Mental Health Clinician II/Social Worker (LCSW, LMSW, LMFT, LMHC, LCAT)

We are offering a $5,000 Sign On Bonus.

We have an amazing opportunity for a Clinician II position at our Rochester, NY location.

As a Hillside Clinician II, you will be responsible for the assessment and delivery of quality mental health care to the youth and families that we serve. You will work on a team, assessing a young person and their family's needs, while developing, evaluating and modifying the individual service plan in collaboration with a multi-disciplinary treatment team in partnership with the young person and their family.

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a team that is starting a new and valuable service for youth and families where the youth have serious mental health issues. Individual must be comfortable in working in community settings such as the youth's home and school. Individual must have experience in crisis diffusion and management. Experience with Motivational Interviewing, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, DBT Skills training (any or all of these) is a plus but not required. Training will be provided on the job.

The Clinician II is responsible for the assessment and delivery of quality mental health care to the youth and families that Hillside serves. The Clinician II works as a member of an inter-disciplinary team to develop, assess, and modify the individual service plan. The person in this position will provide both individual and family within a variety of settings (including community, home, school, residential, etc.). The Clinician II recognizes the need for, and provides, team mentoring and clinical guidance. Based on experience and skills, the Clinician II may also provide clinical peer supervision and clinical consultation and training to other team members. The Clinician II is relied upon as the primary contact for the service plan and is able to expertly and succinctly communicate at all levels both orally and in writing.

Responsibilities :

• Demonstrate ability to diagnose and treat children/youth and families
• Provide individual and family therapy, with the potential for group therapy if necessary, within a variety of settings (including community, home, school, residential, etc).
• Depending on level of experience, provide clinical consultation and training to staff
• Act as the primary contact for the service plan with the ability to expertly and succinctly communicate at all levels both verbally and in writing.
• On Call crisis rotational phone.

Requirements:

• Master’s degree in Social Work, Marriage & Family Therapy, Creative Arts Therapy, or Mental Health Counseling with a valid NYS Professional license.
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant clinical experience working with youth and families with mental health challenges.
• Thorough knowledge of services provided, well developed advocacy skills, knowledge and understanding of payment processes for services
• Must have a valid driver’s license and meet agency driving standards
• Licensed upon hire

Consistent with state professional licensing laws, additional requirements may apply:

• Licensed Clinical Social Worker
• Licensed Master Social Worker
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
• Licensed Psychologist
• Licensed Mental Health Counselor
• Licensed Creative Arts Therapist

We are offering an additional $5K in base salary for specific qualifying programs. Please ask for additional details.