Clinician - Level 2 - Bilingual

Community Renewal Team • Hartford, 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees