General Purpose: Employee of New Directions Northwest (NDN) a non-profit agency working at Powder River Correctional Facility New Directions Program, located in Baker City, OR. A Clinical Supervisor will provide all clinical and administrative supervision; responsible for addiction and criminality counseling services to the Oregon Department of Corrections inmates in individual, group and therapeutic community settings. The Clinical Supervisor also assists in providing safety and security at PRCF.

Supervision Received: The Clinical Supervisor reports to the NDN AIP Program Director.  Clinical Supervisor evaluations are received at 9 months from hire date and annually thereafter.

Supervision Given:                        The Clinical Supervisor will supervise up to 10 A&D counselors; will mentor, coach, inspire and motivate; will build teams, provide structure, create cohesion and resolve conflict; will build mutual understanding of the goals, tasks and bond with supervisees; will use critical thinking to make sound decisions and solve problems; will help supervisees hone critical thinking skills; will train, supervise and mentor assigned staff to see their performance is meeting necessary standards, and that counselors are familiar with and adhering to Agency and Department of Corrections policies; will implement new skill building strategies through documentation of assigned curricula using cognitive behavioral and social learning methods; prepare performance evaluation on assigned staff upon reaching the three month introductory period and annually thereafter;  and will assist the clinical team in over-all program development. There may be other duties as assigned within the general nature of the work described above.

Nestled between the Elkhorn and Eagle Cap Mountains and the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest of Northeast Oregon, New Directions Northwest, Inc. is a non-profit Alcohol and Drug service provider.  The position of Clinical Supervisor is being sought for the Powder River Alternative Incarceration Program for which we contract with the Department of Corrections. 

Baker City is known for its bucolic setting and the many outdoor activities.  Hiking, camping, skiing, snowmobiling, fishing and hunting are among the many recreational activities that our residents enjoy and afford themselves, which keeps them youthful and stress-free.  Baker City is home to the Miner’s Jubilee each year as well as the Hell’s Canyon Motorcycle Rally and is one of the sites for the Cycle Oregon.  Baker’s Oregon Trail Interpretative Center was one of the first to open along the Oregon Trail and boasts some of the longest stretches of visible track left by the pioneers so many years ago.  Crossroads Art Center, located in the newly refurbished Carnegie Library, offers a variety of art classes including pottery, woodworking, painting and photography; as well as instruction in performance arts such as ballet, ballroom dancing, belly dancing and Greek folk dance.

For more information on Baker City and surrounding area go to www.visitbaker.com