Clinician - Non-Licensed

Devereux • Winter Park, FL

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

Devereux's Mobile Response Team operates 24/7/365 and serves individuals ages 0-24 in the Central Florida area. Mobile Crisis Services Clinicians provide immediate crisis intervention counseling with an assessment of the families need/functioning in Orange, Seminole, and Osceola counties. The intervention will include stabilizing the situation through communication skills, parenting skills, relationship building, behavioral techniques, grief counseling, interviewing of family members, safety planning, etc. Based on the clinician’s assessment, individualized referral recommendations will be provided to assist families with the identified need. Services provided under this program will include crisis assessment, crisis response, crisis stabilization, and short-term interventions including psychotherapy, referral, and connection to service providers. The Mobile Crisis Services Clinicians work to empower the family, working in tandem to generate solutions, and develop strategies that help establish realistic goals.

Requirements

• Master's degree in the field of counseling, social work, or psychology
• Two years' experience working directly with children and families.
• Valid Driver's license
• This position is not office-based but includes travel to community settings in the Central Florida area.
• Must live in Orange, Osceola, or Seminole county to respond to crisis calls within required time frame.
• Successfully pass pre-employment medical screenings which include: Drug Test and TB Test.
• Successfully pass a Level 2 background screening with the State of Florida.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred experience with children who are victims of physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, or youth who have been adjudicated delinquent and are committed and are emotionally disturbed

Responsibilities

• Conducting crisis intervention and safety planning to assist the client in overcoming the difficulties that led to the crisis and conducting ongoing assessment of need.
• Collaborating with other service providers in the community to help establish needed services for the individual and the family.
• Providing education to the individual’s family and significant others regarding mental illness and how to support the individual.
• Providing flexible therapeutic and follow-up services with an interactive approach, and documenting therapeutic interventions in the client’s records in a timely manner.
• Working independently as well as in a team setting during the treatment process.
• Ensuring provision and coordination of services and appropriate discharge planning for all clients.

Benefits

• Paid time off (24 days per year, increase with years of service)
• Sick time (64 hours per year)
• Retirement – 403(b) through TIAA
• Quality Low-Cost Benefits (medical, dental, vision)
• Pet insurance
• Student loan debt assistance
• 30-day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires!
• ASCEND - Tuition Program (100% of tuition covered, up to $15k reimbursed annually for undergraduate and $25k reimbursed annually for graduate)
• ASCEND - Student Loan Repayment
• Free access to Payactiv
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• Service Awards

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level