Join Our Mission to Transform Teen Lives as a Regional Program Director (Temp)
Salary: $145,000 – $155,000 annually 
Status: exempt, full-time Temp role from Oct 01, 2025 - May 01/2026
Reports to: Vice President of Operations

At Evolve, we believe in empowering teens to grow into their healthiest, happiest selves. Our California-based residential and outpatient programs serve adolescents ages 12 to 17 who are struggling with mental health, substance use, and behavioral issues. More than just a treatment center, Evolve offers a compassionate, home-like environment where teens and families feel supported, heard, and hopeful. Through evidence-based care, individualized treatment, and a strengths-focused approach, we help teens thrive.

• Act as a high-level leader to the residential programs in a region and ensure that all operations and clinical policies and procedures are adhered to 
• Provides direct supervision to the Program Directors and Associate Therapists in the region; meet weekly with each direct report to provide support and ensure compliance 
• Visit each program in the region at least three times per month, and more when needed 
• Meet weekly with Vice President of Operations and every other week with Chief Clinical Officer
• Facilitate monthly Program Director meetings for the region 
• Participate in monthly Clinical Operations Meetings to coordinate on cross-department projects and concerns 
• Conduct weekly informal audits of clinical documentation cosigning for each program in the region; provide feedback and guidance to Program Directors on program adherence to documentation standards, as needed 
• Participate in quarterly Incident Report and Discharge Review meetings 
• Ensure that the Program Directors in the region are executing their duties effectively, including, but not limited to: Ensuring that the Program Directors are hiring in a timely manner commensurate to the needs of the program, following the Utilization Review Teams chat and providing feedback and guidance to the Program Director, as needed; Ensuring discharge planning is executed effectively; Ensuring that the Program Director is maintaining positive relationships with program staff; Ensuring that staff performance and disciplinary issues are attended to in a timely manner; Ensuring that the Program Director is following up on compliance report cards, chart audit feedback, etc. 
• Facilitate clinical debriefs as needed, per the Clinical Debriefing Policy and Procedure 
• Monitor and provide feedback and collaborative problem solving to ensure the regional health of staffing, census and clinical
• Ensure each program is meeting Regional KPIs, and work with Program Directors to develop action plans for programs who are not meeting expectations
• Facilitate and coordinate comprehensive training for new Program Directors in the region, including providing 1:1 training on clinical documentation and clinical procedures, scheduling trainings with relevant departments, etc. 
• Assist with training new Primary Therapists in the region when the Program Director is still within the first 90 days of employment; otherwise, ensure that Program Directors are providing effective training for new Primary Therapists 
• Facilitate 1st interviews for all Program Director candidates in the region, Facilitate 2nd interviews for all Primary Therapist candidates in the region 
• Participate in Chef candidate test cooks 
• Provide the final approval for all nurse, chef, and clinical hires in the region 

• Provide clinical consultation to Program Directors in the region, as needed 
• Help Program Directors problem solve admission-related issues 
• Participate in employee and client legal consultations, as needed 
• Participate in clinical and operations workgroups, as needed 

• Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the state of California. 
• Must be willing to travel to locations in San Fernando Valley at least 3 days a week
• Must be licensed for at least two years and be able to provide BBS supervision to associates and trainees 
• Minimum one year in a supervisory role required 
• Must possess a valid California Driver’s license. 
• Must be able to pass a LiveScan background check and clear federal and state criminal background checks, and child abuse indexes. 
• Must be willing to interact with COVID-positive clients, as needed 

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