Mental Health Clinician

Mental Health Clinician

The Mental Health Clinician provides mental health assessments, with the ability to conduct a mental status examination, as well as provides ongoing individual and group counseling services, screens for human trafficking concerns, and provides crisis intervention services.

Competencies:

• Professionalism
• Applied Human Development
• Relationship and Communication
• Assessment

Required Position Qualifications:

• Master's degree in social work with clinical experience in the program, or Master's degree in psychology, counseling, marriage and family counseling or other relevant behavioral science in which direct clinical experience is a program requirement
• Bi-lingual in Spanish and English, written, read and verbal required. Must clear a language proficiency test for Spanish.
• Licensure or licensed eligible. Non-licensed staff must be actively working towards licensure while employed and attain licensure within 3 years of employment date.

Working Conditions: Environment: Work is done in clinical offices, community settings, including Morrison Residential, administration buildings, public locations, and social service sites. Breaks and meals are subject to interruption. Universal Precautions and remaining alert to the environment are critical to address the potential for violent behavior, exposure to disease, biohazards, noise, and contaminants. Mental demands: Work assigned is diverse and may involve addressing new and unique circumstances. The work might be unpredictable and disrupts planned tasks, requiring flexible time management. Physical demands: Ability to remain calm and emotionally available serving youth, adults and or families who have experienced trauma. Proficient with office equipment and physical movement. Ability to perform physical interventions if needed in accordance with program and training. Physical dexterity for reaching, stooping, and repetitive wrist and hand motions.

Morrison Child and Family Services is an Affirmative Action Plan Employer. Our policy is to provide equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. In compliance with our Affirmative Action Plan, Morrison uses E-Verify to determine employment eligibility after an offer is accepted.