Clinician - Non-Licensed

Description

Are you interested in providing critical intervention for those in crisis? If so, Devereux might have the right opportunity for you! We are looking to hire a passionate individual to join our team as a Clinician.

Devereux’s Mobile Response Team operates 24/7/365 and serves individuals ages 0‑24 in the Central Florida area. Mobile Crisis Services Clinicians provide immediate crisis intervention counseling with an assessment of the families' need/functioning in Orange, Seminole, and Osceola counties. The intervention will include stabilizing the situation through communication skills, parenting skills, relationship building, behavioral techniques, grief counseling, interviewing of family members, safety planning, etc.

Based on the clinician’s assessment, individualized referral recommendations will be provided to assist families with the identified need. Services provided under this program will include crisis assessment, crisis response, crisis stabilization, and short‑term interventions including psychotherapy, referral, and connection to service providers. The Mobile Crisis Services Clinicians work to empower the family, working in tandem to generate solutions, and develop strategies that help establish realistic goals.

• Conducting crisis intervention and safety planning to assist the client in overcoming the difficulties that led to the crisis and conducting ongoing assessment of need.

• Collaborating with other service providers in the community to help establish needed services for the individual and the family.

• Providing education to the individual’s family and significant others regarding mental illness and how to support the individual.

• Providing flexible therapeutic and follow‑up services with an interactive approach, and documenting therapeutic interventions in the client’s records in a timely manner.

• Working independently as well as in a team setting during the treatment process. Ensuring provision and coordination of services and appropriate discharge planning for all clients.

Salary:
Starts at $56,000‑$63,840/annually (non‑licensed) & 59,000‑$67,260/annually (licensed) (rate is based on education and relevant experience).

Location:

This position is located in Orlando, FL.

• Paid time off (24 days per year, increases with years of service);
  Sick time (64 hours per year).

• Retirement – 403(b) through TIAA.

• Quality low‑cost benefits (medical, dental, vision), pet insurance, student loan debt assistance, and 30‑day benefit eligibility waiting period for new hires. Benefits details at http://benefits.devereux.org.

• ASCEND – Tuition Program: 100% tuition covered up to $15,000 for undergraduate and $25,000 for graduate (learn more at https://devereux.org/ascend).

• Free access to Payactiv, a platform to receive a portion of earned wages between pay periods.

• Employee Assistance Program and employee discounts (available the first day through Carebridge).

• Service Awards – Celebrating five‑year increments (5, 10, 15, etc.) with taxable compensation.

• Master’s degree in counseling, social work, or psychology (required).

• Two years’ experience working directly with children and families (preferred). Preferred experience with children who are victims of physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, or youth adjudicated delinquent and committed and who are emotionally disturbed (preferred).

• Valid driver’s license.

• This position is not office‑based but includes travel to community settings in Central Florida. Must live in Orange, Osceola, or Seminole county to respond within the required time frame.

• Successfully pass pre‑employment medical screenings including drug test and TB test.

• Successfully pass a Level 2 background…