Clinic Director

Salary Range: $130,000 - $145,000, with bonus potential (DOE)

Location: 370 N Wiget Ln Ste 100, Walnut Creek, CA (On-site)

Schedule: Monday-Friday, Full-Time

Embark Behavioral Health is seeking a dynamic Licensed Clinic Director to lead and cultivate a strong, supportive culture in our recently opened IOP/PHP clinic in Walnut Creek, CA, which launched in June 2024. Ideal candidates bring proven leadership experience in outpatient settings, a results-driven approach, and a passion for connecting with families.

This role offers incentives tied to census goals and impactful care delivery, with a focus on growth. Expertise in treating adolescents, teens, young adults, and OCD is essential, along with a deep understanding of the intersectionality of marginalized identities.

Why Embark? As the nation’s leading network of family behavioral health centers, Embark transforms lives through connection, compassion, and measurable outcomes. Our CASA framework fosters joy and co-regulation, creating lasting change for teens and families. Join us today!

· Lead a team of five clinicians, one Office Manager, and one Clinical Support Staff with compassion, while overseeing outcome measure collection, providing effective crisis management support, and ensuring accurate documentation practices

· Build collaborative relationships with the onsite treatment team, clients, and parents to foster a supportive and client-focused care approach.

· Drive program compliance and collaborate with staff, admissions, enrollment, and leadership to raise operational standards and surpass regulatory requirements.

· Play a key role in recruiting and retaining exceptional clinical talent, building a team that thrives on our mission.

· Promote a culture of engagement and satisfaction, maintaining positive eNPS scores and fostering a supportive workplace.

· Minimum requirement: Master’s Degree and licensure as a Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), or equivalent, with the ability to practice therapy in California.

· Clinical supervision experience: Ability to provide supervision to unlicensed clinicians.

· Leadership experience: At least three years of experience managing or directing a clinical team, including licensed or associate therapists.

· Therapeutic expertise: Experience providing individual, family, and group therapy to high-acuity populations, preferably in inpatient, residential, or IOP/PHP settings, with proficiency in using diagnostic tools (e.g., PHQ-9, GAD-7) to monitor client progress.

• Enjoy a comprehensive Benefits Program, encompassing medical insurance with a generous company contribution towards a high deductible plan, dental insurance, vision insurance, voluntary life and AD&D insurance, long-term disability, 401K with company matching, and paid maternal leave.
• Revel in the balance of Company Paid Holidays and a PTO accrual schedule.
• At Embark, we and our team members embody core values of empathy, trusting relationships, service, growth, and results. Join us in making a meaningful difference.

Embark is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Embark is committed to enriching the therapeutic and healing experience it offers through the diversity of its employees and community. Embark seeks to recruit and support a broadly diverse staff who will contribute to the organization's excellence, diversity of viewpoints and experiences, and relevance in a global society.