IMAT Supervisor

The County of San Mateo, CA is seeking a highly skilled and experienced IMAT Supervisor to join our team. As a key member of our Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Division, you will be responsible for supervising and coordinating the work of substance use professionals, paraprofessionals, technical, and support staff in the delivery of behavioral health services.

• Supervise and coordinate the work of substance use professionals, paraprofessionals, technical, and support staff in the delivery of behavioral health services.
• Provide supervision of specialized complex casework, including assessment, engagement, and counseling provided to individuals in a variety of settings.
• Participate in program planning, administration, evaluation, and reporting and compliance with contract and regulatory requirements for one or more behavioral health and recovery programs.
• Work in AOD's Integrated Medication Assisted Treatment (IMAT) team, an innovative program partially funded by Opioid Settlement Funds.
• Lead a team of IMAT Case Management Assessment Specialists based in the San Mateo Medical Center Emergency Department, SMC jails, Redwood City Navigation Center, and in the field.

• Demonstrated expertise and skill in clinical work with adults with substance use disorders, with serious mental illnesses, complex physical health needs, homelessness, and criminal justice involvement and others from diverse cultures and backgrounds from a trauma-informed perspective.
• Experience and skill in the use of evidence-based substance use disorder (SUD) clinical practices and modalities, e.g. Motivational Interviewing, Trauma-Informed treatment, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Relapse Prevention, Psycho Education, Harm Reduction, Medication in Addiction Treatments, and Recovery Support Services and use of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM).
• Collaborative skills and the ability to establish and maintain productive working relationships with complex systems, clients, families, professionals, and the public; including collaborative community engagement to plan and implement needed services.
• A keen understanding of alcohol and other drug patient privacy and confidentiality laws, ethics, and documentation requirements; knowledge of Federal Substance Abuse Prevention Treatment (SAPT) regulations, CalAIM, and of Drug Medi-Cal and Mental Health Medi-Cal Managed Care requirements.
• Knowledge of program management techniques.
• Experience and skill at developing, supervising, leading, and motivating productive work teams, especially during a systemic or programmatic change process.
• A demonstrated commitment to diversity principles, inclusivity, and cultural humility.
• Ability to guide the development and implementation of policies and procedures using independent judgment.
• Ability to make sound decisions and manage crises based on the use of good judgment and the consideration of all available information.

• Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying.
• A typical way to qualify is: Master's degree in a mental health specialty, such as social work, nursing, or clinical counseling, and two years of professional post-graduate experience in a mental health setting.
• Possession of a California license in at least one of the following: Clinical Psychology, Clinical Social Worker, or Marriage and Family Therapist.