Early Childhood Clinician

Our Mission

“Preparing Our Community to Meet Life’s Challenges.”

We help everyone who comes to our door with resources for both immediate needs and long-term goals. Our network of programs, services, and experiences strengthen individuals, families, and communities and provides opportunities for growth and economic stability.

Come Join Our Team!

When you become an employee at the Community Renewal Team (CRT), you will join a host of others with an average tenure of 9 years of service.  Some of our employees have celebrated more than 20 years of service.   You’ll participate in fun activities, themed- employee appreciation events, organization sponsored golf tournaments, etc.  We celebrate the accomplishments of employees using our Wall of Excellence highlighting employees of the month. Opportunities to grow within the organization are plentiful.   Most of our employees started in entry level positions and have been promoted throughout their career.
 

BENEFITS:

401K with a matching employer contribution, medical, dental, vision, HSA Spending Accounts, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability (STD)/Long- Term Disability (LTD), and an Employee Assistance Program.  Eligible employees are also able to participate in agency sponsored educational opportunities.  Eligible employees receive ten paid vacation days, six sick paid days annually, and two personal days paid annually.

JOB DETAILS:

POSITION TITLE:   Early Childhood Clinician

DEPARTMENT: Clincial Services 

FLSA STATUS: Exempt

REPORTS TO:  Director of Clinical Services 

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

Under the supervision of a Licensed Clinician, if not licensed, coordinates and provides clinical services to youth ages 3-10. Provides specialized group and/or one on one counseling services.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

 ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

The list of essential functions, as outlined herein, is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.

• Provides crisis intervention services in response to emotional and/or physical distress.
• Provides diagnostic evaluations to customers and referrals to Licensed Clinician for treatment
• Ensures adherence to infection control practices.
• Makes referrals to outside programs for medical and/or psychological intervention.
• Assesses customers in order to formulate treatment needs.
• Orients new patients to treatment program(s).
• Participates in treatment planning and individual and/or group counseling.
• Identify potential customers and provide them with information about the Agency programs.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive treatment plan with each participants maintaining regular contact.
• Complete required paperwork (including customer records) in a timely fashion. Maintain customer confidentiality.
• Provide on-going liaison, referral and advocacy for participants with social service providers, with particular emphasis on self-empowerment for participants to independently access needed services.
• Participate in team meetings and seminars and trainings as stipulated by Supervisor.
• Participate with community providers as it relates to programs contents area.
• Provide presentations about programs to various agencies and other referring agencies on a monthly basis.

ADDITIONAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Attend all trainings as applicable to your credentials.
• Participation in planning and implementing a minimum of one monthly group activity for program participants, including but limited to: life skills, education, empowerment/support recovery groups, recreational activities and/or field trips.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

MIINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION

Education: Master’s degree in social science required. 

Minimum Years of Experience: Ideally, minimum 3 years related clinical with mental health, but will consider less experience. 

Active Certification in good Standing: License required LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), LMSW (Licensed Social Worker), LMFT (Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist), LMFT-A (Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist – Associate). Or LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor), LPCA (Licensed Professional Counselor Associate). 

Demonstrate skills:  Organizational and time management skills.  Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to motivate on a group and individual basis. Experience working with participants from diverse ethnic and economic backgrounds. Familiarity with living issues and vocational/educational assessments and training. Must have a working knowledge with computer systems.

Knowledge:     Knowledge of social services in Hartford.  Demonstrate ability to work in collaboration with other service providers. Experience in facilitating groups preferred.  Knowledge of Human Services. Counseling background preferred.  Ability to interact with people of diverse backgrounds required. Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to compile written reports and maintain case notes.  Schedules may be changed at any time to accommodate program needs.

Physical and TB Required:  Yes, prior to appointment

Bilingual: preferred – Language 

ADA COMPLIANCE

Physical Ability: Tasks involve sedentary to light work, involving some reaching, handling, fingering and/or feeling of objects and materials.

Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require visual perception and discrimination. Some tasks require oral communications ability.

Environmental Factors: Tasks are regularly performed with exposure to adverse environmental conditions, such as dirt, dust, pollen, odors, wetness, humidity, rain, fumes, temperature and noise extremes, machinery, vibrations, electric currents, traffic hazards, animals/wildlife, toxic/poisonous agents, violence, disease, or pathogenic substances.