Bilingual - Lead Clinician_JOR

Job Details:

Job Location:

Fairfax, VA 22031, Education Level: 4 Year Degree, Salary Range: $80,000.00 - $82,500.00 Salary/year, Job Category:
Nonprofit - Social Services, Working At NYAP

NYAP's commitment to doing what is best for children, youth and their families is a core value and one that we look for in our newest team members.

Exciting Benefits and Opportunities at NYAP!

• 33 Paid days off each year!(11 holidays + 22 days PTO)
• Healthcare Benefits for you and your family.
• Pet insurance that provides discounts and reimbursements.
• Competitive salaries and benefits including a 401(k), Summer Hours Off (Half-day Fridays and Work Anniversary Trips!)
• Mileage Reimbursement, Phone Allowance, Student Loan Repayment Assistance, CEU’s and ongoing trainings/education.

Position Summary

The Lead Clinician at La Jornada oversees the Program’s clinical services, trains and supervises clinical staff and provides clinical supervision to the clinical team. The Lead Clinician provides case consultation and support to a multi-disciplinary team on behalf of the minors assigned to the program.

• Perform all work in a manner consistent with the National Youth Advocate Program’s mission, values, and philosophies;
• Ensure that behavioral health specialists complete relevant training on evidence-based practices in mental and behavioral health care delivery.
• Ensure that child-facing services are provided on-site and in a confidential manner.
• Oversee clinical and/or counseling services delivery for unaccompanied alien children (UAC) and provide oversight for the unaccompanied child’s mental and emotionalhealth;
• Provide supervision,guidance and consultation to assigned clinicians, perform caseassignmentsand occasionallymaintaina limitedcaseload;
• Ensure clinical assessments are completed within allotted ORRtimeframes;
• Complete weekly audit of clinicians’ documentation, ensuring both ORR and CQIcompliance;
• Support or activelyparticipatein the delivery of orientations for children incare;
• Attend and provide clinician related trainings, including sexual abuse, sexual harassment and inappropriate sexual behavior, prevention of sexual abuse and Interim Final Rule (IFR) trainings;
• Coordinate clinical and family reunification services for children, including active involvement in discharge planning;
• Activelyparticipatein documenting safety plans and Post 18 age outplans;
• Oversee and/ or activelyparticipatein the process of reporting
  
  Child Level Events (CLEs) in accordance with existing policies and procedures,
• Ensure maintenance of UC electronic and physical files, including uploading documents in UC Portal,Evolv, andmaintainingthe corresponding physicalfile;
• Travel as needed, to provide and support the provision of services to, and on behalf of, youth and families in compliance with organizational, contract, and regulatory requirements;
• Establish andmaintaina strong relationship with assigned foster parents, including ongoing contact with foster parents andassistingduring emergency/ crisis situations;
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Master’s or doctorate degree in psychology, social work, counseling, marriage and family counseling, or another relevant behavioral health disciplinefromanaccredited program, university, or college where clinical experience is a program requirement.
• Must be licensed to provide clinical services in the state where the care provider islocated.
• Two (2) years of postgraduate direct service delivery experience.
• Musthave supervisory experience.
• Bilingual English/Spanish fluency
• Proficient use of desktop and laptop computers, internet search, people management programs, smart phones and tablets, printers, faxmachinesand photocopiers as well as software including word…