CSS Licensed Clinician - DV Children Services

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Salary Range: $76,328.00 to $95,410.00 per year. This is an exempt (salaried) position. Pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level and internal equity. Internal equity considerations include an assessment of the applicant’s salary history and qualifications in comparison to the market rate and requirements for the job.

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Community Support Services (CSS) transforms lives and community by supporting veterans, ending homelessness, treating substance use, and preventing and intervening in community and domestic violence. As a department in Mecklenburg County’s Health and Human Services Agency, CSS maximizes community partnerships and collaborative opportunities to improve access to services and advocate for the needs of special populations.

Full time position working onsite primarily at the Valerie

C. Woodard Center located at 3205 Freedom Drive, Charlotte, NC 28208.

Position will provide services to Children ages 2 to 18 who have witnessed and/or experienced intimate partner violence. Services may be provided in office, via telehealth from the office, and/or school based.

Work schedule is onsite Monday thru Friday. Work hours are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday/Wednesday/Friday, with one evening per week either Tuesday or Thursday working 10:30 AM to 7:30 PM. The other non-evening day would be 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. An alternative work schedule may be available after the first 90 days such as a flex or compressed schedule option with supervisory/manager approval.

Performs licensed clinical activities for an assigned Mecklenburg County program including domestic violence, intimate partner violence, children and family violence, or trauma exposures. This position, under minimal supervision, may be responsible for performing diagnosis, assessment, and evaluation, and psychological testing; providing immediate clinical trauma response and intervention, providing direct counseling/therapy; performing treatment planning; conducting home visits; providing referrals, conducting training and preparing progress reports.

Provide clinical treatment or assessments for clients (individuals, groups, children, and/or families), which includes: determining appropriate intervention/therapies; frequency of interventions; ongoing assessment of progress and needs; and modifying therapeutic plans as required.

Provide crisis intervention and addresses immediate safety needs, acute trauma symptom identification, determining appropriate brief clinical interventions/strategies; determine the needed frequency of interventions; ongoing assessment of client/family progress and needs; and/or performing other related activities including psychoeducation and any needed referrals for clinical and/or non-clinical services.

Document clinical treatments and evaluations, which includes: synthesizing information gathered by observation, interviews, and record reviews; records review and writes summary-style reports; and/or performing other related activities.

Conduct biopsychosocial assessments, comprehensive assessments, and social emotional evaluations on clients as appropriate to program assignment.

Participate in multidisciplinary staffings regarding clients before and after evaluations, which includes: gathering and synthesizing extensive information to make decisions with the evaluation team regarding evaluation tools and assessment methods; participating in client’s level of overall functioning, diagnosis, and treatment recommendations; and/or performing other related activities.

Facilitate case consultations with other staff to address the client’s social emotional issues and/or problems.

Participate in revising service plans and…