Vice President of Clinical Development and Mentorship

Vice President of Clinical Development and Mentorship

Requirements

• Master’s degree or higher from an accredited university in acceptance with BACB guidelines
• Completion of 8-hour supervision course, or willing to complete within first 30 days
• Proven senior-level leadership experience, ideally in a multi-state healthcare or behavioral health organization
• Extensive experience in clinical mentorship, workforce development, and leadership training
• Strong change management skills, with the ability to drive transformation and consensus among diverse stakeholders
• Recognized subject matter expertise in clinical development, with a deep understanding of behavior analysis and professional competency-building
• Demonstrated success in unifying development initiatives across multiple regions, ensuring both scalability and local adaptability
• Exceptional ability to collaborate with HR, clinical leaders, and operational teams to build a seamless professional development ecosystem
• Working knowledge of laptop/desktop PC
• Proficiency in Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel)
• Proficiency in G Suite (Gmail, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Google Meet)

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a structured career pathway framework to support clinical team members’ development from entry-level Behavior Technician roles to senior clinical leadership positions
• Establish clear, measurable competencies and skillsets for success at each career stage
• Unify the development continuum across our multistate organization, ensuring consistency while adapting to regional needs
• Align clinical mentorship initiatives with Centria’s strategic priorities, reinforcing evidence-based practices, leadership excellence, and team member engagement
• Oversee the successful execution of the career pathway framework, ensuring natural progression and accelerated development in key areas
• Drive adoption of the framework by engaging clinical subject matter experts, operational leaders, HR, and training teams
• Foster an integrated and collaborative approach across departments, ensuring alignment between professional development initiatives and company goals
• Identify and address challenges in clinical workforce development, including retention and growth of high-potential team members
• Serve as a visionary leader in clinical staff development, promoting best practices in mentorship and competency-building
• Support Board Certified Behavior Analysts and future leaders in enhancing both their clinical and professional skillsets
• Ensure mentorship programs focus on developing highly competent, ethical, and productive Clinicians
• Develop a first-in-class practicum program that best prepares candidates to become highly effective Supervising Clinicians and leaders within our assent driven model of care
• Design retention strategies that enhance job satisfaction, career growth, and leadership opportunities for clinical team members
• Develop customized learning paths and resources tailored to varying experience levels
• Collaborate with HR and talent development teams to integrate leadership training into the career pathway framework
• Compliance with Centria’s Code of Conduct, policies and procedures, and Federal and State laws
• Responsibility to report violations of Company policies or the Code of Conduct
• Leading and maintaining team members by interviewing, selecting, orienting, and training team members
• Ensuring the daily functions of the department are completed by communicating job expectations; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results
• Managing, coaching, and developing a high performing team that meets agreed objectives, and which delivers best practice results, added value, and continuous improvements
• Maintaining regular contact with team members regarding performance, expectation setting, and coaching on policies and procedures related to their responsibilities, including but not limited to attendance, professionalism, etc.
• Assigning and managing team members’ caseload and work assignments
• Evaluating the performance of team members, initiating disciplinary measures up to and including termination, including performance improvement plans and disciplinary action forms
• Approving Paid Time Off and Leave of Absence requests
• Consistently promote high standards through personal example and roll out through the team so that each team member understands the standards and behaviors expected of them.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.