Mental Health Clinician
About The Position
The Mental Health Clinician serves an active caseload referred by programs across the agency and applies trauma-informed, strengths-based, and person-centered practices. The role requires emotional intelligence, effective communication, an understanding of trauma’s impact on development, a focus on resilience, and a commitment to growth and change. Experience with evidence-based practices and collaborating with teams to incorporate them into case and program practice is highly desirable. The clinician maintains accurate and confidential records, exercises discretion, and represents AAFSC as an ambassador and champion. A commitment to immigrant, refugee, and low-income communities is essential. Clinical sessions may take place in the office, in clients’ homes as needed, or virtually as needed. The clinician may supervise MSW, MHC, or MFT interns.
Requirements
- U.S. work authorization.
- Must be an LCSW, LMFT, LMHC, LMSW, license-eligible MSW, MFT, or MHC; other credentialed individuals in the mental health field are also welcome to apply.
- Demonstrated commitment to trauma-informed practice and maintaining a therapeutic environment and community that promotes safety and nonviolence.
- Knowledge and use of trauma-informed practices, including emotional intelligence, effective communication, understanding trauma’s impact on development, strengths-based and person-centered practice, resilience, and commitment to growth and change.
- Cultural competency or willingness to learn about the cultural backgrounds of community members, many of whom identify as Arab, Middle Eastern, North African, Muslim, and/or South Asian.
- Excellent writing skills and strong verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to accurately maintain electronic case notes and filing systems.
- Ability to exercise initiative, independent good judgment, flexibility, discretion, and sound decision-making.
- Ability to maintain client confidentiality.
- Ability to work collaboratively with all layers of the organization.
- Passion for AAFSC’s mission and vision.
- Successful completion of a pre-employment background check.
Nice To Haves
- Bilingual proficiency, strongly preferred as an asset for culturally responsive and linguistically accessible services.
- Background in evidence-based practice and experience working with teams to incorporate evidence-based practices into case and program practice.
- Experience using Family Functional Therapy tools to monitor and evaluate child, youth, and adult functioning; family functioning; family stability and caregiver or parental strain; family risk, including domestic violence risk; trauma exposure and symptoms; treatment impact; therapeutic alliance; and therapeutic progress.
Responsibilities
- Carry a caseload as assigned by the supervisor.
- Compile and maintain necessary records and complete other job-related accountability tasks.
- Conduct assessments, including reviewing referral information, identifying and engaging key participants, and identifying systemic strengths and weaknesses.
- Maintain clear and concise treatment documentation and complete clinical notes in a timely manner using the Theranest platform.
- Assist staff with collecting outcome data and conducting pre- and post-assessments.
- Build relationships with community stakeholders, including child protection services, parents and guardians, and schools, to support cooperation among service providers.
- Conduct clinical sessions in the office, in clients’ homes as needed, and virtually as needed.
- May supervise MSW, MHC, or MFT interns.
- Participate in AAFSC meetings and trainings, as well as off-site meetings and trainings assigned by the supervisor.
- Perform other duties assigned by the Mental Health Clinician Supervisor.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
