Regional Program Director - Southern California (Temp)

Join Our Mission to Transform Teen Lives as a Regional Program Director (Temp)
Salary: $145,000 – $155,000 annually
Status: exempt, full-time Temp role from Oct 01, 2025 - May 01/2026
Reports to: Vice President of Operations

About Evolve Treatment Centers

At Evolve, we believe in empowering teens to grow into their healthiest, happiest selves. Our California-based residential and outpatient programs serve adolescents ages 12 to 17 who are struggling with mental health, substance use, and behavioral issues. More than just a treatment center, Evolve offers a compassionate, home-like environment where teens and families feel supported, heard, and hopeful. Through evidence-based care, individualized treatment, and a strengths-focused approach, we help teens thrive.

• Act as a high-level leader to the residential programs in a region and ensure that all operations and clinical policies and procedures are adhered to
• Provides direct supervision to the Program Directors and Associate Therapists in the region; meet weekly with each direct report to provide support and ensure compliance
• Visit each program in the region at least three times per month, and more when needed
• Meet weekly with Vice President of Operations and every other week with Chief Clinical Officer
• Facilitate monthly Program Director meetings for the region
• Participate in monthly Clinical Operations Meetings to coordinate on cross-department projects and concerns
• Conduct weekly informal audits of clinical documentation cosigning for each program in the region; provide feedback and guidance to Program Directors on program adherence to documentation standards, as needed
• Participate in quarterly Incident Report and Discharge Review meetings
• Ensure that the Program Directors in the region are executing their duties effectively, including, but not limited to: Ensuring that the Program Directors are hiring in a timely manner commensurate to the needs of the program, following the Utilization Review Teams chat and providing feedback and guidance to the Program Director, as needed; Ensuring discharge planning is executed effectively; Ensuring that the Program Director is maintaining positive relationships with program staff; Ensuring that staff performance and disciplinary issues are attended to in a timely manner; Ensuring that the Program Director is following up on compliance report cards, chart audit feedback, etc.
• Facilitate clinical debriefs as needed, per the Clinical Debriefing Policy and Procedure
• Monitor and provide feedback and collaborative problem solving to ensure the regional health of staffing, census and clinical
• Ensure each program is meeting Regional KPIs, and work with Program Directors to develop action plans for programs who are not meeting expectations
• Facilitate and coordinate comprehensive training for new Program Directors in the region, including providing 1:1 training on clinical documentation and clinical procedures, scheduling trainings with relevant departments, etc.
• Assist with training new Primary Therapists in the region when the Program Director is still within the first 90 days of employment; otherwise, ensure that Program Directors are providing effective training for new Primary Therapists
• Facilitate 1 st interviews for all Program Director candidates in the region, Facilitate 2 nd interviews for all Primary Therapist candidates in the region
• Participate in Chef candidate test cooks
• Provide the final approval for all nurse, chef, and clinical hires in the region

• Provide clinical consultation to Program Directors in the region, as needed
• Help Program Directors problem solve admission-related issues
• Participate in employee and client legal consultations, as needed
• Participate in clinical and operations workgroups, as needed

• Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), or Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in the state of California.
• Must be willing to travel to locations in San Fernando Valley at least 3 days a week
• Must be licensed for at least two years and be able to provide BBS supervision to associates and trainees
• Minimum one year in a supervisory role required
• Must possess a valid California Driver’s license.
• Must be able to pass a LiveScan background check and clear federal and state criminal background checks, and child abuse indexes.
• Must be willing to interact with COVID-positive clients, as needed

Equal Opportunity Employer: Evolve Treatment Centers is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We firmly believe that every individual deserves an equal opportunity to thrive and contribute to our organization. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or job applicant because of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, military status, marital status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.