Licensed Clinical Counselor (Notional Opportunity)

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensures that all contract and Acuity policies and procedures are adhered to.
• Conducts and documents mental health assessments directly or via tele-psych software for participants and provides ongoing individual and group counseling in accordance with contract policies and procedures.
• In the event of time off requests, employee will ensure warm handoff for coverage of caseload assignments to maintain compliance with continuity of care.
• Ensure all mental health assessments and screenings are completed according to contract policy and compliant with the highest ethical standard of quality client care.
• Ensures quality care for all participants and timely response to their needs, including crisis intervention. This includes writing appropriate risk assessments, responding to crisis in a timely manner, elevating appropriate incidents to higher levels of care, and providing referrals as needed.
• Screens for human trafficking, assess for child abuse and neglect concerns, and makes appropriate referrals.
• Write appropriate documentation related to biopsychosocial assessments, progress notes, treatment plans, family sessions, and safety plans as required.
• Is readily available to collaborate and respond staff, assigned case managers, lead case managers, and management.
• Attend all required meetings internal and external, including COR representative requests.
• Maintain the case file in Acuity's electronic record management system and in accordance with contract policies and procedures. Ensure client information and data entry required for statistical reports and shelter metrics is accurate and complete.
• Reports significant incidents in accordance with contract policies and procedures. Including, following up on all Significant Incident Reports with clear and concise documentation for addendums and initial reporting of incidents.
• Support the needs of Operations to include organizing, assisting, preparing for meetings, filing, record keeping or communicating with other staff, answering the phone, data entry, orientation, travel coordination, and tours.
• Ensures compliance with state and national mandated reporting requirements.
• May assist with the development and implementation of policies and procedures consistent with those of the organization.
• Maintains confidentiality, documentation, files, and required record keeping assignments in relation to the population served, customer, and/or employees both on and off work (i.e., no social media postings).
• Assists department heads to ensure operations in the department are implemented according to policy.
• Assists in compiling information, handling, and resolving client and customer complaints.
• Must be able to perform Emergency Behavioral Intervention (EBI) and effectively monitor and execute the appropriate response.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bilingual in Spanish and English (Speaking, Writing, and Reading) preferred or any other bilingual language with English that is spoken in location of service.
• Master's degree in social work, psychology, sociology, or other relevant behavioral science plus 3 years of counseling experience.
• Active, valid, and unrestricted clinical license in any Clinical Counseling field or currently license eligible
• Excellent presentation and oral and written communication skills required.
• Clean criminal background check and drug screen.
• Clean Child Abuse and Neglect (CA/N) or Child Protective Services check.
• Must be able to multi-task, be detail-oriented, be organized and have excellent verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency with computer, common office equipment, and highly proficient in Microsoft Excel, Power Point, Word, and Outlook 360.
• Flexibility in scheduling is required due to potential shift changes based on operational needs.
• Ability to remain calm and composed under stress.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in a residential temporary shelter, or in treatment centers
• Proficiency with electronic data record keeping systems

Physical Requirements and Work Conditions:

• Ability to ascend/descend stairs.
• Ability to lift to 50 lbs.
• Able to withstand changing environmental conditions with weather (rain, lightning, extreme heat, and winds).
• Able to withstand and manipulate through construction areas, sports fields, etc.
• Use of manual dexterity, tactile, visual, and audio acuity.
• Must be able to stay awake/alert, sit, stand, walk, bend, or stoop for extended periods of time and/or the entire duration of the shift, as necessary.
• In a sudden or emergency, staff must always be physically able to run, jump, lunge, twist, push, pull, and assist evacuating or carrying an adolescent to safety.