Mental Health Clinician
Position Title: Clinician Department: Calabrese Youth Center Reporting Function: Director of CYCSupervisory Functions: None Salary range: $70,000 - $92,500 based off educations and years of experienceJob Summary: Responsible for coordination of all counseling provided to individuals, groups and families of children/youth served in the Calabrese Youth Center (RCCF program). This also includes providing counseling as well as coordination of other services by outside agencies. Duties/Responsibilities:• Supervise treatment planning and progress towards treatment goals for the children/youth in the RCCF program. • Provide guidance and technical assistance to the Program Manager and Residential Counselors regarding treatment issues and interventions. • Collaborate with the RCCF BCBA, RBTs, and Psychiatrist and treatment planning team for the children/youth in the RCCF including other entities such as Day Treatment. • Assist in quality assurance procedures and policy development to ensure compliance with regulatory agencies and accrediting bodies. • Coordinate staff training and development that directly relates to individual program implementation, weekly group facilitation by direct care staff and crisis management. • Establish and maintain written and verbal communication with governing agencies, families and community, as needed. • Assist in facilitating and encouraging family/parent involvement in children/youth programs. • Assist in facilitating/coordinating children/youth transitional plans when children/youth are ready for movement to new programs/services. • Review children/youth's incident reports, follow-up and communicate with other entities, as necessary. • Attend and participate in Individual Child Plan (ICP) meetings. • Attend weekly program meetings. • Provide direct mental health services and support to youth and family within your scope • Handle all intake assessments including ensuring proper parties sign all consents; gather and organization of all intake paperwork. • Develop initial 24-hour treatment plan and 10-day individual child plan. • Scheduling and coordination of supervision for family visits with support from admin. • Participation in BID and IEP meetings with school districts • Participation in county staffing to gather information for incoming admissions. • Handle ongoing communication with placement coordinators, county caseworkers, guardians and placement agencies to support discharge to a lower level of care. • Serve as a liaison between Laradon and other agencies, i.e., human services, school/day treatment, medical professionals to ensure child/youths' needs are met. • Provide 24-hour crisis intervention and counseling to children/youth, as needed. • On-Call 24 hours/day leadership rotation • Drive participants as necessary for program needs. • Maintain regular and punctual attendance • As Laradon is a small employer and employees work in a collaborative, team environment, employee must be physically present in the office to perform his/her job functions. • Other duties as assigned. Minimum Training Requirements:• All trainings deemed mandatory by Laradon • A minimum of 24 hours of approved training annually • Orientation • First Aid/CPR • Medication Certification • Mandatory Reporting • Incident Reporting/MANE • Safety Care • 20 hours of on-the-job training.Minimum Position Requirements:• Masters in psychology, social work or counseling. • LCSW or LPC required. • 2 years post graduate experience working with adolescents. • Excellent communication and problem solving skills. • Highly organized and adaptable • Physical requirements include the ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force; physical condition to enable walking, standing, sitting, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling; stamina to be on feet and active for full work days; ability to complete training and perform physical management of child/youth as necessary, including physical restraints; ability to speak or exchange information in an audible manner.