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Overview

San Mateo County Health's Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) Division is seeking a well-qualified individual for the position of Supervising Mental Health Clinician – Crisis and Outreach Team
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Supervising Mental Health Clinicians supervise and coordinate the professional work of licensed/license eligible mental health professionals, paraprofessionals and interns in San Mateo County and participate in program planning, administration, and evaluation; and provide specialized psychiatric casework counseling and therapeutic services to adults and youth. They are members of the BHRS Leadership Team and work with collaborative partners on initiatives focused on improving services and service delivery of their respective programs.

The current vacancy is in BHRS Crisis and Outreach Team, a field-based unit that includes the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT), Healthcare for the Homeless (HCH), and Homeless Engagement Assessment Linkage (HEAL) team.

Services provided by the Crisis & Outreach Supervising Mental Health Clinician include supervising the program specialist, clinicians, and paraprofessionals who work with city law enforcement for behavioral health crises and/or other homeless outreach programs throughout the county; conducting annual performance evaluations of supervises; conducting trainings and presentations for partner agencies and the community; and supporting BHRS in the operation of a Crisis Response Team (CRT) deployment as needed.

This position reports to a Clinical Services Manager.

The teams include psychiatrists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, mental health counselors, and community worker/peer specialists who are consumers or family members. The clinical teams may also work with clinical interns.

There is currently one vacancy for this team. The position is based in San Mateo, with travel throughout the county as needed.

As the Supervising Mental Health Clinician, your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Provide regular administrative and clinical supervision of all staff members of the Crisis and Outreach Team.
• Perform annual or as-needed employee performance evaluations of all supervises.
• Consult with clinicians and staff members in the field to determine appropriate courses of action during crises that may involve law enforcement.
• Track data for established programs and pilot programs and report these statistics to leadership.
• Facilitate regular team meetings and program-related meetings with system partners collaborating with the Crisis and Outreach Team.
• Provide ongoing clinical training for field clinicians and law enforcement, including the Quarterly Crisis Intervention Training (CIT).
• Respond to active crisis scenes when required.
• Respond to and support requests for the deployment of the BHRS Crisis Response Team (CRT).
• Oversee the daily operations of programs under the Crisis and Outreach umbrella.
• Perform all other duties or projects as assigned.

• Make a meaningful impact by helping stabilize behavioral health crises and supporting individuals during some of their most vulnerable moments.
• Lead and develop multidisciplinary teams whose work directly improves outcomes for individuals experiencing mental health crises and housing instability.
• Contribute to innovative, community-based crisis response efforts through collaboration with law enforcement, healthcare providers, and community partners.

• Build advanced supervisory and leadership skills by guiding teams in complex, high-acuity, and fast-paced field environments.
• Strengthen clinical judgment and decision-making through consultation and support during time-sensitive and evolving crisis situations.
• Expand expertise in cross-system collaboration, program oversight, and data-informed decision-making across multiple crisis and outreach programs.

• At least two (2) years of post-licensure clinical experience providing direct mental health services, with crisis-related work preferred.
• Strong supervisory skills, including at least two (2) years of…