. Provide direct therapeutic services to families, including family therapy and support services to individual family members, as well as parent training.
• Maintain communication and work in cooperation with referral agencies.
• Provide on-call duties as assigned.

What We’ll Love About You:

• You are a team player that promotes a positive work environment.
• You are capable of handling highly sensitive, confidential information.
• You are able to effectively communicate. 
• You align with our mission, vision, and values.
• You are organized and are able to pay strong attention to detail. 
• You are able to have professional and kind client and public interactions. 
• You are able to show awareness and respect for the diverse cultural backgrounds of our employees and clients. 

• Education: Master’s Degree in Human Services Required.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years clinical experience with children and/or adolescents. Supervisory experience preferred.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

Residential environment focused on care of children with behavioral issues. While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to physically restrain a child in ways taught by the Agency while being able to verbally communicate to the child and other staff. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.