Integrated Wellness Clinician 

District Alliance for Safe Housing

Status: Full-time, exempt employee 

Salary: $95,000–$105,000

Reports to: Chief Program Officer

Location: Hybrid (in-person and remote), Washington, DC

Two positions open: Community Housing Programs and Intake & Residential Programs 

About the District Alliance for Safe Housing 

Founded in 2006, the District Alliance for Safe Housing (DASH) is one of DC’s largest providers of safe housing and trauma-informed services for survivors experiencing homelessness due to domestic and sexual violence. DASH meets survivors where they are, eliminating barriers to safe housing so that they can rebuild their lives on their own terms. 

DASH supports survivors—individuals, families, and transitioning youth aged 18-24—with housing; flexible financial assistance; and holistic services. DASH provides a continuum of emergency-to-transitional and transitional-to-permanent safe housing programs, including the 42-unit Cornerstone building, owned and operated by DASH.

DASH’s key programs include: Cornerstone, Empowerment Project, Project Empowerment, Right to Dream, Survivor Resilience Fund, and Safe Nights Fund.

DASH holds Candid’s Platinum Seal of Transparency and has been recognized by the Catalogue for Philanthropy as one of the DC region's best nonprofits. To learn more, visit www.dashdc.org. 

Position Overview

The Integrated Wellness Clinicians provide trauma-informed clinical oversight and direct behavioral health services within DASH’s Programs portfolio. These roles support the mental and emotional wellness of program participants by ensuring high-quality, survivor-centered clinical care and coordination. The Integrated Wellness Clinicians offer both clinical supervision to DASH’s direct service staff and therapeutic support directly to participants, with a focus on promoting recovery, stability, and long-term well-being.

Specific areas of responsibility include:

Direct Services (65%) 

Direct Clinical Services

• Delivers direct therapeutic services to program participants, including individual counseling, therapeutic and psychoeducational groups, and crisis support.
• Works in partnership with the Program leadership team, Economic Advancement Specialist, and Resident / Community Coach & Systems Navigators (RCSNs/CCSNs) to ensure participants receive comprehensive, coordinated services that address housing stability, economic mobility, and overall well-being.
• Supports integration of participant behavioral health goals into broader housing stability and wellness planning.
• Participates in quarterly care conferences for each participant to support integrated, holistic service planning and monitor progress across housing, clinical, and economic stability goals.
• Develops and implements group curricula to support holistic wellbeing, with a focus on trauma recovery, emotional regulation, relationships, wellness, and empowerment.
• Maintains appropriate clinical records and documentation in accordance with professional standards and agency policies.
• Identifies and escalates gaps in knowledge, skills, resources, and partnerships to strengthen service delivery. Advocates to program leadership for needs that existing resources or partners cannot meet.

Clinical Supervision and Oversight

• Provides clinical supervision to direct service staff at least bi-weekly, supporting effective treatment planning, appropriate interventions, and participant progress monitoring.
• Ensures staff adhere to evidence-based, trauma-informed practices and maintain professional boundaries, documentation, and ethical standards.
• Participates in team meetings to support staff and participant progress and identify needed resources.
• Identifies, designs, and delivers training and support needs to build team capacity around trauma-informed care, crisis intervention, and behavioral health support.
• Serves as a core member of the DASH Care Team, collaborating across disciplines to ensure trauma-informed, survivor-centered support for program participants.
• Participates in the rotation of on-call responsibilities as a supervisor, providing effective response and resolution to matters requiring attention outside of core service hours in compliance with organizational policies and procedures, and in coordination with Program Directors.

General

• Understands relevant grant requirements and helps to ensure program and service delivery balances grant requirements and DASH’s trauma-based, survivor-informed values. Helps to ensure program and service compliance with federal, state, and local confidentiality and victim services laws and regulations.
• Consistently applies the DASH model and organizational policies and procedures for effective service delivery.
• Maintains detailed records of participant progress throughout their program participation, ensuring all data is accurately documented in compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
• Contributes to the delivery of workplans, deliverables, data collection, and reporting for the Residential Programs / Community Housing Programs team.
• Collects data and maintains accurate records in Osnium. Enters case notes within three business days of each interaction.
• Contributes to the development of programmatic reports. Collaborates with program management to analyze and present data. Documents participant stories, program successes, and challenges to elevate DASH’s mission and people.

Non-Managerial Leadership and Team Coordination (20%) 

• Contributes to the development of organizational strategies, ensuring that programmatic goals align with DASH’s broader mission and vision.
• Participates in organizational recruitment processes as requested.
• Maintains effective working relationships with all employees. Demonstrates a great degree of discretion, flexibility, and cooperation.
• Supports and collaborates with other team members to ensure smooth operations and effective service delivery. Shares resources, successes, lessons learned, and challenges to enhance advocacy and coaching skills and service delivery. Provides guidance, mentorship, and assistance to team members to help them excel in their roles and responsibilities.
• Participates in ongoing coaching, supporting a culture of continuous learning and skill development to enhance effectiveness in delivering high-quality services to survivors. Encourages problem-solving skills and participates in team brainstorming to address nuanced and individualized cases.
• Assists other team members in understanding and implementing the model of voluntary service and trauma-informed care for clients, as well as grant requirements. Works in partnership with other staff to help ensure adherence to organizational policies and procedures for effective service delivery throughout programs.
• Supports identification of training needs within the team and participates in professional development opportunities, including through DASH Academy, DASH’s in-house, signature professional development institute for staff.
• Assists in fostering a collaborative and innovative program culture that encourages continuous improvement and learning. 
• Models DASH’s standard of understanding, sensitivity, and responsiveness to cultural differences in the organization’s service and employee population.
• Maintains complete survivor and/or employee confidentiality in all matters. Exhibits the highest standards of ethics and personal integrity.
• Masters, communicates, and models DASH values.

