Washington, DC Hybrid Employment $27.47 - $50.49

Vibrant Emotional Health is hiring a Clinical Youth Leader

About the Role

This position leads clinical services for youth populations, integrating therapeutic support with program leadership. The individual will deliver direct care, supervise staff, and contribute to program development within a community behavioral health framework.

Responsibilities

  • Provide clinical oversight for youth mental health programs
  • Deliver individual and group therapy sessions to adolescents
  • Supervise and mentor frontline counseling staff
  • Develop and implement trauma-informed care practices
  • Collaborate with community partners to expand youth services
  • Conduct psychosocial assessments and treatment planning
  • Ensure compliance with clinical documentation standards
  • Lead quality improvement initiatives within youth programming
  • Facilitate family engagement in treatment processes
  • Coordinate referrals to external support services
  • Participate in crisis intervention protocols
  • Train staff on youth development and mental health
  • Maintain licensure and fulfill continuing education requirements
  • Advocate for youth clients within systems of care
  • Support data collection for program evaluation

Nice to Have

  • Bilingual proficiency in English and another language
  • Experience with crisis counseling or mobile response teams
  • Training in evidence-based therapeutic modalities
  • Background in school-based mental health programs
  • Knowledge of local youth service systems

Compensation

Competitive salary and benefits package

Work Arrangement

Hybrid work model with in-person and remote components

Team

Part of a multidisciplinary mental health services team focused on youth support

Our Mission

We are dedicated to transforming mental health care by centering youth voices and advancing equitable access to services. Our programs emphasize resilience, empowerment, and community connection for young people facing emotional challenges.

Why Join Us

This role offers the opportunity to shape youth mental health services in a growing organization. You will lead innovative programs, work with a dedicated team, and contribute to systemic change in behavioral health. Professional development and supervision are built into the role structure.

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About company
Vibrant Emotional Health

Vibrant Emotional Health’s groundbreaking solutions have delivered high quality services and support, when, where and how people need it for over 55 years. Through our state-of-the-art technology-enabled crisis care tools, local community service programs, and our advocacy and education work, we’re advancing access, dignity and respect for all.

2.5 million people a year receive confidential emotional support through our state-of-the-art crisis services, which include the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline and NYC 988. Approximately 50,000 individuals and families have received tools and skills to lead healthy and fulfilled lives through our local community service programs. Thousands of people are helped every year through our advocacy and education work in support of better mental health access and care.

We’re advancing access, dignity and respect for all and revolutionizing the system for good.

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Job Details
Department Children, Adolescent and Family Services
Category other
Posted a month ago