Director, Integrated Emotional Wellness

Washington, DC | Hybrid | $110K - $115K | Washington Post Top Workplace (8x Winner)   

Community of Hope is seeking a visionary and compassionate Director of Integrated Emotional Wellness to assist with the operational and clinical oversight of our integrated emotional wellness program.  This role integrates assessment and treatment planning, short-term psychotherapy, crisis intervention and sustainable wellbeing for children, adolescents, and adults in need. 

This is a full-time, hybrid position is based out of our Family Health and Birth Center in NE, Washington, DC, but will require travel to work between COH clinical sites in Washington, DC.  

Our Approach and Values

• We celebrate people’s strengths and acknowledge the impact of trauma on people’s lives.
• We embrace diversity, welcome all voices, and treat everyone with respect and compassion.
• We lead and advocate for changes to make systems more equitable.
• We strive for excellence and value integrity in all that we do

What You’ll Do

• Assists with oversight of program operations, ensuring that activities align with COH policies, procedures, and strategic goals. 
• Supervises the Lead Integrated Emotional Wellness Clinician, Integrated Emotional Wellness Clinicians, the Emotional Wellness Case Manager, Master Level interns and Licensed Graduate Clinicians.   
• Manages staffing, activities and data to support COH’s strategic objective of providing effective integrated emotional wellness services including: assessment, treatment planning, short-term psychotherapy, group therapy, crisis intervention and educational opportunities.  
• Monitors clinical services provided by supervisees for quality of care, compliance with evidence-based practices, and adequate documentation of services through direct supervision, monthly random spot review, as well as peer review.  Ensure that COH makes progress on key metrics such as UDS measures, HEDIS measures, and others as needed.  
• Coordinates grant requirements and reporting in own portfolio, attending meetings with other partners as necessary. Monitors grant deliverables to ensure that we are meeting commitments and requirements. Alerts supervisor to problems or barriers with achieving deliverables. Prepares reports as required per the grant. 
• Supports and closely coordinates mental health care with the patient’s primary care team and when appropriate, other treating mental health providers including external providers if needed. 
• Screens and assesses patients for common mental health and substance use disorders. Consults with supervisor on difficult to engage clients.
• Helps identify and address related problems affecting health of client, such as housing, vocational rehabilitation, and social integration, and coordinates service delivery with other health center staff and community providers. 
• Provides crisis intervention per the clinician’s licensing and COH guidelines, to include addressing suicidal/homicidal ideations.  
• Completes a treatment plan for all short-term therapy clients by the 2nd scheduled session. Monitors patient progress through the course of treatment, reevaluating and adapting the treatment plan at least monthly from initial treatment plan date.  
• Meets with supervisees regularly and provides real-time feedback, training, support, and coaching as needed.  Creates meeting agendas, sends meeting agendas in advance when possible, and documents concerns promptly as needed. 
• Reviews the performance of team members in a timely manner, including completing 90 day and annual performance evaluations per their due dates, documenting any issues or changes, providing recommendations for professional development and/or training opportunities, and recognizing staff when appropriate.
• Partners with the Talent Management team regarding personnel matters including but not limited to, terminations, leaves of absence,  training, onboarding, and other COH handbook policies. 
• Performs other duties as requested by supervisor.

Must-Haves

• LICSW, LPC, or equivalent licensure required. Any providers who are licensed in Maryland who provide a copy of their license and MD CDS to Talent Management are also eligible for MD licensure reimbursement. 
• Current BLS certification.
• Minimum of two years of experience in a clinical setting. 
• Two years supervision experience. 
• Demonstrated ability to multi-task and problem solve. 
• Demonstrated ability to manage grant outcomes and deliverables. 
• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills. 
• Travel between COH sites required. ( (2) days a week at Family Health and Birth Center, (1) day a week at Marie Reed Health Center in NE, DC, (1) day a week at Conway Health and Resource Center in SW, DC and (1) day a week remote.)
• Ability to work evenings or weekend hours as needed depending on client needs. 

Nice-to-Haves 

• Knowledge of community resources or the ability to become knowledgeable. 
• Familiarity working with low-income populations.  
• Experience in community health center setting.  

Why You'll Love Working Here! At COH, we prioritize the following well-being and work-life balance-centered benefits:

• 8 x Washington Post 150 Top Workplaces winner.
• 8-hour workdays with paid lunch.
• 3 weeks vacation (additional week after two years), 2 weeks sick leave, + 11.5 paid holidays and one personal floating holiday on an annual basis.
• Annual performance-based raises, up to 5% of your annual pay.
• Tuition reimbursement & loan repayment (NHSC & DCHPLRP), Licensing reimbursement & CEU funding.
• Medical, dental, vision, life & disability insurance + 403(b) retirement.
• Leadership development, internal promotions and career growth opportunities.
• A culture grounded in equity, compassion, and well-being.

About Us

Community of Hope is a mission-driven, innovative, rapidly growing nonprofit, and Federally Qualified Health Center. For over 45 years, we have provided health and housing services, perinatal care coordination, and community support services to make Washington, DC more equitable. Community of Hope also strongly emphasizes maternal and child health, with midwifery practice and the only free-standing birth center in DC. We are honored to be one of DC’s largest providers of housing and homelessness prevention services for families and individuals throughout DC. Through our Family Success Center, our WIC nutrition centers, and our various partnerships, we have reached hundreds and believe that everyone in DC deserves to be healthy, housed, and hopeful. With the help of our amazing staff, we have successfully provided:

• 50,000+ medical visits
• 6,300+ dental visits
• 17,000+ emotional wellness visits
• 1,384 families and 220 individuals with housing/homelessness prevention services

Ready to bring hope and health to our DC community? Apply today! To request a reasonable accommodation to complete an employment application or for general questions about employment with Community of Hope, contact a Recruiting Coordinator. Email: hr@cohdc.org Phone: 202-407-7747. Community of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.