Resource and Partnership Management (15%)

• Maintains relationships and collaborates with Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) program partners, volunteer groups, and culturally specific outreach centers to organize survivor-centered activities for participants. Identifies, develops, and maintains relationships with key partners across behavioral health, healthcare, and other supportive service systems to support integrated, trauma-informed care for participants.
• Collaborates with Core Service Agencies and external behavioral health providers to ensure program participants are connected to timely and appropriate mental health and substance use services, including psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and clinical assessments.
• Participates in interdisciplinary case conferencing and care coordination efforts to ensure a holistic, survivor-led approach.
• Monitors progress and advocates for participants’ access to quality and culturally responsive behavioral health supports.
• In agreement with leadership, attends monthly meetings with community organizations and represents DASH throughout the community and at key partner events.

Experience, Skills, and Qualities

While we understand that no single candidate can possess every qualification listed below, the following are priority areas:

• Master's-level licensed Social Worker, Counselor, or Psychologist, with an active and unrestricted clinical license (e.g., LMSW, LICSW, LPC, LMFT, Psychologist) in DC.
• At least five (5) years of clinical experience, including a minimum of three (3) years in a supervisory capacity within a behavioral health or social service setting. Must meet District eligibility to provide clinical supervision and be able to conduct bi-weekly direct supervision with case management staff.
• Demonstrated experience providing direct clinical services to individuals impacted by trauma, including individual therapy, therapeutic groups, and psychoeducational groups.
• Experience working with survivors of domestic and sexual violence, housing instability, and complex trauma. Strong knowledge of trauma and its impacts, including issues related to domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, gender-based and power-based violence, and human trafficking.
• Skilled in applying trauma-informed, harm reduction, and strength-based approaches within a survivor-centered and culturally responsive framework.
• Proven ability to collaborate with behavioral health providers, including Core Service Agencies, around assessments, treatment planning, and medication management.
• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated leadership in team management, development, and strategic planning.
• Expertise in program and project management methodologies, policies, and tools.
• Proven track record of developing and managing strategic partnerships with external stakeholders. Ability to work collaboratively across teams and external providers.
• Strong communication, collaboration, ethics, adaptability, and problem-solving skills. Strong ability to respond diplomatically to challenging issues, and give and receive feedback with openness, compassion, and respect.
• Proven capacity to respond sensitively and thoughtfully to individuals from diverse cultural, ethnic, and social backgrounds, encompassing a range of values, attitudes, and languages.
• Proficiency in client databases (Osnium, HMIS, or equivalent), project management tools (Monday.com, Trello, Asana), Microsoft Office Suite (Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, OneDrive, Outlook), and internet browsers (Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer).
• Bi/multi-lingual ability in Spanish, Amharic, Vietnamese, Mandarin, or American Sign Language is a plus but not required.

Other:

• Ability to travel within Washington, DC, including to DASH offices, community sites, and other Washington, DC locations during business hours is expected.
• Must provide proof of eligibility to work in the United States.
• Must successfully complete a background investigation, as well as a routine drug screening (if required by any of DASH’s funding agreements).
• Must provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 unless qualified for a medical or religious exemption.

Compensation & Benefits

DASH offers a competitive salary in the range of $95,000–$105,000. DASH benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, with DASH covering 90% of the employee’s premium and 80% for spouse and children; a minimum of 20 days of paid leave, 15 holidays, and a weeklong winter holiday; and a 3% DASH non-elective contribution retirement plan.

Application Process

Good Insight, a national nonprofit executive search firm headquartered in Washington, DC, is assisting with this search. Interested applicants should upload a resume and a detailed cover letter in PDF format to good-insight.org/careers. Confidential inquiries about the role may be directed to DASH@good-insight.org. For best consideration, submit a PDF resume and a cover letter by late January 2026. Qualified applicants will be contacted on a rolling basis. Early applications are encouraged due to the pace of the search. 

Location 

This is a hybrid (in-person/remote) position. 

The Integrated Wellness Clinician, Intake & Residential Programs will be required to maintain an on-site presence at Cornerstone and the Community Housing Programs office at least three days per week and may be required to work at the Virginia Williams Family Resource Center on an ad hoc basis. 

The Integrated Wellness Clinician, Community Housing Programs, will be required to maintain an on-site presence at the Community Housing Programs office at least three days per week with regular travel to community sites and participant homes.

Physical Demands

This role includes prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. Contact DASH@good-insight.org to request reasonable accommodations.

Equal Employment Opportunity

DASH is a proud equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive work environment and building a team that reflects the rich diversity of our community. DASH bases employment decisions on each person’s performance, qualifications, and abilities. DASH does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or characteristics protected by the District of Columbia and federal law. People of color, people with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual orientations, gender expressions, and identities are encouraged to apply.