One Common Unity is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and encourages applications from people of color, women, differently-abled, LGBTQIA, and other groups that have historically been subject to discrimination.

About Us

One Common Unity (OCU) breaks cycles of violence and builds compassionate, healthy communities through the transformative power of music, arts, and peace education. Founded in 2000 following a string of school shootings in Washington, DC, OCU is a collaborative effort between educators, artists, and health practitioners dedicated to preventing violence and improving life outcomes for youth and families. Currently based in 23 schools throughout Washington, DC, we provide behavioral health services and train the next generation of youth leaders in social emotional literacy, arts expression, and conflict transformation and support them to create positive social change and healing in their communities. Over the past 19 years, we have impacted over 32,500 youth and families, trained over 11,500 teachers, hosted over 81 public concerts and performances, and recently were awarded the Mayor’s Arts Award for Excellence in the Humanities.

Our Community-Based Mental Health Program continues this mission by serving DC Youth, school communities, and school families through art-expressive centered mental health services.

About the Job

This is a new position funded through the Building Blocks DC program (https://buildingblocks.dc.gov), focused on providing therapeutic services to youth in Washington D.C. who are primary or secondary victims of gun violence. The Community-Based Clinical Supervisor will provide task supervision and clinical supervision or consultation to the members on the Community-Based Behavioral Health team. This team will provide on-site interventions in the aftermath of community-based incidents of gun violence. Clinicians will also be expected to carry a caseload of clients who meet the criteria within the grant. Programming will be provided in-person and on-site at various locations within Washington D.C., and some of the responsibilities will be provided virtually through telehealth as needed. While this full-time position will have set hours, this role requires availability for on-call support (nights and weekends) as assigned. The specific work hours may vary.

Traits Needed:

• Licensed as a LICSW or LPC in Washington, DC, with minimum one year of consistent Clinical Supervisory experience;

• A commitment to and understanding of One Common Unity’s mission;

• Experience working with youth and their families;

• Ability to engage with community stakeholders and promote One Common Unity’s programs and services;

• A deep understanding of, and experience with, cultural humility-based, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive approaches to clinical work;

• Engages in anti-racist and anti-oppressive frameworks regarding organizational culture (peer relationships, supervisory relationships, etc.);

• Communicates effectively with clients, parents, staff, and members of an integrated behavioral health team;

• Experience with and an ability to practice from a clinical lens that affirms intersecting identities such as sexuality, gender, race, culture, and class;

• Outstanding verbal, written, self-awareness, and listening skills;

• An engaging and dynamic manner that demonstrates warmth and good humor when working with individuals;

• Personal qualities of maturity, humility, strong work ethic, flexibility, and a commitment to learning/professional growth.

• CPR and First Aid (WFA); Mandated Reporter training, DCPS clearance, FBI background check, and NSO registry clearance;

• OCU follows DC Government and DC Public Schools guidelines on Covid-19 vaccinations and requires health professionals to follow vaccines mandates (https://coronavirus.dc.gov/release/mayor-bowser-and-dc-health-announce-vaccination-requirement-district-health-professionals).

Preferred:

• Experience providing clinical supervision;

• Proficiency in providing therapy-related services in more than one language, preferred, but not required (Spanish is a plus);

• Demonstrates experience in a specific creative/expressive approach including, but not limited to: Art Therapy, Dance/Movement Therapy, Drama Therapy, Music Therapy, etc., preferred, but not required;

• Skilled with providing therapy to those who have experienced traumatic grief and loss;

• Articulates a personal approach to trauma-informed clinical practice;

• Experienced with specific trauma-informed intervention preferred, but not required.

Job duties include:

• Uphold and model the core values of One Common Unity;

• Provide services, such as clinical assessments, individual, and group therapy;

• Provide on-site interventions in response to community-based gun violence, as needed and as possible under COVID safety guidance;

• Lead planning and recruitment efforts for program aimed at engaging youth who are primary and secondary victims of gun violence;

• Conduct therapeutic group sessions, staff training/consultation, and caregiver engagement sessions related to mental health issues;

• Help plan healing nature retreat with program youth;

• Coordinate debriefing sessions to process incidents;

• Conducting and documenting one-one-one supervisions sessions with clinicians once a week;

• Lead and document weekly group supervision meetings;

• Conduct and document site visits to on-site programming;

• Adopting a data-driven approach to program assessment;

• Respond to feedback and program gaps;

• Monitor accountability of risk management practices;

• Drive best-practices;

• Assist with contract-related reporting, paperwork, and filings;

• Provide clinical supervision and consultation to support the program description, best practice standards and to support the program to remain in full compliance with licensure standards;

• Provide quality clinical trainings to program staff, following agency curriculum to support quality clinical service delivery;

• Oversee the completion and tabulation of client outcome data, utilizing agency-endorsed outcome measures, and proposing formal recommendations for corrective action to improve service quality;

• Provide all authorized client services, in a timely manner;

• Ensure all program services are compliant with recovery principles and are culturally competent;

• Provide crisis assessment and support for direct service staff, as necessary;

• Coordinate data collection and ensure privacy of record keeping policies and procedures.

Compensation and Benefits:

OCU offers a competitive benefits package with health and dental coverage for employee (and buy-in option for family members); retirement benefits after first year; 14 paid holidays; continuing education stipend; and a PTO package.

OCU recently introduced a paid "Invest in Yourself Day" the last Friday of every month to do "what renews and inspires you."

Salary range for this position: $90,000-98,000 (Compensation commensurate with experience.)

Physical Requirement of the Job

The environmental factors and/or physical requirements of this position include the following: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to have ordinary ambulatory skills sufficient to visit other locations; and the ability to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and manipulate (lift, carry, move) light to medium weights of 10-50 pounds. Requires good hand-eye coordination, arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp, and visual acuity to use a keyboard. The employee frequently is required to be in one position for long periods of screen use, reach with hands and arms, talk and hear both in person and over devices. The employee interacts in close spaces and frequently with other workers, vendors, and clients. The position works in an office environment with artificial light and air.

One Common Unity is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer and encourages applications from people of color, women, differently-abled, LGBTQIA, and other groups that have historically been subject to discrimination.