Mental Health Clinician Bi-Lingual

Job Description

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY :

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Provides individual and group therapy services to students and their families.
• Plans, coordinates, and implements treatment services and other clinical activities for identified clients, while being aware of cultural, ethnic, and environmental differences.
• Facilitates psycho-educational workshops for parents and students to support healthy family functioning.
• Increases staff capacity to implement trauma-informed and culturally-informed practices in the classroom through consultation and facilitation of professional development workshops.
• Supports the social-emotional health of students and families by conducting home visits or phone calls and offers follow-up services to identify barriers to social and emotional functioning and help address needs in the community.
• Maintains required case notes and documentation on services rendered.
• Provides comprehensive case management to clients and refers families to resources that meet critical needs including food, educational opportunities, immigrants' rights, tenants' rights, and housing or clothing assistance.
• Engages in crisis intervention with clients / family members, including developing and implementing safety plans.
• Maintains a working knowledge of policies affecting the communities Gads Hill Center serves and facilitates advocacy initiatives.
• Builds and maintains relationships with local organizations, leaders, and affiliates.
• Facilitates workshops for community members on topics related to mental health.
• Supports Associate Director in developing a mental health support structure for internal Gads Hill Center programs.
• Provides leadership in the areas of clinical practice, education, health services, program evaluation, program development, and training.
• Implements research and evidence-based best practices for program design, staff development, and client therapeutic services. Maintains a working knowledge of childhood education, development practices standards, and principles of applied behavioral analysis.
• Performs record-keeping functions and other administrative duties, as required by the agency.
• Remains on-call for crisis intervention consultation for all programs at Gads Hill Center, even after regular work hours.

QUALIFICATIONS :

1. Master’s degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or related field required.

2. Must also be LCSW, LCPC, or LMFT, licensed in Illinois

3. Experience working with children and adolescents from 5 to 19 years of age.

4. Advanced knowledge of and experience in the mental health treatment field.

5. Dynamic self-starter with a passion for working with children, adolescents, and their families.

6. Experience with multicultural programming preferred.

7. Excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills.

8. Ability to pass a criminal record and child abuse / neglect registry check.

9. Bi-lingual (Spanish and English)

Company Description

At Gads Hill Center, we envision a community in which all children benefit from healthy, financially stable households that support their early learning and growth. We invest in the potential of children and families through early childhood education, youth programs, and mental health support. Ultimately, Gads Hill Center builds a community where all families can help their children have access to quality education in order to succeed in school and life.

Company Description

At Gads Hill Center, we envision a community in which all children benefit from healthy, financially stable households that support their early learning and growth. We invest in the potential of children and families through early childhood education, youth programs, and mental health support. Ultimately, Gads Hill Center builds a community where all families can help their children have access to quality education in order to succeed in school and life.