Community Based Clinician (LSW); Franklin County

NATIONAL YOUTH ADVOCATE PROGRAM • Columbus, OH

3d • Onsite

About The Position

National Youth Advocate Program is seeking a full-time Community Based Clinician to join its Intensive Home-Based Treatment (IHBT) team serving Franklin County, Ohio. The role provides counseling or therapy, advocacy, case management, and other support to youth and families to help them live safely and successfully in the community. The clinician works closely with youth, families, foster parents, and community partners, and travels daily to provide community-based services. The position includes participation in an on-call rotation for crisis support and intervention. Compensation is listed as $63,000, with a $2,500 sign-on bonus. The job is based in Columbus, Ohio, and involves travel throughout Franklin County.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in social work or a comparable human services field from an accredited institution.
• A valid advanced professional license as required and acceptable under state or contract regulations.
• Valid driver’s license, reliable personal transportation, a good driving record, and minimum automobile insurance coverage of $100,000/$300,000 bodily injury liability.
• Willingness to work flexible and non-traditional hours in service of foster caregivers, families of origin, and persons served.
• Ability to be flexible and responsive to youth, foster caregivers, system partners, and internal customers.
• Ability to remain objective and professional in all areas of job function.
• Ability to work effectively with, and respectfully and sensitively serve, people from varied cultural, socioeconomic, ethnic, religious, and racial backgrounds.
• Proficiency using desktop and laptop computers, smartphones, tablets, printers, fax machines, photocopiers, and word processing, spreadsheet, and database software.

Nice To Haves

• Two years of direct-service work experience with youth and families is strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform work consistent with the National Youth Advocate Program’s mission, values, and philosophies, and actively represent and support them.
• Provide individual, group, and family mental health services, case management, transportation, and other professional services while meeting or exceeding established outcome thresholds.
• Travel daily to provide community-based services to and on behalf of youth and families in compliance with organizational, contractual, and regulatory requirements.
• Complete required documentation and training promptly and consistently meet established productivity thresholds.
• Participate in an on-call rotation to provide crisis support and crisis intervention for IHBT families.
• Coordinate and monitor community services for youth and families, including mental health, medical, educational, psychological, vocational, and social services.
• Regularly review and modify youth-based plans to support progress toward written goals.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with assigned foster parents and families of origin.
• Assist with family reunification or stabilization efforts involving the youth’s primary family or another permanent living arrangement consistent with the youth’s case plan.
• Provide safety assessments, crisis response, and behavioral stabilization services as needed to ensure youth safety and stability.
• Participate in Continuous Quality Improvement activities monthly or quarterly.
• Actively participate in weekly supervision.
• Perform other duties as requested.

Benefits

• 22 days of paid time off and 11 paid holidays
• Half-day Fridays during the summer
• Comprehensive healthcare packages for employees and their families
• Paid parental leave
• Continuing education units, ongoing training and education, student loan repayment program, and supervision hours
• 401(k) and 401(k) matching
• Flexible hours
• Mileage reimbursement
• Phone allowance
• $2,500 sign-on bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level