Mental Health Clinic Associate Clinical Director

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Competitive salary
• Dental insurance
• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Opportunity for advancement
• Paid time off
• Training & development
• Vision insurance

Join Ellie Mental Health and help lead one of the fastest-growing clinics dedicated to breaking down barriers in mental health care. We’re looking for a licensed therapist with supervisory credentials who’s ready to step into a leadership role and grow into a Clinical Director position.

Scope of Role
Support role to the Clinical Director for assigned teams or service lines at the local clinic level.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations for assigned teams in the clinic
• Provide clinical supervision and case consultation for assigned clinicians
• Assist with onboarding and training new hires locally
• Monitor documentation compliance for assigned staff
• Support clinician engagement and morale within the clinic
• Support the Clinical Director as needed
• Track team performance metrics locally and share results with leadership
• Contribute to clinic outreach and community engagement efforts

Metrics & Expectations

• Billable Hours/Week: 18
• Supervision Capacity: Clinical supervision for up to 6-8 clinicians
• Hiring & Retention: Support hiring efforts and meet retention benchmarks for assigned clinic
• Promotion Path: Demonstrated ability to run clinic operations with minimal oversight and readiness for full Clinical Director responsibilities

What We’re Looking For

• Master’s degree plus full Michigan licensure as one of the following:
  • LPC – Licensed Professional Counselor
  • LMSW – Licensed Master Social Worker (Clinical)
  • Michigan Board-Approved Supervisor (or eligible within 90 days)
• 1–2+ years in a clinical supervisor or management role
• Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills
• Thrives in a fast-paced, start-up environment

Why Join Ellie?

• Grow into a Clinical Director role with a locally owned, supportive leadership team
• Performance-based pay model with competitive earning potential
• Work with a passionate team in a values-driven culture: authenticity, humor, compassion, creativity, acceptance, and determination

Location: Clinton Township, MI
Employment Type: Full-time, W-2

Apply today and help us expand access to high-quality, compassionate mental health care in your community! Compensation: $102,000.00 - $123,000.00 per year

Seeking creative & collaborative humans with a passion for changing mental health care in fun and meaningful ways.

Don’t meet EVERY requirement?

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Ellie Mental Health is devoted to purposefully building an inclusive and diverse workplace where all of our humans can be their authentic selves! (Authenticity is one of our core values, after all…) If you’re excited about the chance to be a change-maker with us, but your past experience doesn’t perfectly align with every single qualification of the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. Our mental health jobs need dedicated individuals from every background who are willing to care for others. And who knows, you might just be the perfect candidate for another role!

Employee Experience

We take care of our people. It’s that simple. From investing in their financial future, to providing wages that shatter the ceiling in our industry to reasonable caseload expectations we ensure that our people are happy. Happy employees do better work and provide better client care! No matter what it is that you do in your mental health career at Ellie, our clients depend on us cultivating an environment where our employees can thrive so that they can thrive too!

Y’all, jobs in mental health are tough jobs with a high risk of emotional fatigue and burnout. At Ellie, we use all of our core values of humor, creativity, authenticity, acceptance, determination, and compassion not just out in our communities, but we turn them inwards too! Our employees have clear growth paths for advancing their careers.

We have created a culture that reminds us that our employees are our leaders!

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