The Artful Life Counseling Center & Studio

The Artful Life Counseling Center and Studio located in Salem and Beverly MA is a thriving mental health group practice that helps children, adolescents and adults communicate their emotions through creative outlets. Each client at The Artful Life has a unique story to tell. Our therapists utilize counseling strategies that support the expression of the human experience when it can be difficult to find the words to share your story. 

Our mission is to create a unique and welcoming space to support mental health wellness for both our clients and staff. Through the creative process we help individuals develop healing relationships with themselves, others and their community. We believe the first step towards change is to imagine the possibility of change. Our long-term vision is a community that is fully engaged and committed to our collective mental health care through creative and collaborative relationships.   

OUR VALUES = C.R.E.A.T.E

At The Artful Life, our values guide who we are as a team and how we present to our communities. We hire staff who bring these values to life.

Connection - Cultivate strong relationships with clients, fellow team members and community

Remarkable - Embody a commitment to deliver unique, dependable & exceptional service that inspires and motivates others

Engagement - Promote active involvement, dedication and confidence in our work

Abundance - Maintain a growth mindset, encouraging creative solutions & self expression

Transparency - Provide clear and responsive communication

Equity & Inclusion - Support and develop an inclusive, kind, and inviting work environment, including a commitment to anti-racis

Scope and Function:

This role exists to protect the clinical integrity, sustainability, and mentorship culture of The Artful Life. Senior Clinicians serve both clients and clinicians—providing excellent therapy while shaping the next generation of providers at ALC.

A Senior Clinician & Clinical Supervisor maintains a high-quality clinical caseload, provides ethical and thoughtful supervision, models alignment with ALC’s mission and values, protects documentation standards and fiscal sustainability, and contributes to leadership conversations and practice development. This is a leadership role within the practice. This is a full-time, overtime exempt salaried position requiring an average of 35-40 hours of work per week, with 25-30 hours of client-related work and the remaining hours dedicated to the clinical supervisor role. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & EXPECTATIONS

1. Clinical Caseload & Productivity

• Clinical Supervisors are expected to maintain their own clinical caseload. 
• Salary is based on a yearly minimum of 1020 billed clinical hours/ year. This is broken down into 255 clinical hours/ quarter and 85 clinical hours/ month, understanding that there may be some fluctuation between months due to seasonality. Assuming 47 work weeks, this averages to about 21-22 clinical hours/week.
• Full-Time supervisors must make available 23-25 client sessions per week and track hours in approved ALC Clinical Hour tracker according to the below Clinical Hour/Productivity Rubric. 
• Supervisee offset: Each additional assigned supervisee above 2/week counts towards 1.5 clinical hours/week. 

2. Practice Standards

• Be familiar with philosophy, relevant policies of The Artful Life and the requirements of the supervisee’s role
• Demonstrate competency in applying DEI-informed and anti-oppressive frameworks within clinical practice and supervision, including supporting supervisees in culturally responsive case conceptualization and treatment planning.

3. Supervision, Mentorship & Professional Development

• Provide clinical supervision to an average of 2 provisionally-licensed clinicians per year, and provide coverage for other supervisees as needed (1-2 supervisees max). Additional assigned supervisees count towards productivity numbers as outlined above. 
• Facilitate up to 2 fundamentals or masterclass CE events yearly in approved topic (up to 10 hours facilitation + Prep)
• Be available to provide coverage of the weekly Clinical Team Supervision as needed (1-2 times per year max, Thursdays at 11am)
• Be available for brief clinical support throughout the week if needed (Max 1-2 email or phone communications and/or check-ins under 15 minutes in length)
• Provide constructive feedback and challenge to support ongoing competence, confidence, and learning to new supervisees
• Support the supervisee to maintain their own wellbeing at work
• Document supervision meetings in the Scope of Supervision document provided by The Artful Life
• Create collaborative and measurable goals with the supervisee that are reviewed at the 90 day, 6 month and 1 year mark interfacing with the Clinical Director
• Demonstrate commitment to an honest and open supervision relationship
• Request review of supervision if the relationship is not effective

4. Documentation, Compliance & Performance Accountability

• Review and co-sign all progress notes for each provisionally-licensed supervisee within 48 hours of session
• Be proactive and responsible in holding clinicians accountable in note content and timeliness, and overall performance of their job duties 
• Provide feedback to Clinical Director on each supervisee at 90 days, and subsequently at every six month performance review
• Monitor supervisee’s practice in regards to ethics, standards, and competencies
• Maintain standards of confidentiality of supervisee outside of The Artful Life.

5. Leadership & Clinical Quality Improvement

• Participate in the interview process of candidates if requested
• Identify areas where The Artful Life may need improvement clinically and in client experience
• Provide leadership in helping supervisees understand the relationship between caseload management, appropriate & timely documentation and the fiscal viability of The Artful Life
• Be proficient in use of The Weekly Session Average Calculator and how it relates to clinical issues and goals

6. Organizational Collaboration & Communication

• Meet monthly with Lead Supervisor to review supervisee needs and progress and notify Directors of any concerns or questions
• Interface with New Hire Mentor regarding need for additional training related to timely documentation
• Interface with Client Care Manager as needed regarding caseload needs and concerns
• Be aware of and be able to refer appropriately if issues arise that may be better handled by Human Resources, the co-owners, or other internal resources.

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

Required Qualifications

• Three years post licensure counseling experience (LMHC) or 1 year post licensure experience (LICSW) 
• Must complete internal ALC Supervisory Training/Orientation prior to supervising clinicians
• Successful track record as a clinician at The Artful Life in all areas of Clinician job description
• Alignment with ALC’s mission, vision, and values

Organizational Knowledge

• Knowledge of the roles and duties of ALC’s leadership and and clinical positions and functions
• Knowledge of ALC’s client experience goals and how to achieve client satisfaction

Professional Work Habits

• Punctuality
• Organized and detail oriented
• Team Player
• Ability to work independently on tasks assigned

Communication & Interpersonal Skills

• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills and strong interpersonal skills

Leadership & Decision-Making Skills

• Ability to make independent decisions regarding the management of supervisees
• Ability to take direct and constructive feedback and run with it
• Ability to make tough decisions, have difficult conversations, and lead supervisees with candor

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to remain in a stationary position for an hour at a time
• Must be able to climb a flight of stairs
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work