Berkshire Farm Center
Bi-Lingual Clinician
Berkshire Farm Center, Canaan, New York, United States, 12029
Description
Join Our Mission
The Clinician conducts mental health assessments, provides ongoing individual and group counseling services, screens for human trafficking concerns, and provides crisis intervention services.
Job Responsibilities
Uses evidence-based treatment modalities and assessment tools to complete comprehensive assessment and treatment plans for youth in care.
Implements clinical treatment plans by facilitating trauma-informed individual counseling, and therapeutic groups with all youth and/or families as required by agency policies, protocols and procedures.
Assisting children/youth in developing skills as defined on treatment goal
Meet with youth and develop individual needs, goals and short-term objectives, using the ISP as a guide. Review progress of the ISP, establish new short-term objectives to achieve goals, and address crisis related needs and concerns.
Interfaces with internal and external programs/stakeholders including but not limited to Federal representatives/liaisons for purpose of treatment/discharge planning.
Responds to crisis situations including de-escalating and engaging youth; processing said incidents and/or developing safety plans as required.
Partners with team members to coordinate clinical services to youth and families that support reunification planning provide support to Foster Parents.
Provides clinical consultation and evaluate progress and adjust the clinical services, as necessary.
Develop, completes, maintains and tracks all mandatory appropriate documentation in accordance in a timely manner in accordance with agency policies and regulatory requirements.
Responsible for maintaining paperwork in accordance with regulations and auditing and billing requirements in all youth charts.
Attends internal and external meetings including but not limited to case conference, supervision and team meetings. Prepares required documentation for all meetings.
Represents agency in professional manner.
Adheres to agency policies and procedures; follows and supports agency mission, vision and values including participating in internal surveys and data collection for continuous improvement initiatives.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Job Requirements
Master's degree in social work with clinical experience in the program, or Master's degree in Psychology.
Must be licensed or eligible for licensure are preferred, however Master level applicants are welcome to apply.
Experience working with vulnerable youth and families preferred.
Fluent in English/Spanish with excellent verbal and written communication skills
Varicella Vaccine required OR titers indicating varicella immunity OR documentation from a healthcare provider verifying previous infection.
MMR (Measles Mumps & Rubella vaccine required OR titers indicating immunity to all three diseases.
Tdap (Tetanus-diptheria-pertussis) vaccine required.
Influenza vaccine required, one dose annually during flu season.
Covid: Being fully vaccinated means you have received a primary COVID vaccination series, plus one (1) booster COVID vaccination if you are eligible to be boosted. You are eligible to receive a booster COVID vaccination 4-5 months following your primary COVID vaccination series, depending on which type of COVID vaccine you received during your primary COVID vaccination series.
Physical (Medical Exam) required.
Must be able to work 9AM-5PM during new hire orientation to complete TCI(Therapeutic Crisis Intervention), CPR and Sanctuary training. Must maintain TCI and CPR certification.
Required to be 21 years or older.
Must have a current, valid driver’s license per Agency guidelines. Travel required.
Required to have client facing interaction.
Must be able to work a flexible schedule, outside of normal business hours including nights, weekends and on-call, as needed.
Ability to work with an economically and culturally diverse population.
Salary Range:
Licensed 0-2 years relevant supervisory experience $75,000
Licensed 2-5 years relevant supervisory experience $77,000
Licensed 5+ years relevant supervisory experience $79,500
Equal Opportunity Employer
Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, marital status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where diversity is valued and recognized as a source of strength and enrichment. We seek to attract talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures.
As a federal contractor, Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Qualifications
Licenses & Certifications
Preferred
Lic Mental Health Cslr
Join Our Mission
The Clinician conducts mental health assessments, provides ongoing individual and group counseling services, screens for human trafficking concerns, and provides crisis intervention services.
Job Responsibilities
Uses evidence-based treatment modalities and assessment tools to complete comprehensive assessment and treatment plans for youth in care.
Implements clinical treatment plans by facilitating trauma-informed individual counseling, and therapeutic groups with all youth and/or families as required by agency policies, protocols and procedures.
Assisting children/youth in developing skills as defined on treatment goal
Meet with youth and develop individual needs, goals and short-term objectives, using the ISP as a guide. Review progress of the ISP, establish new short-term objectives to achieve goals, and address crisis related needs and concerns.
Interfaces with internal and external programs/stakeholders including but not limited to Federal representatives/liaisons for purpose of treatment/discharge planning.
Responds to crisis situations including de-escalating and engaging youth; processing said incidents and/or developing safety plans as required.
Partners with team members to coordinate clinical services to youth and families that support reunification planning provide support to Foster Parents.
Provides clinical consultation and evaluate progress and adjust the clinical services, as necessary.
Develop, completes, maintains and tracks all mandatory appropriate documentation in accordance in a timely manner in accordance with agency policies and regulatory requirements.
Responsible for maintaining paperwork in accordance with regulations and auditing and billing requirements in all youth charts.
Attends internal and external meetings including but not limited to case conference, supervision and team meetings. Prepares required documentation for all meetings.
Represents agency in professional manner.
Adheres to agency policies and procedures; follows and supports agency mission, vision and values including participating in internal surveys and data collection for continuous improvement initiatives.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Job Requirements
Master's degree in social work with clinical experience in the program, or Master's degree in Psychology.
Must be licensed or eligible for licensure are preferred, however Master level applicants are welcome to apply.
Experience working with vulnerable youth and families preferred.
Fluent in English/Spanish with excellent verbal and written communication skills
Varicella Vaccine required OR titers indicating varicella immunity OR documentation from a healthcare provider verifying previous infection.
MMR (Measles Mumps & Rubella vaccine required OR titers indicating immunity to all three diseases.
Tdap (Tetanus-diptheria-pertussis) vaccine required.
Influenza vaccine required, one dose annually during flu season.
Covid: Being fully vaccinated means you have received a primary COVID vaccination series, plus one (1) booster COVID vaccination if you are eligible to be boosted. You are eligible to receive a booster COVID vaccination 4-5 months following your primary COVID vaccination series, depending on which type of COVID vaccine you received during your primary COVID vaccination series.
Physical (Medical Exam) required.
Must be able to work 9AM-5PM during new hire orientation to complete TCI(Therapeutic Crisis Intervention), CPR and Sanctuary training. Must maintain TCI and CPR certification.
Required to be 21 years or older.
Must have a current, valid driver’s license per Agency guidelines. Travel required.
Required to have client facing interaction.
Must be able to work a flexible schedule, outside of normal business hours including nights, weekends and on-call, as needed.
Ability to work with an economically and culturally diverse population.
Salary Range:
Licensed 0-2 years relevant supervisory experience $75,000
Licensed 2-5 years relevant supervisory experience $77,000
Licensed 5+ years relevant supervisory experience $79,500
Equal Opportunity Employer
Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, color, national origin, sexual orientation, military status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability, marital status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive, equitable, and accessible environment where diversity is valued and recognized as a source of strength and enrichment. We seek to attract talented people from a diverse range of backgrounds and cultures.
As a federal contractor, Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Qualifications
Licenses & Certifications
Preferred
Lic Mental Health Cslr