Vice President of Clinical Services

Job Details

Job Location:

FORT WORTH, TX 76132

Position Type:
Full Time

Education Level: Graduate Degree

Travel Percentage:
Up to 25%

Job Shift: Day

Job Category:
Nonprofit - Social Services

The Vice President of Clinical Services is a senior executive leader responsible for the strategic direction and oversight of Gladney's full continuum of clinical care, encompassing post-adoption services, family support services, residential (GRO) clinical programming, and counseling services. This role establishes clinical strategy and quality standards across the agency, leads a team of clinical program leaders, and serves as the organization's senior clinical authority to the executive team and Board of Directors.

The VP owns the strategic vision, quality, and compliance of all clinical programming across Gladney's adoption, residential care, and counseling service lines. This includes building and leading a team of clinical professionals — including the Director of Gladney Counseling Services and its licensed clinical staff of therapists — and helping set agency-wide clinical policy. The VP also represents Gladney's clinical practice externally with partners, licensing bodies, and funders, and partners with executive leadership on long-range planning, budgeting, and risk mitigation.

This position carries organization-wide accountability for clinical outcomes, risk management, and program strategy, and reports directly to executive leadership as a key member of the senior leadership team. Success in this role looks like a unified clinical strategy across programs, a strong clinical leadership team, sustained regulatory and accreditation compliance, and measurable improvements in outcomes for the children and families Gladney serves.

• Set the overall clinical strategy, vision, and standards of practice across Post-Adoption, Family Support Services, Counseling Services, and Residential Programs.
• Serve as the senior clinical voice in executive leadership discussions, contributing to organizational strategy, budgeting, and long-range planning.
• Identify emerging needs, trends, and risks across client populations and translate them into program investments and policy changes.
• Represent Gladney's clinical program externally to licensing bodies, accrediting organizations, funders, and community partners.

• Provide executive oversight of Post Adoption clinical services, Family Support Services, Research, and act as Treatment Director for GRO and foster care services under T3C guidelines.
• Guide the development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical programs and policies to ensure consistency, quality, and best-practice alignment across service lines.
• Review and approve program-level recommendations from program leaders on treatment approaches, admissions criteria, and clinical programming enhancements.
• Sponsor initiatives to expand and strengthen post-adoption and adoption-stabilization resources and referral networks.

• Provide executive supervision of the Director of Gladney Counseling Services, ensuring strong leadership of the department's licensed clinical staff of therapists.
• Ensure counseling services are clinically sound, appropriately staffed, and aligned with best-practice standards of care and ethical/licensure requirements.
• Partner with the Director on caseload management and service capacity.
• Work closely with executive leadership and Director of Counseling to determine best path for program growth for counseling services.
• Ensure counseling services are well-integrated with Post-Adoption, Family Support Services, and all adoption programs so families receive coordinated, continuity-of-care support.
• Support the Director in monitoring clinical supervision requirements, licensure compliance, and continuing education for therapy staff.

• Build, lead, and develop a team of clinical program leaders, ensuring strong succession planning and leadership strength.
• Establish performance expectations, coaching structures, and professional development pathways for…