Bilingual Behavioral Health Clinician - Per Diem

Bilingual Behavioral Health Clinician – Per Diem Job Summary

Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) has been ensuring equitable and dignified access to comprehensive health care for homeless individuals and families in greater Boston since 1985. In this outreach and clinic‑based role, you will provide ongoing assessment, individual therapy for adults, adolescents and children, family therapy and group therapy, along with support services for patients referred to the Behavioral Health Team from BHCHP providers and outside sources.

Per diem, as needed Monday‑Friday 8:30 am – 5:00 pm

Union:
Non‑union

Patient Facing:
Yes

• Provide behavioral health assessment and ongoing individual, group, and family psychotherapy to adult, adolescent, and child patients at clinic sites, outreach sites, and DTA motels; provide crisis evaluations as needed on‑site.
• Connect patients with resources necessary to address needs, such as substance abuse treatment, vocational training, literacy services, and alternatives to shelter living.
• Maintain contact and consultation with patients’ medical providers to provide comprehensive care.
• Obtain billing authorizations in a timely fashion and maintain up‑to‑date charting of electronic records.
• Meet weekly or biweekly with senior staff for individual supervision and biweekly for peer group supervision; attend weekly BH clinical rounds, Family Team meeting, and other meetings as scheduled.
• Advocate and coordinate on behalf of the client with other agencies involved in the client’s life when appropriate; LICSW provides supervision to unlicensed clinicians as needed.
• Provide documentation for grants, projects, and other areas as directed by supervisor.
• Undertake projects and assignments as required; participate on intra‑agency committee(s).

• Massachusetts LICSW and LMHC preferred, LCSW required or license‑eligible; must be licensed or obtain license within 18 months (for LCSW) or 42 months (for LMHC) of hire date.
• Candidates working toward LCSW licensure must have filed a license application with the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Social Workers and must not have failed the licensing exam more than once.
• Bilingual in English and Haitian Kreyol is required.
• Experience with the homeless population preferred; experience practicing adult/adolescent/child individual psychotherapy, group therapy, and family therapy.
• Training in substance abuse, trauma, and women’s issues.
• Ability to work with dual‑diagnosed patients who also have complex medical problems and to be flexible within a changing milieu.
• Takes direction well and works well with a multidisciplinary team approach.

Compensation starting at $31.73 per hour and increasing with years of experience; additional compensation for LICSW and LMHC.

As an equal‑opportunity employer, Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program is committed to providing employment opportunities to all qualified individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.

Covid‑19 Vaccination:
Proof of Covid‑19 vaccination(s) is optional for employment. Candidates who are offered employment will be given details about how to demonstrate receipt of vaccination if they choose to.

Please note:

Employment at Boston Health Care for the Homeless is at‑will. Boston Health Care for the Homeless does not sponsor work authorization visas.