Family Services Area Manager

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

  • High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 28 days ago
Job Category: HS - Humanitarian & Social ServicesJob Description:The Welfare and Self-Reliance Department strives to follow Jesus Christ by embracing the two great commandments to love God and love our neighbors as it ministers to temporal needs, builds temporal self-reliance, and blesses both givers and receivers. The Family Services Division assists leaders to help members develop emotional self-reliance and overcome obstacles to making and keeping sacred covenants. We provide resources to alleviate suffering, maintain human dignity, instill hope, and promote emotional health and well-being. For the Europe North Area, we are hiring highly motivated professionals, who wish to contribute to the cause of the building of the Lord's Kingdom, through Christlike service. While maintaining alignment with the Brethren, we seek inspiration as we adjust our services to local needs and culture as we provide support to leaders, members and missionaries. If this description resonates with you, feel invited to apply for the Family Services Area Manager role for Europe North. This position is a hybrid position (3 days in the office, two days remote work) located in High Wycombe, United Kingdom with a relocation package included. It requires clinical licensure in the United Kingdom or the ability and commitment to obtain licensure in a reasonable period of time before a job offer is made. Additional licensure in the EU would be beneficial but not required.Responsibilities:
  • Clinical and administrative supervision of all agency staff, oversee employee relations including recruitment, onboarding, supervision and evaluation (career and development).
  • Enhance the quality of direct services with priority to ecclesiastical consultations and develop and maintain positive relationships with church leaders.
  • Coordinate exceptional clinical services - for individuals and group therapy sessions with great attention to quality and timely notes, consultations, and terminations.
  • Coordinate exceptional clinical services in pre-mission assessment and support for in-field and early-return missionaries, participation in Mission Health Councils.
  • Provide subject matter expertise and oversight for exceptional clinical services in responding to emergency, abuse, and addiction situations.
  • Protect and ensure client confidentiality for self and agency, fully committed to data security, privacy practices and organization priorities.
  • Team builder: engaged member of the team who maintains a supportive relationship with all the staff, able to provide and receive honest feedback.
  • Fully participate in manager council meetings, actively seeks to learn from others; timely response to area and headquarter needs and expectations, participate in WSR strategic planning related to Family Services.
  • Evaluate and identify area needs and strengthen the community resource network to which we refer.
  • Supervise, train, and develop Family Services programs and area initiatives.
  • Ensure agency legal, ethical, and policy compliance.
  • Facilitate coordination between Family Services and other divisions and church departments.
  • Manage local agency budget and resources.
  • Develop and fulfill 'Area Service Plan', including coordinating travel to outlying areas and overnight as needed, evening, weekend, and holiday work.
Qualifications:
  • Strong commitment to the mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  • Master's degree in clinical psychology, psychotherapy, or related degree that leads to clinical licensure.
  • Holder of and ability to maintain current independent clinical licensure in the United Kingdom or the ability and commitment to obtain licensure in a reasonable period of time. Additional licensure in the EU would be beneficial but not required.
  • Minimum 7 years post-masters' clinical counseling experience.
  • Advanced clinical skills and receptiveness to feedback.
  • Ability to provide supervision and mentoring to staff.
  • Ability to stay focused on core strategic work.
  • Education and experience in the following clinical areas is preferred: crisis response, abuse, and addiction.
  • Expertise and experience providing training in group settings.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to quickly adapt to different populations, cultures, countries, or backgrounds.
  • Strong relationship skills and a highly capable team player.
  • Possesses a powerful intellectual curiosity that fuels a drive for advancing professional development with current modalities that align with organizational values.
  • Strong work ethic and professionalism.
  • Native or C-1 English level is required; other language competence could be considered an advantage.
  • Competent Portuguese speaker preferred.
  • Cultural competence.
  • Knowledge about Family Services programs and resources preferred

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