NOTICE OF POSITION OPENING

• Provide clinical and administrative supervision to the Children’s Access clinician.
• Triage Children’s Access referrals for quick outreach to families in distress.
• Provide immediate follow up to crisis/urgent or emergent needs for children, adolescents, and families.
• Provide mental health assessments to determine recommended treatment and referrals to appropriate providers.
• Provide clinical case management in collaboration with WCMHS programs, other Washington County agencies, including schools, DCF and health care providers.
• Provide short-term therapeutic interventions through preferred clinical framework for children, adolescents and families in the community or office-based settings.
• Collaborate with WCMHS programs, other Designated Agencies, hospitals, and various other systems serving children and families.  Represent Children’s Access at various interagency meetings.
• Participate in clinical supervision in a collaborative way to determine best therapeutic process for caseload.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Supervisory skills to best clinically and administratively support the Children’s Access clinician.
• Clinical interviewing and assessment skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to engage youth and families with a trauma informed approach.
• Therapeutic intervention skills including counseling and a willingness to learn new counseling skills.
• Be reliable, on time, flexible and able to work as a team member as well as independently.
• Possess excellent organizational and follow-up skills. 
• Ability to complete and submit medical record updates and billing paperwork within required timelines.

• Position requires master’s degree in psychology, social work, or counseling.
• Holds an active license or license eligible as a psychologist, social worker or mental health counselor.
• 3-5 years working within mental health with experience with children, youth, and families.
• Must have safe, reliable, and insured vehicle with a clean driving record. 
• Able to move around an office setting with or without accommodation.
• Able to transition from sitting to standing position with or without accommodation.
• Able to drive in a community setting without accommodation.
• Able to lift and move up to 20 pounds with or without accommodation.

Salary : $32 - $33