Lead Clinical Counselor

Job Description:

JOB TITLE

Lead Clinician

PROGRAM

Refugio Unaccompanied Children Shelter

REPORTS TO

Program Director

SALARY

$90,854.00

LOCATION

San Benito, Texas

JOB TYPE

Full-Time

WORK SCHEDULE

Six Days per week, 40 Hours per week, 12 Months per year

General Description

The Lead Clinicians conduct mental health assessments for all unaccompanied children (UC) in care, as well as provide ongoing individual and group counseling just as Clinicians, but with the added responsibilities of coordinating clinical services, training new clinicians, and supervising clinical staff. Lead clinicians are designated when more than one clinician is on staff at a care provider facility.

Minimum Qualifications

• Education: Master's degree in social work, LMFT, Counseling, or other relevant behavioral science in which clinical experience is a program requirement.
• Substitution: Bachelor's degree in one of the aforementioned behavioral sciences plus seven years of clinical employment experience in behavioral sciences.
• Experience: Five years of postgraduate direct service delivery experience, group and individual counseling, and related treatment services
• Credentials: Must be licensed within their state of residence to practice therapy. A copy must be provided to HR.
• Competencies:
• o Professional: Diversity, Communication, Time Management, Planning, Organization
• o Technical: Trauma, Group and Individual Counseling, Sexual Abuse Management;
• o Organizational: Leadership, Teamwork, Community Approach.
• Skills: Office 0365, Bilingual (English - Spanish)
• Other employment requirements include the following:
• Fingerprint
• Background check
• TB Test

Preferred Qualifications

• Supervisor Licensure

What You'll Be Doing

• Utilize trauma theory and brief therapeutic techniques to work with unaccompanied children entering the United States during a typical stay of 30-35 days.
• Conduct mental health assessments of all children admitted to the UC program as well as provide ongoing individuals and group counseling, screening for human trafficking concerns.
• Provide ongoing individual and crisis intervention.
• Prepare goal-oriented diagnostic assessments, group counseling, staff training and program enrichment.
• Provide guidance to all members of the program staff.
• The Lead Clinician will carry up to nine cases, with additional supervisory and management responsibilities.
• Upon request, this role may be required to travel with UC, 14 and under, to locations in the United States.
• Other duties as assigned.

BENEFITS

• Remote work for eligible positions.
• Medical and Dental is paid 95% by company and 5% by employee (individual or family).
• Vision is covered 100% (individual or family).
• 401K matched contributions up to 4%.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Vacation time is generous but varies depending on program and position.
• 9 Sick Days and 11 Holidays.
• Every teammate gets long and short-term disability free.
• Positions that require laptops, the company provides one.
• Positions that require cellphone, company issues one.

PERKS

• Meaningful employee engagement programs.
• Education discounts (BA-PhD) with a variety of education partners.

OTHER

• Employment is conditional pending satisfactory results of all required tests and background checks.

To apply:

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