Licensed Mental Health Clinician

This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday at a specified Client Field Offices. Work hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, with availability for after-hour consultation.

$72, per year plus benefits

The full-time Clinician provides direct clinical services and clinical guidance, training, and support to a Client Child Protective Services team. The clinician works collaboratively with the CPS team, providing feedback on a family's mental health needs, assisting with referrals for subsequent mental health treatment and providing warm hand offs to community based providers.

This position requires daily in-person presence at an Client field office in Brooklyn or in the community as needed. Occasional travel to other agency sites or meetings may also be required.

• Provide direct clinical work to families referred to Child Protective Services, including assessment of needs
• Actively participate in planning conferences, acting as mental health expert
• Ensure that internal and external referrals are individualized and tailored to meet families' needs, working collaboratively with our Access and Referral Department
• Ensure that warm handoffs occur in making referrals
• Facilitate trainings for the clinical team and the Client CPS team
• Participate in all relevant internal and external meetings
• Provide after hour coverage for consultation, as needed
• Other related duties as assigned by supervisor.

• Must have an active Clinical License (LMSW, LMFT, LCAT, LMHC) (Limited Permit is not currently accepted)
• Experience/expertise in mental health diagnostics
• Experience and comfort with Evidence Based Models and multiple assessment measures
• Meaningful commitment to practicing from a healing-centered, family-driven, anti-oppressive stance
• Highly organized, self-motivated worker who can easily manage competing demands
• Creative problem-solver who anticipates challenges and seizes opportunities for collaboration
• Familiarity with Connections
• Authorized to work in the U.S.
• Ability to travel to other sites (if required)
• Ability to travel and work in Client field office in Brooklyn
• Ability to travel within the community