Clinician

Child & Family Services of Newport County; Newport (RI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in Newport County seeks a clinician to provide counseling services to youth and families. The role involves maintaining a caseload, conducting assessments, and collaborating with staff to ensure effective treatment plans. Ideal candidates will have a Master's degree in social work and relevant licensure. This position offers a supportive environment focused on positive outcomes for families.

Benefits

One-time $750 sign-on bonus

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months’ clinical experience required, preferably with children and/or adolescents.
• Active licensure (LCSW, LMHC, LICSW, etc.) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual counseling to program youth and family counseling.
• Complete initial assessments and treatment plans.
• Participate in treatment team meetings with key stakeholders.

Skills

Organizational Skills

Critical Thinking

Time Management

Bilingual in Spanish

Collaboration

Education

Master’s degree in social work

Eligibility for licensure

Tools

Microsoft Office 365

Job description

This position is eligible for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds which includes a one-time $750 sign-on bonus payable after the completion of 90 days of employment.

About Your Team
Your team understands the impact of trauma and provides residents and their families with solutions for positive outcomes and permanence. Your team creates a sense of stability by providing a home-like and nurturing environment with daily experiences and life skills.

What You’ll Be Doing
You will provide individual counseling to program youth and family counseling to support permanency goals. The clinician will complete an initial assessment and treatment plan and continue to develop, and implement treatment plans, as required, partnering with staff, clients, and their families, and provide transition and discharge planning as appropriate.

Your Main Priorities
While additional responsibilities are likely to arise on the job, you will primarily:
• Maintains caseload assigned.
• Participates in interviewing youth for program admission, disposition, and intake.
• Makes appropriate referrals for specialized evaluations and treatment (i.e., psychiatric evaluation, medical evaluation, substance abuse and assessment, etc.).
• Makes clinical recommendations for appropriate levels of care in order to refer to various points in continuum care.
• Provides clinical consultation and training for all Residential Services program staff.
• Participate in treatment team meetings with key stakeholders and DCYF.
• Collaborates with program staff, to complete psycho-educational groups within our Residential Services programs.
• Completes discharge and transition plan with aftercare needs in mind.

Who You Are
Requirements, Skills & Abilities:
• Master’s degree in social work or related field required
Eligibility for licensure required (LCSW, LMHC, LMFT, LICSW, etc.).
• Active licensure (LCSW, LMHC, LICSW, etc.) preferred.
• Minimum 6 months’ clinical experience required, preferably with children and/or adolescents.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
• Strong organizational, critical thinking and time-management skills.
• Basic computer skills required; knowledge of Microsoft Office 365.
• Ability to communicate and effectively interact with a diverse population.
• Collaboration and teamwork.
• Must have a valid driver’s license, proof of auto insurance and car registration.
• Must authorize Child & Family to complete a motor vehicle records check.
• The ideal candidate will be required to meet all background checks and medical clearances required for the position.

Physical Requirements
Direct Service Staff (Travel as part of position):
This position requires time sitting, standing, walking, driving, carrying and lifting up to 25lbs. This role also requires operating desktop, laptop and/or cell phone, and communicating with colleagues.

Travel Requirements
Statewide travel required.


Equal Employment Opportunity
Child & Family will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of age, gender, sexual orientation, color, race, creed, national origin, ancestry, religious persuasion, marital status, political belief, pregnancy, military status, veteran status, physical or mental disability that does not prohibit performance of essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations, genetic predisposition or genetic carrier status, or any other protected category under local, state, or federal law, nor will anyone receive special treatment for those reasons, except for reasonable accommodation as required by law. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

In order to provide equitable service delivery and go above and beyond equal opportunity requirements, our organization is committed to ensuring that all staff are able to perform the following cultural competencies:
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, and races.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the history of discrimination in America, particularly as it relates to race and racism, and how this history has led to disparities experienced by marginalized communities such as BIPOC, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ communities, and others.
• Demonstrate the ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services.

Affirmative Action
Child & Family strives to achieve a workforce that includes representation of qualified affirmative action group members in proportion to the qualified and available target group workforce in the community that we serve.

Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
In order to provide equitable service delivery and go above and beyond equal opportunity requirements, our organization is committed to ensuring that all staff are able to perform the following cultural competencies:
• Demonstrate the ability to communicate and effectively interact with people across cultures, ranges of ability, genders, ethnicities, and races.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the history of discrimination in America, particularly as it relates to race and racism, and how this history has led to disparities experiences by marginalized communities such as BIPOC, people with disabilities LGBTQ+ communities and others.
o Demonstrate the ability to successfully deliver culturally responsive services.