Licensed Mental Health Clinician

Salary Range $29.00 - $30.00 Hourly

Level Experienced

Position Type Full Time

Education Level LMHC, LMSW, or LCSW

Category Health Care / Counseling

Description

Job Summ a ry: Provide dir e c t se r v i ce s to F L ACRA ’ s c li e nts via individua l , f a mily and g r oup c ouns e l i ng to both Adult and Children (focused on ages 5-17) demographics as needed/required.

Duti e s

• R e sponsible fo r , but not limited to, p r oviding dir e c t di a gnostic e v a luative servi c e s to cli e nts r e f e r r e d t o this Ag e n c y by many v a r ied r e f e rr a l sour ce s . To a ssess the c li e nt’s p r im a ry a nd s ec ond a ry di a gnosis a nd, thus, n ee d f o r f urther c o u ns e ling.

• Supply id e ntifi e d c li e nts d i r e c t th e r a p e utic s e rv i c e s through individual, c onjoint, f a mily and/or gro u p the r a py.

• W ith s e l f- dire c tion a nd c ompet e n ce , ca r ry o u t the Ag e n c y’s r e sponsibilities to its client e l e . H a ndle int a ke a nd s e rv i c e load w ith in d e p e nd e nt judgment using s e l f- initi a ted c onsultation in te c hnic a l probl e ms of diagnostic e v a luation in tr e a tm e nt t e c hniques.

• M a int a in r e c ords in c omplian c e with applic a ble r e gulations a nd poli c ies.

• P a rti c ipate in community pr e s e ntations and t r a ining p r ogr a m s a s n e e d e d a n d dir e c t ed

• P a rti c ipate in gener a l, st a f f , in - s e rvice a nd su p e rv i sory m ee tings h e ld by the Ag e n c y o r c ouns e ling s ta f f.

• Provide tr a ining a s n ee d e d to n e w st a ff a nd int e rn s .

• Ability to pr o vide pot e nt i a l i n -c ommunity s e rvi c e s .

1. P e r f orm other fun c tions a s dir e c ted.

Qualifications

Minimum Qu a lifi c a tions: M a ste r s lev e l ed u ca ti o n in the a ppro p ri a te fi e ld w ith li ce nsure or a bility to immedi a tely g a in provision a l st a tus. T ra ining a nd e xp e rtise in p r ov i sion of both adult a nd c hildr e n ment a l h ea lth tr e a tm e n t . V a l id NY S D riv e r’s Li c ens e . L i c e nsed a s a L MH C , LMS W , LCAT or L C SW p r e fe r red.

O t h e r Skills/ K n o wl e dge and Expe r ience

• Ex c e llent w r itten a nd v e r b a l communi ca tion skill s .

• D e monstr a ted a bility to c ommunic a te e ff ec tiv e ly a nd wo r k c oop e r a tiv e ly w ith c ultur a lly dive r se p e rsons, sta f f a nd c om m unity s e rvi c e pro v id e rs.

• Kno w ledge of l o ca l beha v ior a l he a lth s e rvice syst e m.

• Exp e r tise in childr e n ’ s m e ntal h ea lth tre a tm e nt

• Comfo r t with tel e- te c hn o logi e s

• Ability to mul t i - task, h a ve good p r oblem solving & time m a n a g e ment skills a nd the a bility to r e main ca lm in a c risis.

1. E- R ec or d .