Clinician - NJ4S

Family Connections, Inc.; East Orange (NJ); On-site; USD 61,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental benefits

Life insurance & LTD

403(b) with employer matching

Capella University partnership

Paid holidays & vacation

Job summary

Family Connections, Inc. in New Jersey is seeking a licensed mental health clinician to provide trauma-informed individual and family therapy for students and families, including telehealth options.

The role requires collaboration with school staff, referrals, and compliance with DCF licensing hours. Benefits include medical, dental, life insurance, retirement plans and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in social work or related field required.
• Two years’ experience providing clinical services to youth and families.
• Knowledge of adolescent development and trauma-informed care.

Responsibilities

• Provide culturally competent, trauma-informed therapy to students and families in-person and via telehealth.
• Screen, brief interventions, referrals, and school consultations.
• Collaborate with school staff and caregivers to manage counseling referrals.
• Maintain client records in the electronic health recording system and document requirements.
• Attend weekly supervision with NJ4S Supervising Clinician and track clinical hours.

Skills

Empathic listening

Trauma-informed care

Team collaboration

Ethics and confidentiality

Education

Master's degree in social work or related field

Licensed as LAC, LCSW, LPC or LCMHC

Tools

Salesforce

Electronic health records (EHR)

Job description

I. CORE VALUES:

1. Demonstrates awareness of biases, internalized racial superiority and oppression. Leads with a racial equity lens and actively uses the racial equity tool in meaningful ways.
2. Contributes to valuable and positive cultural humility transformation in individuals, organizations, and social systems to actively progress across the antiracist multicultural institution continuum.
3. Demonstrates cultural humility through an awareness of and sensitivity towards Agency’s clients’ and coworkers’ cultural and socioeconomic characteristics.
4. Committed to the value of a nurturing family as the ideal environment for a child and believes in the capacity of people to grow and change.
5. Works from a strengths-based perspective.
6. Recognizes that consumers come first and responds to consumers appropriately.
7. Knows and adheres to all FC Policies and Procedures.

II. PROFESSIONALISM:

1. Values and participates in the Team as a proactive member.
2. Respects others’ professional opinions and tolerates a range of feelings.
3. Able to give and receive constructive feedback.

III. SUPERVISION:

1. Attends supervision consistently and comes prepared.
2. Able to receive feedback and to learn from it.
3. Has insight about self (i.e., strengths and weaknesses) and utilizes that knowledge toward growth and change.

IV. CLINICIAN’S RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Provides culturally competent, trauma-informed individual and family therapeutic services to students and families both in-community and via telehealth.
2. Provide screening, brief interventions, referrals, and school consultations.
3. Works collaboratively with school staff, community partners, and caregivers to manage counseling referrals.
4. Monitor referrals in Salesforce to ensure contact is made with referral source and clients, update client records pertaining to the requirements and expectations provided by the Department of Children and Families (DCF).
5. Maintain client roster, through electronic health recording system and other duties as requested by DCF related to client records.
6. Attends all team meetings and in service training, maintains direct service LOS as required by DCF.
7. Provide information and linkage to other services which meet the need of the student and parents/caregiver. Refers the student/parent/caregiver to services upon completion of brief clinical interventions.
8. Attends weekly clinical supervision with NJ4S Supervising Clinician. Maintains record of clinical hours in compliance with licensing requirements.
9. Completes required training in compliance with licensing board.

Specifications

Education:

Graduate of an accredited college or university with a Master's degree in social work, Mental Health and Professional Counseling or equivalent field. Must be licensed as one of the following: Licensed Associate Counselor (LAC); Licensed Clinical Social Worker; Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC); or Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC).

Experience:

Two years’ experience working with youth and their families providing clinical services. Experience completing assessments and providing brief individualized clinical interventions to youth and families is required.

Knowledge:

Knowledge of adolescent development and treatment interventions for youth. Knowledge of trauma-informed care. Knowledge of community resources, assessments, progress notes, and computer database systems for youth. Knowledge of appropriate interventions for youth in crisis and non-crisis situations.

Skills and Abilities:

Ability to assess clientneeds; assists in obtaining concrete services and possesses the ability to complete all paperwork in a timely manner. Good written and oral communication skills. Has the ability to create a warm, caring, non-threatening therapeutic atmosphere. Has the willingness to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds. Understands professional ethics and issues of confidentiality. Has the ability to work on a multi-disciplinary team. Has the ability to use a computer database system.

Professional Characteristics:

The individual is: warm, open, empathic, an attentive listener, self-aware, ethical, creative, organized, flexible, open to constructive feedback, patient, responsible, able to work independently, mature, self-motivated, dedicated, enthusiastic, willing to take on additional tasks and responsibilities, and interested in seeking additional training and skills to continue to grow professionally.

Salary : $72,000

Vacation & Benefits:

• Vacation: As a full-time employee working generally 35 hours per week, you will be eligible to participate in the Family Connections group benefit plans. Benefits include medical, dental, life insurance, long term disability, retirement plans, and additional supplementary benefits. Yes, you can elect to not enroll into these benefits. You will also be eligible to accrue vacation, personal, and sick days in addition to 12 paid holidays, and summer wellness Fridays.
• Benefits also include professional development assistance, referral program, internal/external trainings, Capella University partnership, 403b retirement plan with employer matching (3% max) (you can enroll in your 403b without a waiting period) , employer-paid life insurance, employer paid Long-term Disability (LTD) insurance, employer paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, etc.

Work Environment/Physical Demands: The individual must possess the ability to perform work that requires frequent standing, bending, reaching, squatting, kneeling, moving, and lifting of up to or in excess of 50 pounds.

* The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job or that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this job.

Family Connections is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to excellence. Employment offers are made on the basis of qualifications and without regard to race, sex, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability, age veteran status, or sexual orientation or other protected classes under the State and Federal law.

Family Connections participates in E-Verify and will provide the federal government with information from each new employee’s Form I-9 to confirm authorization to work in the United States.

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States and eligible for full‑time employment on a W‑2 basis. This role must be performed in a manner that is fully compliant with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws, including those of the State of New Jersey. C2C, 1099, or other non‑W‑2 arrangements are not eligible for consideration.