Bilingual Behavioral Health Clinician - Inspire Georgia

Description

[Bilingual Required Spanish/English] 

Clinician 

Inspire Georgia 

The Clinician is responsible for conducting behavioral health assessments and providing ongoing clinical services to minors. This person provides weekly individual and group therapy sessions to each minor to address identified needs and to help minors to adapt to their new environment and to develop/improve their social skills. The Clinician also maintains accurate and current documentation of service provision in each UAC case file, while ensuring compliance with ORR and agency documentation and reporting requirements. 

Position Details: 

• Full Time employee, eligible for benefits 

• Department – Children and Family Services 

• Participates in meetings to review risk and behavioral health assessments to evaluate child and sponsor participation, progress, safety, and individualized plans. 

• Reports to Inspire Georgia Program Director 

• Located in Atlanta, GA (South Fulton)

• On-site required, on-call as needed; Travel (0 – 25%) 

• Monday through Friday; 8:30AM – 5:00PM 

• Annual Compensation is $68,000/annum. 

Responsibilities: 

• Completes initial clinical intake risk and behavioral health assessments. 

• Completes human trafficking and gang violence affiliation/exposure screenings. 

• Maintain accurate, and current documentation of service provision in each UAC case file, while ensuring compliance with ORR and agency documentation and reporting requirements. 

• Reviews medication, religious and activity logs to ensure child’s needs are met. 

• Collaborate with Lead Clinician to meet agency’s Performance and Quality Improvement (PQI)/Quality Assurance (QA) requirements. 

• Periodically reviews risk and behavioral health assessments to determine appropriateness of current safety, individualized service plans.  

• Completes all initial and annual training requirements. 

• Provides crisis intervention as needed. 

Qualifications

Qualifications: 

• Must have a master’s degree in social work, psychology, sociology, or other relevant behavioral science degree plus two years of direct clinical experience or bachelor’s degree in social work or other relevant behavioral science plus five years of direct clinical experience working with children and families. 

• Excellent computer skills, i.e., Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook), Extended Reach, electronic databases. 

• Excellent oral and written communication skills and success working in a culturally and socioeconomically diverse environment with a high level of cultural competence. (Bilingual Spanish/English Required) 

• Must be sensitive to the service population's cultural and socioeconomic characteristics. 

• Ability to take initiative, work within a team and independently. 

• Must have a personal vehicle, valid Georgia Driver's license, personal auto insurance, and a good driving record. 

• To be considered, applicants must pass a comprehensive background check, including work references. 

• This position requires primary residence within the state of Georgia. 

The Clinician role detailed in this description is not a comprehensive list of all duties that may be requested for successful completion. The Clinician in this role may garner circumstantial duties deemed critical to meeting performance goals. 

Physical Demands: 

Regularly required to talk and hear. Required to stand, walk, sit, use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools and controls: and reach with hands and arms. Required to operate personal vehicle. 

Employees frequently lift and or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and ability to adjust focus. 

Inspiritus Supports a Diverse and Inclusive Culture: 

Inspiritus is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, genetic information, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and veteran's status. Inspiritus does not discriminate in employment on the basis of any factor stated above or prohibited under applicable law. Inspiritus complies with Executive Order 11246, as amended, Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, the Vietnam Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act, and applicable executive orders, federal and state regulations regarding nondiscrimination, equal opportunity and affirmative action. Inquiries regarding this policy should be directed to the Inspiritus Department of Human Resources, 731 Peachtree St NE, Suite B Atlanta, GA 30308. 

Salary : $68,000