Residential Clinical Coordinator

The Opportunity Alliance; South Portland (ME); On-site; USD 60,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous paid time off

9 paid holidays per year

Excellent medical benefits

Dental and Vision insurance

Life insurance and STD & LTD

403(b) retirement plan with company 60

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

The Opportunity Alliance in South Portland, ME is seeking a Clinical Coordinator for the Gordon Green Adult Residential Program. This full-time role focuses on delivering direct clinical services, planning treatment, and providing leadership to residential staff to support clients with mental health diagnoses.

Responsibilities include intakes, assessments, counseling, discharge planning, and ensuring documentation is complete.

Qualifications

• Masters of Social Work degree or equivalent required.
• LCSW or LCPC licensure preferred; CADC strongly recommended for co-occurring treatment programs.
• Minimum 1+ year of direct experience with co-occurring disorders preferred.

Responsibilities

• Complete intakes and client screenings for admission as directed by Supervisor.
• Perform clinical assessments, treatment planning, and reviews to set goals for clients.
• Provide counseling and support to help clients meet treatment objectives.
• Develop discharge planning and transition paperwork for next placement.
• Provide clinical leadership for groups and therapeutic activities.
• Maintain required certifications and participate in trainings.
• Prepare all documentation related to client care.

Skills

Clinical assessments

Treatment planning

Discharge planning

Case management

Documentation

Education

MSW or related clinical graduate degree

LCSW/LCPC preferred

Job description

Clinical Coordinator – Gordon Green Adult Residential Program

Pay range: $60,000 - $69,000/annually

The Clinical Coordinators are professional social work positions that are responsible for providing quality treatment and service planning for the program. These positions contribute to the accomplishment of the Agency mission through the provision of direct clinical services to residential clients and serve as a clinical consultant to the residential staff or through the provision of home-based and community-based case management services to youth, adults, and families with a mental health diagnosis. These positions attend weekly program staff meetings and participate in other meetings as necessary.

Responsibilities

• Completing intakes and client screenings for admission into the program as directed by Supervisor;
• Performs clinical Assessments, treatment planning and reviews and establishes goals with clients that are necessary for successful treatment while at the program and for successful integration into the community or transfer to another level of treatment;
• Provides clients with support necessary to achieve treatment objectives as described in treatment plans;
• Provision of discharge planning for clients leaving the program or ending services: advocacy for and securing of appropriate next placement, preparation of necessary paperwork for admission, transition planning, and preparation of discharge summary;
• Provides clinical leadership for therapeutic activities and groups within the treatment setting;
• Maintaining requirement for certification and programmatic trainings as required and participated in clinical training and continued education as program needs allow;
• Provision of brief therapeutic counseling with clients: assessing family conflict and needs, conducting family meetings, individual and family therapy, facilitating treatment groups, and engaging client in their treatment planning and course;
• Completing all required documentation of activities related to client care.

Work is performed, reviewed, and evaluated under the supervision of the Program Director.

Schedule & Location

Schedule: Full-time, 40 hours per week, salaried position.

Location: on-site in South Portland, ME

Qualifications

Masters of Social Work degree or Masters of Counseling from an accredited graduate school required. LCSW or LCPC preferred or related clinical graduate degree required; with clinical conditional license required. (CADC Strongly Recommended for Co-Occurring Treatment Programs). Minimum of 1 or more years of direct experience with Co-Occurring Disorders preferred.

• Must be able to successfully pass a criminal background, child protective service check & sex offender check.
• Must not be on the state or federal suspension and disbarment list.
• If MHRT is required for position you must pass CNA registry check.
• Must be able to pass pre-employment physical and TB screen.
• Must be able to exert moderate physical effort with occasional standing, walking, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, typing and frequently lift and carry small children or material weighing up to 25 pounds. Normal office conditions such as sitting, with occasional standing, walking, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, crouching, typing and lifting up to 10 pounds.
• Driving may be necessary to attend meetings and trainings and for the occasional need to meet with clients offsite and within the program service area. This may include transportation of clients or driving to agency location to complete work. A good driving record is required.

Benefits

• Generous paid time off accrual
• 9 paid holidays per calendar year and up to 3 floating holidays per calendar year
• Excellent medical benefits at very reasonable cost
• Dental and Vision insurance options
• Agency paid basic life insurance and STD & LTD disability insurances
• 403(b) retirement with a generous agency match (all employees are eligible)
• Tuition Reimbursement – offered once per year through an application process

Our benefits include but are not limited to: (offered to full-time and part-time employees) ... To learn more about our benefits please visit, https://www.opportunityalliance.org/explore-our-benefits

About the Opportunity Alliance

The Opportunity Alliance is “Helping People Reach for a Brighter Future”. Mission: The Opportunity Alliance works with people to build better lives and stronger communities. We provide advocacy, leadership, and support to identify the goals and address the needs of individuals, families, and communities. The Opportunity Alliance (TOA) is a dynamic, results-focused Community Action Agency providing approximately 50 integrated community-based and clinical programs serving more than 20,000 people annually throughout the state of Maine. With over 50 years of experience, TOA draws from a comprehensive set of programs which address issues such as mental health, substance use, homelessness, lack of basic needs, and access to community supports. Through an extensive array of services, TOA provides opportunities for individuals to stabilize fragile situations and then works with them to achieve self-sufficiency. TOA is client-focused with extensive experience working with diverse client populations. TOA programming includes four key sectors of service: Mental Health & Wellness, Community Building, Family & Early Childhood Education, Economic Resources.

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Contact & Additional Info

For general inquiries: [e-mail]

Administrative Office: 50 Lydia Lane South Portland, ME 04106