Description

The Village for Families and Children

Job Tracking ID: Job Tracking ID: 512620-905418
Job Location: Hartford, CT
Job Level: Job Level: Any
Level of Education: Masters Degree
Job Type: Full-Time/Regular
Years of Experience: Years of Experience: Any
Starting Date: Starting Date: ASAP
Salary: Salary: $63,320
Work Hours: Work Hours: 40

Job Description

Monday Friday 9am 6pm (1 day 10am- 7pm & flexibility to adjust schedule to meet client needs)

The clinician will provide individual group and family therapy in the program, collaborate with collateral providers, provide on-call clinical support to the program, provide clinical leadership and assistance to milieu staff in working with children in crisis, maintain clinical documentation according to licensing, accreditation, and Medicaid regulations as appropriate, attend and facilitate treatment meetings for clients, maintain insurance authorization on each client by conducting initial and monthly authorizations, and conduct clinical in-service trainings for program staff. Additionally, they will:

• Participate in regular consultation and training.
• Engage in intake, assessment, diagnosing, and discharge planning, using a trauma informed approach.
• Provide individual, group and family therapy in the program.
• Provide treatment in conjunction with multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in weekly individual and group supervision and training to ensure professional growth and needed skills in trauma informed treatment.
• Participate in and facilitate clients' treatment meetings.
• Ensure adherence to organizational and program policies and procedures.
• Contribute to program and agency's functioning by providing clinical guidance/direction to program staff.
• Opportunity to contribute to the agency initiatives, visibility, and development of community linkages by assisting on task force and or representing the Village in community groups or committees.
• Participate in on call rotation with teammates to support clients/families in times of crisis. There is a supplement Stipend for weeks on call. On call services afterhours are by phone, not in person.

Experience and Skills

• Master's degree in social work, psychology, or other licensed counseling degree.
• State of CT license required (i.e., LCSW, LPC, LMFT, Psychologist)
• Minimum of 2+ years of experience postgraduate in an outpatient setting (depending on program*).
• Bilingual/bicultural skills preferred.
• Cultural competency to serve a diverse population.
• Strong diagnostic, assessment and treatment skills for individual, family, and group therapy.
• Extensive experience working with culturally diverse populations, a wide age range, and a variety of clinical presentations.
• Knowledge of behavioral health, child welfare systems, and community resources.
• Good organizational and communication skills.
• Ability to function autonomously in day-to-day responsibilities; yet seek consultation appropriately when needed.
• Proficiency with word processing and general computer skills.

Job Benefits

As a Village employee, you should feel confident that your health and well-being is one of our highest priorities.

The Village offers a comprehensive flexible benefits package designed to aid in the health and well-being of our employees and their dependents.

Benefits | Paid Time Off, Health Insurance, Additional Benefits | The Village

The Village for Families and Children is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.

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