Clinician - Youth & Family Services

Ascentria Care Alliance employees and volunteers take pride in the impact they have on the people they serve. It’s more than just a job, it’s an opportunity our employees have to care for and share in the lives of people who greatly need and appreciate their presence. Ascentria Care Alliance focuses on every child, elder, disabled person, refugee, endangered teen or teenage mom in order to build stronger communities one person at a time. This is an excellent opportunity to enhance the operations of a $75m non-profit social services organization with programs throughout New England.   

Responsibilities:

• Provides ongoing direct therapeutic services to refugee youth, including individual sessions, group sessions, and family support as needed.
• Conducts thorough intake and assessment of new clients, including assurances and youth transitioning from the DCS program, develops appropriate treatment plans based on clinical needs identified at six-week review meetings, and refers/discharges clients as appropriate.
• Flexibility to provide services in office setting, in foster homes, virtually, and in community.
• Completes clinical assessments, treatment plans, ongoing progress notes, and other assigned record keeping tasks for adolescents on caseload.
• Coordinate and conduct clinical risk review meetings with staff team and providers.
• Assists in the education and supervision of youth in group sessions and activities as needed.
• Coordinates with other service providers and assists clinical team in building network and resources.
• Communicates effectively both orally and written to a broad variety of people, including staff, supervisors, foster families and community partners.
• Completes translations of mental health assessments, documentations, and trainings.
• Attends and participates in regular staff and clinical meetings.
• Ability to follow HIPAA guidelines as well as mental health federal & state regulations.
• Attends outside workshops and agency trainings as part of professional development activities.
• Provides applicable clinical trainings to URM staff.
• Participates in the on-call rotation for care of minors.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, or Counseling or other relevant behavioral science discipline in which clinical experience is required.
• Two (2) years of postgraduate direct service delivery experience and skills assessing and treating distressed adolescents preferred.
• Minimum of LSWA certification or eligibility to obtain certification within six (6) months of date of hire is required.
• Preferred (not required) bilingual in Spanish and English with the ability to read, write and communicate verbally in both languages.
• Valid Driver’s License, proof of automobile insurance and positive driving record to transport minors in own vehicle if needed.
• Computer skills, including word, email competence, and excel and ability to utilize government and state data tracking software systems.
• Knowledge of treatment modalities and counseling methods.
• Knowledge of and adherence to federal, state, program and agency regulations.