Clinician - Bilingual - Spanish/English - JOR

National Youth Advocate Program•East Chicago, IN

About The Position

The Clinician for La Jornada supports the emotional wellness of children and youth and works toward positive outcomes, including unification with a sponsor family and living safely and successfully in the community. The role works closely with children, youth, foster parents, and community partners, providing assessments, counseling, advocacy, mental health stabilization, and support. Child-facing services are provided on-site, with community-based services and travel as needed. The Clinician collaborates with a cross-functional service team to provide trauma-informed mental health services. Responsibilities include maintaining an active clinical caseload, conducting assessments, providing individual and group counseling and crisis intervention, facilitating family sessions as needed, monitoring clients’ mental well-being, coordinating specialized community services, and documenting clients’ functioning and treatment needs. The Clinician also coordinates services for youth and families across medical, educational, psychological, and social domains, and completes required documentation and training within expected timeframes.

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 employment.
Fluency in both English and Spanish is required.
Proficiency with desktop and laptop computers, internet searches, 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 possible on-call duties at night and on weekends.
Ability 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, with a valid state driver’s license, reliable personal vehicle, and good driving record.
Ability to be flexible and responsive to youth, foster caregivers, system partners, and internal and external stakeholders.
Ability to use manual dexterity and tactile, visual, and auditory acuity; perform repetitive motions; sit and stand for prolonged periods; and sustain visual and mental effort.
Ability to occasionally lift up to 25 pounds, bend, pull, and carry.
Ability to travel frequently and drive a vehicle while sitting for extended periods.

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 in accordance with program ratios and service delivery thresholds.
Conduct mental health assessments and provide ongoing individual and group counseling and crisis intervention as needed.
Facilitate 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 external 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.
Provide orientation to children in care.
Travel when necessary to provide community-based services to and on behalf of youth and families, in compliance with organizational, contract, and regulatory requirements.
Complete required documentation and training in a timely manner and consistently 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.
Organize, navigate, and physically escort youth to travel destinations, potentially including airlines, trains, and buses.
Follow ORR, CDC, and State COVID-19-related protocols.
Perform other duties as requested.