Clinician - Bilingual - Spanish/English - JOR

NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCATE PROGRAM • East Chicago, IN

4d • $60,000 - $75,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinician for La Jornada supports the emotional wellness and positive outcomes of children and youth in the assigned program. 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 collaborates with a cross-functional service team to provide trauma-informed services, maintains an active clinical caseload, monitors clients’ well-being, coordinates community services, and completes required assessments, documentation, and training. The position provides child-facing services on site and may require community-based services, travel, and flexible or non-traditional hours.

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 licensure within three years of the employment date.
• Fluency in both English and Spanish is required.
• Proficiency using 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 or weekends.
• Ability to organize, navigate, and physically escort youth to travel destinations, potentially including airlines, trains, and buses.
• Ability to travel, including out-of-state trips to reunify youth with families; travel may be up to 25%–30%.
• Minimum automobile insurance coverage of $100,000/$300,000 bodily liability coverage.
• Must be at least 21 years old, have a valid state driver’s license, a reliable personal vehicle, and a good driving record.
• Follow ORR, CDC, and state COVID-19-related protocols.
• Flexibility and responsiveness to youth served, foster caregivers, system partners, and internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Perform work consistent with the National Youth Advocate Program’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, and family sessions as needed.
• Visit foster caregivers’ homes within pre-established days from a child’s admission, as needed.
• Monitor clients’ mental well-being and arrange appropriate services, including specialized services through community mental health providers.
• Complete Risk, UC, Human Trafficking, RST, safety-plan, post-18-age-out, and other program-required assessments within expected timeframes.
• Provide consultation and documentation about 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 to provide community-based services to and on behalf of youth and families when necessary and in compliance with organizational, contract, and regulatory requirements.
• Complete required documentation and training in a timely manner and achieve established 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, consisting of 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 and education.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time