Clinician

SUNNY GLEN CHILDRENS HOME INC•Brownsville, TX

25d•Onsite

About The Position

The clinician at Sunny Glen Children’s Home is responsible for providing mental health/counseling services for Unaccompanied Children assigned. The clinician is to maintain an appropriate caseload and is expected to provide individual and group counseling to Unaccompanied Children while in care. The Clinician is responsible for ensuring strict deadlines and timeframes are met, with reference to record-keeping and assessments/screenings. The clinician will abide by ORR, state, and other contractual guidelines and timeframes. Must provide child-facing services on-site.

Requirements

Must be 21 years of age or older.
Must be bilingual in English and Spanish.
Master's or doctorate degree from an accredited program, university, or college in psychology, social work, counseling, marriage and family counseling, or other behavioral discipline in which clinical experience is a program requirement.
The Clinician must be licensed or eligible for licensure. Non-licensed staff must be actively working towards licensure while employed and attain licensure within 3 years of employment date.
Bilingual (English/Spanish). Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and the public.
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel.
Current & in good standing LPC, LMSW, LMFT, or other (if licensed)
Valid Texas Driver’s License with an excellent driving record.
Have a record of tuberculosis screening showing the employee is free of contagious TB
Must be able to frequently maintain visual and auditory supervision of multiple children.
The employee must be able to make quick decisions, tolerate frustration, and be able to always balance mental toughness with compassion.
The employee must be able to multitask.

Responsibilities

Provide individual and group counseling services to Children while in care.
Maintain appropriate caseload.
Conduct mental health assessments, screenings, as well as trafficking screenings.
Complete well written, clinical documentation
Adhere to all timeframes & deadlines as per state, ORR, and internal policies and procedures.
Provide crisis intervention.
Provide on-call coverage based on program needs.
Coordinate with third-party contracts, ORR, and other outside service providers to share and staff all pertinent information and updates on Child and mental health status.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal (English & Spanish)
Demonstrates thorough knowledge of professional and clinical skills.
Must abide by Sunny Glen Children’s Home’s mission of giving nurturing, trauma-informed care to children from difficult backgrounds.
Learn and abide by Sunny Glen Children’s Home policies and procedures.
Learn and stay within Minimum Standards
Learns and abides by TBRI and Handle with Care
Work independently and as a team
Maintain appropriate boundaries.
Attend training and meetings, as scheduled.
Possess sensitivity to the residents’ cultural and socio-economic characteristics.
Be a positive role model for residents.
Uses strong organizational skills.
Participate in licensing investigations accordingly.
Coordinate all referrals, service planning, and client documentation for assigned caseload (clinical assessments, incident reports, progress notes, etc.)
Participate in weekly staff/team meetings and training.
Participate in workshops, seminars, education programs and other activities that promote professional growth and development.
Maintain a full caseload, complete with admission assessments, individual service plans, individual service plan updates, monthly summaries, case notes, incident reports, etc.
Meets with each child on caseload at least once a week or more as needed.
Prepare, compile, and submit accurate documentation in case management software.
Continually assess ongoing changes in behavior, circumstances, or conditions that may affect child safety or well-being.
Monitors child’s services, ensures all required services are delivered, and sets and attends appointments with outside mental health services.
Maintains a clinical, therapeutic, and trauma-informed view of each child in his/her caseload and helps staff develop this perspective.
Assess client progress toward risk reduction, achievement of treatment goals, and positive case outcomes.
Maintain accurate records, files, forms, statistics, and additional relevant information in accordance with agency policy, licensing, and/or funding requirements.
Work the on-call rotation to assist with campus emergencies and clinical needs.
Assist in training staff.
The employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.
Other duties may be assigned.