Bilingual Clinician

About This Role

This clinician role at La Jornada makes a meaningful difference in the lives of children and youth within the assigned program. The position involves working closely with children, youth, foster parents, and community partners to provide assessments, counseling, advocacy, mental health stabilization, and support, aiming for unification with a sponsor family and successful community living.

Responsibilities

• Perform all work in a manner consistent with the National Youth Advocate Program’s mission, values, and philosophies
• Collaborate with the cross-functional service team to provide trauma-informed mental health-related services, including conducting required assessments, referrals to mental health providers, and assessments to identify human trafficking concerns
• Provide child-facing services on-site
• Maintain an active clinical caseload pursuant to the assigned program ratio and consistently achieve established service delivery thresholds
• Conduct mental health assessments; and provide ongoing individual and group counseling services, as well as provide crisis intervention if needed
• Facilitate family sessions as needed
• Perform visits at foster caregiver’s homes within pre-established days from the child’s admission as needed
• Continually monitor the mental well-being of clients and arrange for appropriate services as needed, including arranging for and facilitating external specialized services with community mental health providers
• Complete Risk, UC Assessments, Human Trafficking, RST assessment, safety plans, post 18 ages out plans, and other assessments as required by the assigned program within expected timeframes
• Provide consultation and documentation regarding clients’ functioning, mental health status, and treatment needs
• Participate in staffing with the cross-functional team and stakeholders
• Provide orientation to children in care
• When necessary, travel to provide community-based services to, and on behalf of, youth and families in compliance with organizational, contract, and regulatory requirements
• Complete all required documentation and training in a timely manner
• Consistently achieve established productivity thresholds
• Coordinate and monitor services for the youth and family in the community, including but not limited to, medical, educational, psychological, and social services
• Screen for human trafficking concerns and provide crisis intervention services
• Perform other duties as requested

Requirements

• Master's or doctorate degree from an accredited program, university, or college in psychology, social work, counseling, marriage and family counseling, or other behavioral discipline in which clinical experience is a program requirement