Clinician - Bilingual - Spanish/English - JOR
About The Position
The Clinician for La Jornada supports the emotional wellness of children and youth and helps them achieve positive outcomes. Working closely with children, youth, foster parents, and community partners, the Clinician provides assessments, counseling, advocacy, mental health stabilization, and support toward unification with a sponsor family and safe, successful community living. The role provides child-facing services on-site and in the community, maintains an active clinical caseload, and coordinates care with families, service teams, and community providers. The position requires bilingual English/Spanish fluency and may involve flexible, non-traditional hours and travel, including out-of-state trips to reunify youth with families. National Youth Advocate Program (NYAP) has served communities and clients since 1978 and provides personalized services in prevention/intervention, positive youth development, out-of-home placement, and reunification/permanency. NYAP seeks team members committed to supporting children, youth, and families.
Requirements
- Master’s or doctorate degree from an accredited program, university, or college in psychology, social work, counseling, marriage and family counseling, or another behavioral discipline in which clinical experience is a program requirement.
- Must be licensed or eligible for licensure. Non-licensed staff must actively work toward licensure while employed and attain it within three years of the employment date.
- Fluency in both English and Spanish is required.
- Proficiency with desktop and laptop computers, internet search, people-management programs, smartphones, tablets, printers, fax machines, photocopiers, and word-processing, spreadsheet, and database software.
- Willingness to work flexible and non-traditional hours, with the possibility of being on call nights and weekends.
- Ability to organize, navigate, and physically escort youth to travel destinations, which may include airlines, trains, and buses.
- Able to travel, including out-of-state trips up to 25%–30% to reunify youth with families.
- Minimum automobile insurance coverage of $100,000/$300,000 bodily liability coverage.
- At least 21 years of age, a valid state driver’s license, a reliable personal vehicle, and a good driving record.
- Follow ORR, CDC, and state COVID-19-related protocols.
- Flexible and responsive to youth served, foster caregivers, system partners, and internal and external stakeholders.
- Ability to perform the listed physical demands, with reasonable accommodation where applicable.
Responsibilities
- Perform work consistently with NYAP’s mission, values, and philosophies.
- Collaborate with the cross-functional service team to provide trauma-informed mental health services, conduct required assessments, make referrals to mental health providers, and assess for human trafficking concerns.
- Provide child-facing services on-site and maintain an active clinical caseload according to the assigned program ratio and service-delivery thresholds.
- Conduct mental health assessments and provide ongoing individual and group counseling, crisis intervention when needed, and family sessions as needed.
- Visit foster caregivers’ homes within pre-established timeframes after a child’s admission, as needed.
- Monitor clients’ mental well-being and arrange appropriate services, including specialized services with community mental health providers.
- Complete required Risk, UC, Human Trafficking, RST, safety-plan, post-18 age-out, and other program assessments within expected timeframes.
- Provide consultation and documentation regarding clients’ functioning, mental health status, and treatment needs.
- Participate in staffing with the cross-functional team and stakeholders, and provide orientation to children in care.
- Travel as needed to provide community-based services to youth and families in accordance with organizational, contract, and regulatory requirements.
- Complete required documentation and training on time and consistently meet productivity thresholds.
- Coordinate and monitor community services for youth and families, including medical, educational, psychological, and social services.
- Screen for human trafficking concerns and provide crisis intervention services.
- Perform other duties as requested.
Benefits
- 33 paid days off each year: 11 holidays and 22 days of PTO.
- Healthcare benefits for employees and their families.
- Pet insurance with discounts and reimbursements.
- 401(k).
- Summer hours off, including half-day Fridays and work-anniversary trips.
- Mileage reimbursement.
- Phone allowance.
- Student loan repayment assistance.
- CEUs and ongoing training/education.
- Competitive salaries and benefits.
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