Berkshire Farm Center Hiring for Bi-lingual Lead Clinician/Program Coordinator, LCSW. Salary: $85,000 at Canaan Full Time

Description

• Responsible for clinical supervision and managing the clinical staff, including but not limited to reviewing clinical assessments, and reports along with maintaining a caseload size up to 5 cases.

• Accountable for attending necessary agency meetings, facilitating meeting with clinical staff and meetings with external stakeholders.

• Responsible for maintaining paperwork in accordance with regulations and auditing and billing requirements in all youth charts.

• Coordinating and/or conducting staff training and development, performance evaluations, directing and assigning work, approve time cards and time off requests, new hire orientation/onboarding and work directly with HR on recommendations regarding recruitment/hiring, employee relations issues, promotion and demotions.

• Provides on-call administrative oversight when necessary.

• Systematically monitors clinician results amongst expectations and will be responsible for implementing a corrective action plan, when necessary, including developing systems for tracking reports and other clinical requirements.

• Oversees, monitors and ensures clinical staff compliance with treatment, required paperwork and system deadlines. Reviews and signs off on all required paperwork, manually and electronically.

• Responsible to assigning responsibility to a specific individual charged with monitoring progress and outcomes

• Professionally represents the Agency in work groups or projects as assigned. Serves on various committees and acts as liaison in community networks with external business partners, including schools and mental health programs.

• Supervising around the implementation of evidence-based treatment modalities and assessment tools to complete comprehensive assessment and treatment plans for youth in care.

• Implements clinical treatment plans by facilitating trauma-informed individual counseling, and therapeutic groups with all youth and/or families as required by agency policies, protocols and procedures.

• Interfaces with internal and external programs/stakeholders including but not limited to Federal representatives/liaisons for purpose of treatment/discharge planning.

• Responds to crisis situations including de-escalating and engaging youth; processing said incidents and/or developing safety plans as required.

• Partners with team members to coordinate clinical services to youth and families that support permanent and reunification planning while preparing youth for the future.

• Provides clinical consultation and evaluate progress and adjust the clinical services, as necessary.

• Develop, completes, maintains and tracks all mandatory appropriate documentation in accordance in a timely manner in accordance with agency policies and regulatory requirements.

• Adheres to agency policies and procedures; follows and supports agency mission, vision and values including participating in internal surveys and data collection for continuous improvement initiatives.

• Monitors and ensures compliance with all state and agency required documentation; ensures all clinicians meet necessary requirements and clearly document evidence-based practices throughout treatment.

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Job Requirements

• Required to be fully vaccinated (in addition to booster if eligible for booster)

• Fluent in English/Spanish with excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Must have supervisory experience and be an LCSW

• Must have a clean and valid driver’s license and clean driving record.

• Must maintain First Aid/CPR and TCI certification.

• Must be able to work a flexible schedule including nights and weekends as needed.

• Must be available to be on-call as needed.

• Ability to work with economically and culturally diverse population.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)