Clinical Education Coordinator - full-time - 1st shift - Mon-Fri
Community Mental Health Affiliates
Full-time
On-site
New Britain, Connecticut, United States
Why CMHA?
Community Mental Health Affiliates, Inc. (CMHA) is a private non-profit treatment provider headquartered in New Britain, with seven locations throughout the city and in Waterbury. We partner with clients and the community to promote recovery from mental illness and substance use, treating more than 7,500 adults and children each year. CMHA is Connecticut’s first fully Joint Commission accredited Behavioral Health Home and is a SAMHSA Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC). Visit cmhacc.org to learn more.
Internal mobility and career pathing is a focus at CMHA with many employees growing from individual contributors to leaders.
CMHA is looking to hire a Clinical Education Coordinator. This position will be located at 233 Main St. New Britain CT, 06051. Monday-Friday, 8:30AM-4:30PM.
Compensation Range: The annual salary range for this position starts at $70,500.
Compensation for each position is determined not only by years of relevant experience, education, and skills, but also by maintaining internal pay equity. CMHA also takes into consideration our benefits and paid time off package to provide a well-rounded and competitive approach to the applicant’s overall compensation.
Position Summary: The Clinical Education Coordinator spearheads and develops training services and professional development programs to enhance the skills and abilities of CMHA clinical employees, while also offering educational opportunities to external professionals.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Works with agency leaders on establishing clinical training goals for the organization.
- Develops and facilitates continued education credit trainings (CECs) to CMHA staff and external professionals as requested.
- Leads clinical consultation teams and provides supervision to staff earning their specialization in evidenced based models, such as MI, CBT and DBT.
- Acts as a resource to program leaders for clinical training, high risk clinical cases, and chairing clinical consultation meetings.
- Develops and facilitates training for new and existing clinical staff on clinical
- documentation.
- Co- Leads, with Performance Improvement, the agency’s Learning and Development Committee quarterly to review clinical training and development needs for employees.
- Works collaboratively with Performance Improvement by conducting audits of clinical documentation and quality of care, offering informed analysis and actionable recommendations to identify areas for improvement and ensure adherence to best practices.
- Works collaboratively with External Relations, Human Resources, and Program leaders gaining understanding of clinical training needs to address retention of current clinical staff, recruitment of new clinical staff, and quality of clinical treatment provided to clients.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Master’s Degree or higher in behavioral health (psychology, social work, counseling, marriage and family therapy, alcohol and drug counseling) or Public Health required.
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience in the delivery of mental health and addiction services with adults, families, children and/or adolescents.
- Expert knowledge of specific Evidenced Based Practices, preferably a minimum of 3 years.
- Successful experience serving in a clinical management role with experience providing training to such group, preferably a minimum of three years.
- Valid Connecticut Driver’s License.
- Connecticut Licensure in a Behavioral Health discipline. (LCSW, LPC, Psy D, or PHD)
We care about our employees by offering benefits that strike a harmonious work-life balance. We also care about your future. CMHA offers:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance packages.
- 403(b)-retirement savings plan with CMHA matching starting after 1 year of service.
- 11 observed holidays.
- 3 Wellbeing days off on a Friday throughout the year to extend a long weekend.
- 2 CHMA/Personal days to use throughout the calendar year.
- Up to 24 days of PTO that increases with years of service.
- Paid agency closure between Christmas and New Year’s (except 24/7 programs) *must be approved annually.
- Company paid Life Insurance and Long-Term Disability.
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) that offers counseling, coaching, and wellness resources for staff as well as members of their household.
- Higher education tuition discounts at participating schools through the Alliance’s academic partnerships.
- Free ongoing professional development opportunities and continuous access to Continuing Education Units (CEUs), featuring comprehensive training in Evidence-Based Practices, such as EMDR, DBT, and CBT.
- Employee discounts for shopping, the New Britain YMCA, travel, and entertainment.
- Free employee subscriptions to the calm app.
- Annual Company Picnic.
- CMHA-sponsored Loan Reimbursement Program and Scholarship Program.
- Free Student Loan Wellness for eligible employees and their family members access to:
- Student loan consolidation and refinancing.
- Loan payoff projection dashboard.
- Coaching and support via chat, email, and phone.
- College cost calculator.
- College financial planning.
- 3 NHSC-approved sites for federal student loan repayment.
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Enhancement for eligible employees’ access to:
- Automated Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) form management for past and present employers.
- Automated reminders for annual (PSLF) recertifications to help you stay on track.
- Resources and ongoing communications that make PSLF understandable.
- The opportunity to receive the national average of $72,000.00 in forgiveness.
Community Mental Health Affiliates is an Equal Opportunity Employer except in the case of a bon fide occupation qualification or as otherwise permitted or required by law, does not discriminate of the basis of race, color, age, disability, sec, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical condition including by not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familiar status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.
Any individual needing assistance completing an online application should contact CMHA's Human Resources Department at Careers@cmhacc.org.