Clinician, Bilingual Consultant

Greater Mental Health of New York • White Plains, NY

3d • Onsite

About The Position

The Bilingual Clinician will work in our Adult Sex Offender (ASO) Program, delivering sex offender-specific behavioral health services to individuals who are on probation. The clinician is responsible for the provision of direct client services through the facilitation of weekly groups and coordination with other agencies serving the clients, including probation and polygraphy. The clinician in the ASO Program will demonstrate expertise in providing trauma-informed care, utilizing evidence-based approaches specific to sex offending behavior. The Clinician must possess the ability to engage and affect change through a person-centered model. The Clinician will demonstrate initiative, flexibility, creativity, and a collaborative spirit.

Requirements

• Fluency in conversational and written English.
• Bilingual in Spanish preferred.
• The Clinician must be, in active status, a New York State LCSW, LMSW, LMHC or Ph.D. Psychologist with sex offender expertise.
• The Clinician must be reliable and able to work independently and understand the importance of maintaining confidentiality.
• Basic computer knowledge and the ability to document in an electronic health record is required.
• Greater Mental Health does not provide malpractice insurance coverage for consultants. Consultants must obtain their own insurance and name the agency as an additional insured party.
• Must maintain pre-employment clearances by applicable regulatory clearances as required.
• The Clinician must be legally eligible to work in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Fluency in conversational and written Spanish.

Responsibilities

• Provide culturally sensitive direct, clinical services, which may include but are not limited to: sex-offender-specific assessment and treatment planning, and group psychotherapy.
• Document client progress to maintain a permanent record of client activity according to established methods and procedures.
• Integrate findings of psychosexual evaluations into treatment.
• Conduct case conferences with probationers and the probation department.
• Identify case management needs of clients and coordinate with other agency staff and community agencies to have these needs met.
• Collaborate with Probation and polygrapher.
• Prepare status reports and documentation for the court.
• Perform crisis intervention as necessary.
• Participate in program development and in training programs.
• Follow the established clinic policies & procedures.
• Maintain appropriate professional standards.
• Other designated or related duties.

Benefits

• Equal opportunity employer status
• Consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information.
• Access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree