What are the responsibilities and job description for the Bilingual Lead Clinical Counselor - 77033 position at Dynamic Service Solutions?
Lead Clinical Counselor is responsible for coordinating clinical services, train new clinicians, and supervise clinical staff. Lead Clinical Counselor is responsible for the preparation of goal-oriented diagnostic assessments, individual and group counseling, and program enrichment. Clinical Counselors work as primary mental health caregivers for the client. The Clinical Counselor functions are performed as part of a multi-disciplinary team and include development and implementation of client therapeutic plans, facilitating transfers, and reunification planning. The Lead Clinical Counselor will supervise the Clinical Counselors in their duties for the clinical program and will ensure that the Clinical Counselor team is in compliance with Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) and Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) regulations and guidelines.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Responsible for general oversight and coordination of clinical services. Supervise and train assigned clinicians while monitoring clinical services, documentation, and maintaining ongoing partnerships with community-based providers.
- Overview of mental health assessment and counseling intervention services, developing individualized treatment plans, oversight of individual or group therapy sessions, running preventative mental wellness classes or workshops and making treatment referrals, as well as continually monitoring and documenting clients’ mental well-being and overall adjustment to the program.
- Determine reliability and validity of treatment used; make recommendations regarding modification to services and service delivery. Collect and evaluate client data to identify problems and determine appropriate approaches to meet federal, state and local guidelines.
- Ensure accurate and timely documentation in compliance with state and federal regulations.
- Oversees assessments and all needed documentation are completed in accordance with policy.
- Develop corrective action plans, disciplinary memos, and annual evaluations for clinical counselor staff in collaboration with HR and the Program Management Team.
- Cover clinical cases as needed, assist with crisis and intervention while overseeing psycho-educational and therapeutic group topics.
- Assist with hospitalizations and emergencies on an as needed basis to include rotational on call weekdays and weekends.
- Approve time off requests and review timecards.
This is not necessarily an all-inclusive list of job-related responsibilities, duties, skills, efforts, requirements or working conditions. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
Education/Work Experience:
- Master's or doctorate degree in psychology, social work, counseling, marriage and family counseling, or another relevant behavioral health discipline from an accredited program, university, or college where clinical experience is a program requirement.
- 2 years of postgraduate direct service delivery is required.
- Must be licensed (LCSW, LPC, LMSW, LPC-A, or equivalent) to provide clinical services in the State where the care provider is located.
- Lead Clinicians also have supervisory experience and will have experience in or be trained to work with cultural competencies.
- Additional degree/course work in related fields is desirable.
Foreign Language Requirement:
Must be bilingual (English/Spanish) – speak, read, and write
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL EFFORT
Work is performed mostly in an office setting. Some overnight travel, public speaking, evening and weekend work are requirements of the position. Regular computer works also required. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand; walk; sit; finger, handle, or feel objects, or controls; reach; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, or crouch; talk and hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. The physical demands and work environment characteristics described above are representative of the physical capabilities that must be met by an employee and the working conditions that an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position and it is not intended to be an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, responsibilities or working conditions associated with the position.
Dynamic Service Solutions is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Dynamic Service Solutions is also committed to complying with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
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