Clinical Consultant

Begin a fulfilling career with the State of Indiana by joining one of the largest employers in the state, offering a range of opportunities across 60+ agencies. At the state, you'll find competitive compensation, a robust benefits package and a commitment to work-life balance. Most importantly, you'll have the chance to make a real and measurable impact on the lives of Hoosiers across Indiana.

About the Department of Child Services:

Join a group of passionate, dedicated public servants to support one of Indiana’s most critical missions!

The Department of Child Services helps children who are victims of abuse or neglect and strengthens families through services that focus on family support and preservation. We pursue permanency for children and families through reunification, guardianship, and adoption. Our services also encompass foster care, child support, and transitional support for those adjusting to adulthood. Our culture is built upon our MVP foundation:

Mission
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Champion Indiana’s future by protecting children and strengthening families with compassion and determination.

Vision
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Every child in Indiana thrives in a safe, loving, forever home.

Purpose
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Ignite hope. Cultivate joy.

Role Overview:

The Clinical Consultant serves as a statewide clinical resource, providing expert guidance, coordination, and strategic support to DCS field teams, leadership, and external partners. This role ensures that youth with complex behavioral, mental health, placement, and treatment needs receive well coordinated, clinically sound, and timely services across all levels of care. Clinical Consultants blend clinical expertise with systems navigation, crisis response, cross agency collaboration, and program development.

The ideal candidate will be a licensed clinician by the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (PLA) that has experience with both child welfare and clinical services to youth in multiple settings. This position does not provide direct care but clinical support and guidance to DCS regarding our most vulnerable youth.

This role operates on a remote basis.

Salary:

The salary for this position traditionally starts at $59,800.00 but may be commensurate with education and work experience. Use our Compensation Calculator to view the total compensation package.

Responsibilities include:

• Evaluates cases to identify therapeutic treatment and service needs, for patients who may have experienced trauma or are impacted by severe mental illness.
• Initiates multidisciplinary team responses to ensure positive outcomes and safety for the patient.
• Provides education and collaboration with other professionals to assess patient needs, plan and implement clinical treatment interventions, and make treatment and placement recommendations.
• Recommends options and solutions to address the needs of the patient to ensure clinical recommendations are fulfilled.
• Establishes and maintains a therapeutic alliance with the patient and family/caregivers by facilitating family therapy as needed, with focus on resolving barriers to patient progress and community support connections in discharge planning.
• Develops and maintains processes related to collaboration with patients referred to the state hospital, acute hospitals, and intensive residential placements.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of counseling or educational programs.
• May provide individual or group therapy to patients to decrease problematic symptoms and enhance treatment outcomes.
• May consult with agency field staff and attorneys regarding the assessment and therapeutic treatment of patients.
• May address legal issues, assist in hearings and/or provide testimony as required by Court.

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