Job Details

Reports To: Executive Director
Hours: Approximately 15 hours/week
Location: Medford, Oregon, with travel to partner schools
Compensation : $31–$34/hour DOE •  Part-Time, Non-Exempt

Benefits Include: 29 Paid Organizational Rest Days each year • Professional Development Opportunities • Flexible, mission-driven workplace

Position Summary

Rogue Valley Mentoring is seeking a clinically informed, relationally skilled Clinical Support Supervisor to strengthen our school-based Referral Circle model. This unique part-time leadership role is ideal for a licensed clinician, licensure candidate, or experienced youth-serving professional who wants to make a meaningful impact beyond traditional therapy. Working directly in local schools and at our office, you'll partner with school counselors, observe mentoring circles, coach and support mentors, consult on student needs, and help ensure youth receive consistent, relationship-centered support.

The Clinical Support Supervisor provides implementation leadership through mentor coaching, circle observation, reflective debrief facilitation, and collaboration with school staff. The ideal candidate brings strong knowledge of trauma-informed practice, adolescent development, and group dynamics, along with the ability to translate clinical expertise into practical, strengths-based support that helps youth, mentors, and school partners thrive.

Essential Responsibilities

Referral Circle Observation & Youth Support

• Observe 1–2 mentoring circles weekly to support quality implementation, mentor effectiveness, group dynamics, and youth engagement.
• Identify youth who may need additional relational, behavioral, emotional, or school-based support within the circle environment.
• Model trauma-informed, culturally responsive, relationship-centered approaches in group settings.
• Support mentors in understanding youth behavior through a developmental, relational, and strengths-based lens.
• Help ensure that circles remain emotionally safe, inclusive, structured, and responsive to student needs.

Team Supervision, Coaching & Reflective Debrief

• Lead weekly mentor debrief and support meetings in collaboration with the Program Coordinator.
• Provide reflective consultation, implementation coaching, and collaborative problem-solving for Volunteer Mentors and Lead Mentors.
• Support staff in navigating challenging group dynamics, youth behavior, school-based concerns, and relational conflict.
• Assist with performance goal-setting, feedback, mentor growth, and team accountability within the scope of the role.
• Help maintain team cohesion, communication, consistency, and shared expectations across Referral Circle sites.
• Partner with the Program Coordinator to support day-to-day implementation quality and mentor follow-through.

School Collaboration & Referral Coordination

• Coordinate regularly with school counselors, administrators, and designated school staff regarding Referral Circle implementation and student support needs.
• Participate in school partnership meetings and site-based communication as needed.
• Help assess student fit, group dynamics, referral needs, and appropriate relational supports.
• Support clear communication between Rogue Valley Mentoring staff, school partners, and mentoring teams.
• Assist with outreach, relationship-building, and maintaining strong school partnerships.
• Support preparation and organization of Referral Circle materials, communication tools, and site coordination systems.

Documentation, Communication & Program Support

• Maintain timely process notes, communication summaries, and documentation related to circle observation, mentor consultation, school coordination, and student support concerns.
• Support follow-through related to student referrals, mentor concerns, school communication, and program needs.
• Assist with periodic summaries, implementation updates, or reporting as requested.
• Bring awareness of staffing, program development, and implementation needs to the Executive Director.
• Proactively identify issues, gaps, or opportunities for improvement and help develop practical solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor`s degree required; master`s degree strongly preferred in social work, counseling, psychology, marriage and family therapy, education, behavioral health, youth development, or a related field.
• Licensed clinician or licensure candidate strongly preferred, including LCSW, CSWA, LPC, LPC Associate, LMFT, LMFT Associate, Psychologist, or similar credential/pathway.
• Minimum 3–5 years of professional experience working with youth in behavioral health, counseling, mentoring, education, clinical, restorative, or community-based settings.
• Experience facilitating, observing, coaching, or supporting youth groups.
• Demonstrated experience leading, supervising, coaching, training, or supporting staff, mentors, facilitators, volunteers, or direct-service teams.
• Demonstrated understanding of trauma-informed practice, youth development, social-emotional learning, group dynamics, relational intervention, and strengths-based youth support.
• Demonstrated ability to assess and respond appropriately to complex youth, group, family, school, and team dynamics.
• Demonstrated strong facilitation and reflective consultation skills, including the ability to lead debrief conversations and collaborative problem-solving processes.
• Ability to remain grounded, flexible, relational, and solution-oriented in emotionally dynamic environments.
• Strong communication, organization, documentation, follow-through, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Proficiency with Google Workspace and basic documentation systems.
• Reliable transportation for travel to partner schools; mileage reimbursement provided.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in school-based mental health, wraparound services, mentoring, restorative practices, group facilitation, youth intervention, or positive youth development programs.
• Experience working with youth experiencing social, emotional, behavioral, family, or school-based challenges.
• Experience providing reflective supervision, clinical consultation, mentor coaching, or implementation support.
• Experience collaborating with school counselors, administrators, educators, families, and multidisciplinary support teams.
• Bilingual and/or bicultural experience valued.
• Experience supporting program development, outreach, training, assessment, or community partnership work.

Please submit a resume and cover letter to sarahhoward@rvmentoring.org.

Rogue Valley Mentoring is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences. Employment is contingent upon eligibility to work in the United States and successful completion of a background check.