Sunny Glen Children's Home Job Description

Department: Clinical Services

Job Title: Clinician

Supervisor: Lead Clinician

FLSA Status: Exempt

Prepared By: Human Resources Department

Summary

The clinician at Sunny Glen Children’s Home is responsible for providing mental health/counseling services for Unaccompanied Children assigned. The clinician is to maintain an appropriate caseload and is expected to provide individual and group counseling to Unaccompanied Children while in care. The Clinician is responsible for ensuring strict deadlines and timeframes are met, with reference to record-keeping and assessments/screenings. The clinician will abide by ORR, state, and other contractual guidelines and timeframes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide individual and group counseling services to Children while in care.
• Maintain appropriate caseload.
• Conduct mental health assessments, screenings, as well as trafficking screenings.
• Complete well written, clinical documentation
• Adhere to all timeframes & deadlines as per state, ORR, and internal policies and procedures.
• Provide crisis intervention.
• Provide on-call coverage based on program needs.
• Coordinate with third-party contracts, ORR, and other outside service providers to share and staff all pertinent information and updates on Child and mental health status.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal (English & Spanish)
• Demonstrates thorough knowledge of professional and clinical skills.
• Must abide by Sunny Glen Children’s Home’s mission of giving nurturing, trauma-informed care to children from difficult backgrounds.
• Learn and abide by Sunny Glen Children’s Home policies and procedures.
• Learn and stay within Minimum Standards
• Learns and abides by TBRI and Handle with Care
• Work independently and as a team
• Maintain appropriate boundaries.
• Attend training and meetings, as scheduled.
• Possess sensitivity to the residents’ cultural and socio-economic characteristics.
• Be a positive role model for residents.
• Uses strong organizational skills.
• Participate in licensing investigations accordingly.
• Coordinate all referrals, service planning, and client documentation for assigned caseload (clinical assessments, incident reports, progress notes, etc.)
• Participate in weekly staff/team meetings and training.
• Participate in workshops, seminars, education programs and other activities that promote professional growth and development.
• Maintain a full caseload, complete with admission assessments, individual service plans, individual service plan updates, monthly summaries, case notes, incident reports, etc.
• Meets with each child on caseload at least once a week or more as needed.
• Prepare, compile, and submit accurate documentation in case management software.
• Continually assess ongoing changes in behavior, circumstances, or conditions that may affect child safety or well-being.
• Monitors child’s services, ensures all required services are delivered, and sets and attends appointments with outside mental health services.
• Maintains a clinical, therapeutic, and trauma-informed view of each child in his/her caseload and helps staff develop this perspective.
• Assess client progress toward risk reduction, achievement of treatment goals, and positive case outcomes.
• Maintain accurate records, files, forms, statistics, and additional relevant information in accordance with agency policy, licensing, and/or funding requirements.
• Work the on-call rotation to assist with campus emergencies and clinical needs.
• Assist in training staff.
• The employer retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Competencies - To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Continuous Learning - Assesses own strengths and weaknesses; seeks feedback to improve performance; pursues training and development opportunities; strives to continuously build knowledge and skills; shares expertise with others.

Job Knowledge - Competent in required job skills and knowledge; exhibits the ability to learn and apply new skills; keeps abreast of current developments; requires minimal supervision; displays understanding of how job relates to others; uses resources effectively.

Use of Technology - Demonstrates required skills; adapts to new technologies; troubleshoots technological problems; uses technology to increase productivity; keeps technical skills up to date.

Problem-Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; gathers and analyzes information skillfully; develops alternative solutions; works well in group problem-solving situations; uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.

Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas and thoughts in written form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keeps others adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.

Cooperation - Establishes and maintains effective relations; exhibits tact and consideration; offers assistance and support to co-workers; works cooperatively in group situations; works actively to resolve conflicts.

Oral Communication - Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions; demonstrates group presentation skills; participates in meetings.

Teamwork - Balances team and individual responsibilities; exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views; gives and welcomes feedback; contributes to building a positive team spirit; puts success of team above own interests; able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; supports everyone's efforts to succeed.

Written Communication - Writes clearly and informatively; edits work for spelling and grammar; varies writing style to meet needs; presents numerical data effectively; able to read and interpret written information.

Leadership - Exhibits confidence in self and others; inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others; accepts feedback from others; gives appropriate recognition to others.

Quality Management - Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.

Visionary Leadership - Displays passion and optimism; inspires respect and trust; provides vision and inspiration to peers and subordinates. The position will integrate Sunny Glen’s Core Values throughout their day-to-day operations.

Business Acumen - Understands business implications of decisions; aligns work with strategic goals.

Conflict Resolution - Encourages open communications; confronts difficult situations; maintains objectivity; keeps emotions under control; uses negotiation skills to resolve conflicts.

Cost Consciousness - Works within approved budget; contributes to profits and revenue; conserves organizational resources.

Diversity - Shows respect and sensitivity for cultural differences; promotes a harassment-free environment.

Ethics - Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others; works with integrity and principles; upholds organizational values.

Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; supports organization's goals and values; benefits organization through outside activities.

Strategic Thinking - Develops strategies to achieve organizational goals; understands organization's strengths & weaknesses; adapts strategy to changing conditions.

Adaptability - Adapts to changes in the work environment; manages competing demands; changes approach or method to best fit the situation.

Achievement Focus - Sets and achieves challenging goals; demonstrates persistence and overcomes obstacles; measures self against standard of excellence; recognizes and acts on opportunities.

Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; arrives at meetings and appointments on time.

Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; takes responsibility for own actions; keeps commitments; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.; completes tasks on time or notifies the appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Initiative - Volunteers readily; undertakes self-development activities; seeks increased responsibilities; takes independent actions and calculated risks; looks for and takes advantage of opportunities; asks for and offers help when needed.

Innovation - Displays original thinking and creativity; meets challenges with resourcefulness; generates suggestions for improving work; develops innovative approaches and ideas.

Judgment - Displays willingness to make decisions; exhibits sound and accurate judgment; supports and explains reasoning for decisions; includes appropriate people in the decision-making process; makes timely decisions.

Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; applies feedback to improve performance; monitors own work to ensure quality.

Quantity - Completes workin a timelymanner.

Safety and Security - Observe safety and security procedures; reports potentially unsafe conditions; use equipment and materials properly.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Must be 21 years of age or older. Must be bilingual in English and Spanish.

Education and/or Experience

Master’s degree in social work with clinical experience in the program; or

Master’s degree in psychology, sociology, or other relevant behavioral science in which direct clinical experience is a program requirement; or

Bachelor’s Degree plus 5 years of clinical employment experience.

(Must be licensed or eligible for licensure)

Language Skills

Bilingual (English/Spanish). Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, and the public.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office and Excel.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Current & in good standing LPC, LMSW, LMFT, or other (if licensed)

Valid Texas Driver’s License with an excellent driving record.

Have a record of tuberculosis screening showing the employee is free of contagious TB

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance and taste or smell. The employee must regularly exert up to 25 pounds of force (mopping, lifting groceries, moving furniture, cooking, etc.) and occasionally be able to perform a restraint on youth weighing up to 200 lbs. Must be able to frequently maintain visual and auditory supervision of multiple children. The employee must be able to make quick decisions, tolerate frustration, and be able to always balance mental toughness with compassion. The employee must be able to multitask.

Work Environment

The characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. The employee must be able to function in a noisy environment.

Notes

All services shall be provided in accordance with established standards, principles, and ethics of the profession, applicable professional specialty organizations, and the high-quality standard for which Sunny Glen Children’s Home is recognized.

Sunny Glen is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and other statuses protected by law.

Disclaimer

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this class classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.

Education and/or Experience

Master’s degree in social work with clinical experience in the program; or

Master’s degree in psychology, sociology, or other relevant behavioral science in which direct clinical experience is a program requirement; or

Bachelor’s Degree plus 5 years of clinical employment experience.

(Must be licensed or eligible for licensure)