REQUIREMENTS AND PREFERENCES

The Broward County Board of County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates for Behavioral Health Clinician (Family Advocate) with the Nancy J. Cotterman Center.

General Description

Provides counseling, screening, assessment, and intervention to individuals and families.

Works under general supervision, independently developing work methods and sequences.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Requires a Master's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in social work, gerontology, psychology, or closely related field.

Requires one (1) year of social services casework, counseling or closely related field. Depending on the area of assignment, six (6) months of clinical case management may also be required.

Special Requirements

Depending upon area of assignment, may be required to work nights/weekends/holidays.

Special Certifications and Licenses Required

Must possess and maintain a valid Florida drivers license.

Preferences

• Experience working with child abuse, human trafficking and sexual assault survivors
• LMFT, LCSW, LMHC or Registered Intern (Social Work, Mental Health or Family Therapy)
• Bilingual English/Spanish, English/Creole and/or English/Portuguese

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The functions listed below are those that represent the majority of the time spent working in this class. Management may assign additional functions related to the type of work of the job as necessary.

Conducts clinical screenings, interviews and bio-psychosocial evaluations.

Coordinates treatment with community, governmental and service providers.

Conducts community visits as needed to provide services to participants and their families.

Observes, evaluates, and monitors reports and records program participant status and progress.

Conducts group and individual service sessions.

Develops treatment plans with program participants and/or their families.

Maintains associated clinical records manually and/or electronically using computer based applications.

Prepares accurate and timely written reports on assigned caseload using computer based software applications.

Observes, evaluates, monitors, reports and records client status and progress.

Counsels program participants, including those with complex issues

Provides advocacy services to clients (greets family, obtains consent for medical exam, walks client to the exam room, provides emotional support during the examination, provides counseling service referrals and any other referrals family may need).

Acts as an advocate between the families and law enforcement, state attorney's office, or child protective services to ensure that the needs and/or concerns of the client are being addressed.

Links families to different agencies within the community, such as housing assistance, childcare, and foodbanks, to assist them with various needs.

Assists clients with completing assistance and relocation applications.

Participates in staff meetings and trainings as scheduled.

Confers with program participants, their families and/or other care-givers regarding issues of treatment.

Documents progress notes and tracks daily reports for documentation purposes.

Provide accompaniment services to clients (e.g., court, appointments)

Conduct community presentations and educational groups.

Assists with special projects assigned by the supervisor.

Perform emergency service duties in the event of a County emergency or disaster (e.g., staffing a shelter prior, during or after a hurricane).

Performs related work as assigned.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

Physical Demands
Physical demands refer to the requirements for physical exertion and coordination of limb and body movement.
Performs sedentary work that involves walking or standing some of the time or sustained keyboard operations.
Unavoidable Hazards (Work Environment)
Unavoidable hazards refer to the job conditions that may lead to injury or health hazards even though precautions have been taken.
Involves routine and frequent exposureto traffic; moving machinery.

SPECIAL INFORMATION

Competencies

• Business Insight

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  Manages Complexity

• 
  Plans and Aligns

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  Ensures Accountability

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  Communicates Effectively

• 
  Persuades

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  Manages Ambiguity

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  Nimble Learning

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  Situational Adaptability

• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Customer focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
• Instills trust: Gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
• Values differences: Recognizing the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organization.