Behavioral Health Clinician - Bilingual Spanish

Behavioral Health Clinician - Bilingual Spanish

Hartford, Connecticut

Full Time

We're looking for a Clinician who will work with a professional and innovative clinical team to provide clients with a full range of counseling services for their mental health, substance use and/or co-occurring disorder recovery needs.

We currently have two positions available in our Behavioral Health Department - one to work with our adolescent population and one to work with our adult population and would be happy to discuss both with any interested candidates!

The successful candidate will:

• Provide individual and group therapy to assigned clients.
• Provide intake into Behavioral Health program as needed and complete assessments as indicated.
• Carry active caseload of regular clients and meet agency productivity standards.
• Make appropriate referrals and maintains contact with other therapists, physicians and agencies involved in client's case.
• Have familiarity and comfort working with issues related to homelessness, substance abuse, mental health diagnosis, and history of trauma.
• Have demonstrated knowledge and competency regarding diagnosis, assessment and treatment of behavioral health services.
• Have excellent communication skills; both written and verbal.
• The ability to work with interdisciplinary team.
• The ability to generate high levels of client satisfaction.
• Must demonstrate age specific/population specific competencies in area(s) of practice. Knowledge and skills related to individual, group and family system dynamics.
• Must possess demonstrated cultural competency and ability to serve diverse client population.
• All candidates for employment at CHS must successfully pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen.

Minimum Educational Qualifications and experience required:

• Master's degree in social work
• 0-5 years of experience
• CT independent licensure (open to LCSW, LMFT, LPC, etc.)
• Bilingual (Spanish and English), required

Skills and Certifications Fluent in Spanish CT independent licensure (open to LCSW, LMFT, LPC, etc.)