Lead Clinical Counselor

Job Description:

JOB TITLE

Lead Clinician PROGRAM Refugio Unaccompanied Children Shelter

REPORTS TO

Program Director SALARY $90,854.00LOCATION San Benito, Texas

JOB TYPE

Full-Time

WORK SCHEDULE

Six Days per week, 40 Hours per week, 12 Months per year General Description The Lead Clinicians conduct mental health assessments for all unaccompanied children (UC) in care, as well as provide ongoing individual and group counseling just as Clinicians, but with the added responsibilities of coordinating clinical services, training new clinicians, and supervising clinical staff. Lead clinicians are designated when more than one clinician is on staff at a care provider facility. About You The ideal candidate for our program is a self-motivated and dedicated person who is excited and passionate about helping infants, toddlers, and families grow in development and in education. You are a personable, energetic, and empathetic leader who can manage multiple staff, managers, and multiple projects in a prior project in a prioritized manner to meet our internal Urban Strategies goals of all current Refugio Performance Standards.

Minimum Qualifications Education:

Masters degree in social work, LMFT, Counseling, or other relevant behavioral science in which clinical experience is a program requirement.

Substitution:

Bachelors degree in one of the aforementioned behavioral sciences plus seven years of clinical employment experience in behavioral sciences.

Experience:

Five years of postgraduate direct service delivery experience, group and individual counseling, and related treatment services

Credentials:

Must be licensed within their state of residence to practice therapy. A copy must be provided to HR.

Competencies:

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Professional:

Diversity, Communication, Time Management, Planning, Organizationo Technical:

Trauma, Group and Individual Counseling, Sexual Abuse Management;o

Organizational:

Leadership, Teamwork, Community Approach.

Skills:

Office 0365, Bilingual (English Spanish)Other employment requirements include the following:

FingerprintBackground checkTB Test Preferred Qualifications Supervisor Licensure What Youll Be Doing Utilize trauma theory and brief therapeutic techniques to work with unaccompanied children entering the United States during a typical stay of 30-35 days.

Conduct mental health assessments of all children admitted to the UC program as well as provide ongoing individuals and group counseling, screening for human trafficking concerns.

Provide ongoing individual and crisis intervention.

Prepare goal-oriented diagnostic assessments, group counseling, staff training and program enrichment.

Provide guidance to all members of the program staff.

The Lead Clinician will carry up to nine cases, with additional supervisory and management responsibilities.

Upon request, this role may be required to travel with UC, 14 and under, to locations in the United States.

Other duties as assigned. About Urban Strategies Urban Strategies exists to equip, resource and connect faith- and community-based organizations so that all children and families can reach their full potential. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., our team serves in the U.S. mainland, Puerto Rico, and Central America.

COMPANY CULTURE

Our work is driven by our three core values: Authentic Relationships are foundational to our work and move beyond a transactional nature to truly know people. They serve as opportunities for mutual development and growth and are based on the belief that all people have inherent dignity and worth.

Servant Leadership is rooted in an other-centric mindset that informs the way one leads and builds up individuals, families, and communities.

Intentional Compassion describes a deliberate commitment to understand, formulate strategic responses, and activate others to reach their full potential.

BENEFITS

Remote work for eligible positions.

Medical and Dental is paid 95% by company and 5% by employee (individual or family). Vision is covered 100% (individual or family).401K matched contributions up to 4%.Employee Assistance Program.

Vacation time is generous but varies depending on program and position. 9 Sick Days and 11 Holidays.

Every teammate gets long and short-term disability free.

Positions that require laptops, the company provides one.

Positions that require cellphone, company issues one. PERKS Meaningful employee engagement programs.

Education discounts (BA-PhD) with a variety of education partners. OTHER Employment is conditional pending satisfactory results of all required tests and background checks. Urban Strategies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or other legally protected classifications under applicable federal, state and local legal protections.

To apply:

Please visit www.urbanstrategies.us/careers Contact us with any questions at Recruiting at symbol urbanstrategies.us Equal Opportunity Employer