Vice President of Clinical and Placement Services presso Cal Farley's Boys Ranch

The Vice President of Clinical and Placement Services is a key member of the Boys Ranch senior leadership team and is responsible for overseeing a comprehensive continuum of care for youth entering, residing in, and transitioning from Boys Ranch. This position provides strategic and operational leadership across multiple departments, including Intake and Admissions, the Stabilization and Assessment Program, the Child Placing Agency (Foster Care Program), and additional services delivered on campus. The Vice President ensures that all services reflect trauma-informed, evidence-based, and developmentally appropriate practices and that each youth receives individualized, high-quality care and placement planning from entry to discharge.

Essential Duties:

• Serve as a senior advisor to the Executive Director on all matters related to clinical services, admissions, and placements.

• Lead integration of clinical and placement functions to ensure continuity and consistency of care across programs.

• Represent Boys Ranch in regulatory audits, licensing reviews, and community partnerships related to youth admissions and mental health services.

• Provide oversight of the Intake and Admissions Unit, ensuring timely and appropriate screening, assessments, and placement decisions.

• Oversee development and implementation of protocols that align referrals with Boys Ranch’s capacity and mission.

• Monitor referral pipelines and coordinate with external partners and agencies to maintain appropriate census levels.

• Supervise the initial stabilization and comprehensive assessment of all youth admitted to the Ranch.

• Ensure that all assessments—medical, psychological, educational, and behavioral—are completed in a timely, coordinated manner and used to inform treatment planning.

• Provide executive oversight of the Child Placing Agency, ensuring compliance with DFPS licensing and best practices for foster care.

• Support recruitment, training, and retention of high-quality foster families aligned with Boys Ranch’s mission.

• Integrate foster care efforts with other placement and discharge planning services.

• Oversee the clinical supervision and development of all campus-based mental health staff.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or related field required.

• Clinical licensure in the State of Texas (LCSW, LPC-S, LMFT-S, or equivalent) required.

• Minimum of 8–10 years of progressive leadership experience in residential treatment, child welfare, or clinical program settings.

• Demonstrated success in managing multidisciplinary teams in a high-accountability, mission-driven environment.

• Comprehensive understanding of Texas DFPS licensing regulations and best practices in youth mental health and child placement services.

• Experience with faith-informed or values-based nonprofit organizations.

• Familiarity with rural community dynamics and service delivery.

• Experience with program development, systems integration, and cross-agency collaboration.

• Bilingual English/Spanish strongly preferred.

*The ability to obtain a Licensed Child-Placing Agency Administrator (LCPAA) license from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) may be required. 

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Cal Farley's is an Equal Opportunity Employer.