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Supervising Behavioral Health Clinician - HCTAYC
County of HumboldtUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 9 Apr 2026
💰 $100,540/yr($78,360/yr – $100,540/yr)
About the role
Posting number: 25-00182
Department: Department of Health and Human Services
Division: 424 - Mental Health
Job classification: Supervising Behavioral Health Clinician
Posting type: Open
Categories: Health Services, Mental Health, Customer Service, Program Management
Summary
Supervising Behavioral Health Clinician - HCTAYC
The Humboldt County Transition Age Youth Collaboration (HCTAYC) is part of the Transition-Age Youth Division and works with youth ages 16-26, providing youth leadership, policy and advocacy for system impacted youth. Our ideal candidate will have experience and knowledge in positive youth development principles, community organizing and capacity building with diverse communities, familiarity with training development and provision, engaging and supporting systematized youth with challenging behaviors, and applied skills of professional development. Candidates should value youth-adult partnership models and youth-centered organizing and believe in the potential of youth voice to lead system transformation efforts. They should also have a solid foundation of clinical skills and be able to apply these when supporting peer providers who are part of larger treatment teams for youth accessing behavioral health services. This supervising position is within an integrated division and requires cross department collaboration, understanding of braided funding streams, and knowledge and ability to navigate multiple systems and policies that impact transition age youth.
The Humboldt County Transition Age Youth Collaboration (HCTAYC) is part of the Transition-Age Youth Division and works with youth ages 16-26, providing youth leadership, policy and advocacy for system impacted youth. Our ideal candidate will have experience and knowledge in positive youth development principles, community organizing and capacity building with diverse communities, familiarity with training development and provision, engaging and supporting systematized youth with challenging behaviors, and applied skills of professional development. Candidates should value youth-adult partnership models and youth-centered organizing and believe in the potential of youth voice to lead system transformation efforts. They should also have a solid foundation of clinical skills and be able to apply these when supporting peer providers who are part of larger treatment teams for youth accessing behavioral health services. This supervising position is within an integrated division and requires cross department collaboration, understanding of braided funding streams, and knowledge and ability to navigate multiple systems and policies that impact transition age youth.
Job Highlights:
- Supervise the Humboldt County Transition Age Youth Collaboration and the TAY Peer Coaches.
- Oversee program planning, policy analysis, advocacy, community-based organizing, communication, youth leadership development and oversight of the Youth Advocacy Board.
- Engage, motivate and lead staff to facilitate a group of transition age youth in system change work, including weekly meetings, trainings and multi-day leadership retreats.
- Supervise peer coaches with direct services and documentation.
- Share integrated division responsibilities managing the TAY Center and drop-in space.
Work Location:
This position is located at 433 M Street in Eureka, CA.
Work Hours:
A typical schedule for this position is Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm with a 1-hour lunch. Some evenings and weekends may be required.
This is a continuous recruitment and Human Resources reserves the right to close this recruitment at any time.
DEFINITION
Under general direction, supervises and participates in the work of professional staff providing behavioral health clinical intervention and recovery services to assigned clients; manages a psychiatric caseload for adults, juveniles, and children; evaluates patients in multiple facilities, including in-house, out-patient, clinics, and correctional/jail facilities; performs psychotherapeutic counseling, including individual, group, family, and other approved techniques; provides outreach, and emergency services and counseling in crisis situations; and performs related duties as assigned.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives general direction from assigned supervisory or management personnel. Exercises direct supervision over professional and technical staff. Some positions in this classification exercise clinical supervision over staff completing pre-and post-masters and doctoral internships.
CLASS CHARACTERISTICS
This is the full supervisory-level class in the Behavioral Health Clinician series that exercises independent judgment on supervision of staff providing clinical services to clients, with accountability and ongoing decision-making responsibilities associated with the work. Incumbents are responsible for planning, organizing, supervising, reviewing, and evaluating the work of assigned staff and for the full range of professional behavioral health casework and psychotherapeutic support to clients; employees also provide professional level support to management in a variety of areas. Some positions in this classification exercise clinical supervision over staff completing pre-and post-masters and doctoral internships. Performance of the work requires the use of independence, initiative, and discretion within established guidelines.
Examples of duties
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