Clinician - Level 2 - Bilingual

Community Renewal TeamHartford, CT
52d

About The Position

The Clinician Bilingual – Level 2 coordinates and provides clinical services. Provides specialized group and/or one on one counseling services.

Requirements

  • Master’s degree in social science required
  • minimum 3 years related clinical with homelessness, mental health or substance use.
  • License required LMSW (Licensed Social Worker), LADC (Licensed Alcohol Drug Abuse Counselor), LMFT (Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist) LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), or LPCA (Licensed Professional Counselor Associate)
  • Organizational and time management skills.
  • Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to motivate on a group and individual basis.
  • Experience working with participants from diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds.
  • Familiarity with living issues and vocational/educational assessments and trainings.
  • Must have a working knowledge with computer systems.
  • Knowledge with the HIV/AIDS, mental health & substance use disorders (co-occurring) is required.
  • Knowledge of social services in Hartford.
  • Demonstrate ability to work in collaboration with other service providers.
  • Ability to interact with people of diverse backgrounds required.
  • Ability to communicate effectively.
  • Ability to compile written reports and maintain case notes.
  • Physical and TB Required
  • Bilingual: Required– Language Spanish

Nice To Haves

  • Experience in facilitating groups preferred.
  • Knowledge of Human Services, Criminal Justice and the Court systems is preferred.
  • Knowledge of substance use and target population helpful.
  • Counseling background preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Provides crisis intervention services in response to emotional and/or physical distress.
  • Provides diagnostic evaluations to customers and referrals to Licensed Clinician for treatment
  • Ensures adherence to infection control practices.
  • Makes referrals to outside programs for medical and/or psychological intervention.
  • Collects urine specimens for drug screening.
  • Provides counseling services to mentally ill, alcohol dependent and/or homeless AIDS/HIV positive customers.
  • Assesses customers in order to formulate treatment needs.
  • Orients new patients to treatment program(s).
  • Participates in treatment planning and individual and/or group counseling.
  • Identify potential customers and provide them with information about the Agency programs.
  • Develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive treatment plan with each participants maintaining regular contact.
  • Complete required paperwork (including customer records) in a timely fashion. Maintain customer confidentiality.
  • Provide on-going liaison, referral and advocacy for participants with social service providers, with particular emphasis on self-empowerment for participants to independently access needed services.
  • Participate in team meetings and seminars and trainings as stipulated by Supervisor.
  • Participate with community providers as it relates to programs contents area.
  • Provide presentations about programs to various agencies and other referring agencies on a monthly basis.
  • Attend all trainings as applicable to your credentials.
  • Participation in planning and implementing a minimum of one monthly group activity for program participants, including but not limited to: life skills, education, empowerment/support recovery groups, recreational activities and/or field trips.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • 401K with a matching employer contribution, medical, dental, vision, HSA Spending
  • Accounts, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability (STD)/Long- Term Disability (LTD),
  • and an Employee Assistance Program.
  • Eligible employees are also able to participate in
  • agency sponsored educational opportunities.
  • Eligible employees receive ten paid vacation days, six sick
  • paid days annually, and two personal days paid annually.
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