Clinical Director - Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Leadership

Clinical Director Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Leadership ELLISON CENTER | CENTRAL MINNESOTA EMPLOYMENT

Full-time, exempt

$100,000–$110,000, based on experience and qualifications

Executive Director

Primarily Monday to Friday, with meaningful flexibility

Hybrid: office, community and remote

Central Minnesota (St. Cloud and Little Falls)

Ellison Center is seeking a skilled, relational Clinical Director to provide clinical stewardship during an important period of stabilization, renewal and thoughtful growth. This is an opportunity for an experienced clinician-leader to provide clinical stewardship to strengthen systems, support an exceptional team and expand access to high-quality infant and early childhood mental health services across Central Minnesota.

The Clinical Director leads with reflection, clarity and respect for the realities of clinical work. The role combines supervision, quality leadership, service development and a manageable direct-service caseload. Ellison Center is committed to building this position in a way that supports sound practice, realistic workloads and the long-term well‑being of the person who accepts it.

Ellison Center is seeking a Clinical Director, also known in the field as a Director of Clinical Services, Clinical Supervisor or Behavioral Health Clinical Director, to lead clinical operations for its infant and early childhood mental health and community mental health programs in St. Cloud and Central Minnesota. The ideal candidate holds independent clinical licensure as an LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker), LMFT (Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist), LPCC (Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor) or LP (Licensed Psychologist), with an IMH-E (Infant Mental Health Endorsement) or active progress toward one strongly preferred.

This role provides reflective supervision and reflective consultation to a clinical team delivering Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), dyadic therapy, perinatal mental health services and early childhood assessment using tools such as the DSM-5-TR, DC:0-5 and ECSII.

The Clinical Director is the senior clinical leader at Ellison Center and a member of the leadership team, responsible for clinical quality, supervision systems, ethical practice and the continued development of services. The position works in close partnership with the Executive Director, the Regulatory Compliance Manager, program leads and administrative staff. It is not designed to carry every operational function alone;

responsibilities are clearly shared, sequenced and supported.

• Provide clinical leadership that protects quality, ethical practice and the dignity of clients, caregivers and staff.
• Serve as the board-approved supervisor of record, as appropriate, for pre-licensed clinicians, trainees and interns.
• Provide regular reflective supervision and maintain a consistent, developmentally informed supervision structure across the clinical team.
• Support recruitment, onboarding, retention and professional growth, including advancement toward licensure, Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Endorsement and evidence-based practice competencies.
• Lead performance conversations that are clear, fair and growth-oriented, with attention to strengths, workload and professional goals.
• Participate in regular reflective supervision or consultation and maintain ongoing professional development, including continuing education required by the applicable licensing board.

• Help cultivate a workplace that honors clinicians’ professional expertise and ensures operational decisions reflect the realities of clinical care.
• Partner with the Regulatory Compliance Manager to maintain clinical policies, training, documentation standards and quality assurance systems.
• Clarify and document shared responsibility for compliance, billing, credentialing and grant requirements, so accountability is strong without being concentrated in one role.
• Ensure services meet applicable legal, ethical, licensing,…