CLINICIAN-SALARY

cbfbdc9a-a7f6-4833-9211-9b7695508c8f•Reading, PA

5d•$0 - $80,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinician provides behavioral health services to unaccompanied children (UACs) in the ORR Program at the assigned program locations in Bethlehem and Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The role includes individual and group counseling, mental health assessments, trauma and human-trafficking screening, crisis support, clinical documentation, and consultation with the Lead Clinician. Clinical services are provided to children on-site. The Clinician exercises independent judgment consistent with program policy, ORR requirements, and applicable law, and communicates with children, families, and staff. This is a full-time, exempt position requiring work from both locations as assigned, with responsiveness to program needs outside standard business hours when required. Candidates must have a master’s or doctorate degree in a relevant behavioral discipline, be licensed or eligible for licensure in Pennsylvania, and meet ORR, background-check, health-screening, training, and conduct requirements. Non-licensed staff must actively pursue licensure and attain it within three years of employment. The role involves physical activities including sitting, standing, walking, bending, lifting, reaching, stooping, twisting, climbing steps, driving, and assisting individuals as needed.

Requirements

Must be at least 21 years of age.
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 requiring clinical experience.
Licensed or eligible for licensure in Pennsylvania.
Non-licensed staff must be actively working toward licensure and attain licensure within three years of the employment date.
Must exhibit integrity and good moral character appropriate for working with children in a residential or foster care setting.
Must successfully complete ORR-required background investigations.
Must provide proof of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases transmitted by the respiratory route (Varicella, MMR, Tdap, annual Influenza) and comply with state licensing health-screening requirements, including TB screening.
Must complete all ORR-required pre-service training as required and scheduled by ORR.
Must sign and comply with CHOR’s Code of Conduct consistent with ORR policy, confidentiality acknowledgement, and mandatory reporter agreement.
Must disclose prior misconduct, including conduct occurring off duty, on employment applications and in interviews; material omissions are grounds for termination.
Ability to sit at a meeting table or desk, stand, walk, bend, lift, reach, stoop, twist, climb steps, drive a vehicle, and assist individuals as needed.
Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

Provide weekly individual counseling to assigned UACs.
Facilitate group counseling sessions twice weekly.
Conduct mental health assessments for newly admitted and ongoing UACs.
Screen for trauma history and indicators of human trafficking.
Deliver crisis support services and coordinate emergency behavioral health response as needed.
Document clinical services in the UAC Portal and confidential health record system.
Provide child-facing clinical services on-site at the assigned program location.
Participate in clinical case review meetings and consult with the Lead Clinician.
Complete required training on evidence-based practices in mental and behavioral health care delivery.
Exercise independent judgment consistent with program policy, ORR requirements, and applicable law.
Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with children, families, and staff.
Maintain regular, reliable attendance and respond promptly to program needs, including outside standard business hours when required by the role.
Work from both Bethlehem and Doylestown locations as necessary and assigned.