Senior Clinician & Clinical Team Leader

National Youth Advocate Program; Fairfax (VA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Pet insurance

401(k)

Summer hours off

Mileage reimbursement

Phone allowance

Student loan assistance

CEU trainings

Job summary

National Youth Advocate Program invites applications for a Lead Clinician in Fairfax, VA. The Lead Clinician oversees clinical services, trains and supervises staff, and provides case consultation for minors in the program.

You will support on-site child-facing services, ensure ORR timeframes are met, and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to promote safety and well-being for youth and families. This is a full-time, on-site position in a nonprofit setting.

Qualifications

• Master’s or doctorate degree in psychology, social work, counseling, marriage and family counseling, or another relevant behavioral health discipline from an accredited program, university, or college where clinical experience is a program requirement.
• Must be licensed to provide clinical services in the state where the care provider is located.
• Two (2) years of postgraduate direct service delivery experience.
• Must have supervisory experience.
• Bilingual English/Spanish fluency.
• Proficient use of desktop and laptop computers, internet search, people management programs, smartphones and tablets, printers, fax machines and photocopiers, as well as software including word processing, spreadsheets and database programs.

Responsibilities

• Perform all work in a manner consistent with the National Youth Advocate Program’s mission, values, and philosophies;
• Ensure that behavioral health specialists complete relevant training on evidence-based practices in mental and behavioral health care delivery.
• Ensure that child-facing services are provided on-site and in a confidential manner.
• Oversee clinical and/or counseling services delivery for unaccompanied alien children (UAC) and provide oversight for the unaccompanied child’s mental and emotional health.
• Provide supervision, guidance and consultation to assigned clinicians, perform case assignments and occasionally maintain a limited caseload.
• Ensure clinical assessments are completed within allotted ORR timeframes.
• Complete weekly audit of clinicians’ documentation, ensuring both ORR and CQI compliance.
• Support or actively participate in the delivery of orientations for children in care.
• Attend and provide clinician related trainings, including sexual abuse, sexual harassment and inappropriate sexual behavior, prevention of sexual abuse and IFR trainings.
• Coordinate clinical and family reunification services for children, including active involvement in discharge planning.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Supervisory experience

Strong communication

Team collaboration

Education

Master’s or doctorate in psychology, social work, counseling or related behavioral health discipline

Licensed to provide clinical services in the state

Tools

Computers and software proficiency

Job description

National Youth Advocate Program invites applications for a Lead Clinician in Fairfax, VA. The Lead Clinician oversees clinical services, trains and supervises staff, and provides case consultation for minors in the program.

You will support on-site child-facing services, ensure ORR timeframes are met, and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to promote safety and well-being for youth and families. This is a full-time, on-site position in a nonprofit setting.