Clinician

Skills :
Office 0365, Bilingual (English
- Spanish)

Clinician

Refugio Unaccompanied Children Shelter

Program Director

$79,384.00

San Benito, TX

Full-Time

Five Days per week, 40 Hours per week, 12 Months per year

Clinicians conduct mental health assessments for all Unaccompanied Children (UC) in care, as well as provide ongoing individual and group counseling.

The ideal candidate for our program is:

• A self-motivated and dedicated person who is excited and passionate about helping infants, toddlers, and families grow in development and in education.
• You are a personable, energetic, and empathetic leader who can manage multiple staff, managers, and multiple projects in a prior project in a prioritized manner to meet our internal Urban Strategies goals of all current Head Start Performance Standards.

• Education :
  Master’s degree in social work, LMFT, Counseling or other relevant behavioral science in which clinical experience is a program requirement.
• Experience :
  Desired
  - Two years of postgraduate direct service delivery experience, group and individual counseling and related treatment services.
• Credentials :
  Must be registered within their state of residence to provide supervised therapy. A copy must be provided to HR.
• Competencies :
  • o Professional :
    Diversity, Communication, Time Management;
  • o Technical :
    Trauma, Group and Individual Counseling, Sexual Abuse Management
  • o Organizational :
    Leadership, Teamwork, Community Approach.
• Skills :
  Office 0365, Bilingual (English
  - Spanish)

• Utilize trauma theory and brief therapeutic techniques to work with unaccompanied children entering the United States during a typical stay of 30-35 days.
• Provide individual and group counseling, and screening for human trafficking concerns.
• Conduct mental health assessments of all children admitted to the UC program.
• Provide ongoing individual and crisis intervention.
• Prepare goal-oriented diagnostic assessments, group counseling, staff training and program enrichment.
• Provide guidance to all members of the program staff.
• The Clinician will carry up to 12 cases.
• Upon request, this role may be required to travel with UC, 14 and under, to locations in the United States.
• Other duties as assigned.

Urban Strategies exists to equip, resource and connect faith- and community-based organizations so that all children and families can reach their full potential. Headquartered in Washington, D.C., our team serves in the U.S. mainland, Puerto Rico, and Central America.

Our work is driven by our three core values:

• Authentic Relationships are foundational to our work and move beyond a transactional nature to truly know people. They serve as opportunities for mutual development and growth and are based on the belief that all people have inherent dignity and worth.
• Servant Leadership is rooted in an other-centric mindset that informs the way one leads and builds up individuals, families, and communities.
• Intentional Compassion describes a deliberate commitment to understand, formulate strategic responses, and activate others to reach their full potential.

• Remote work for eligible positions.
• Urban Strategies offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage. In addition to these benefits, we provide company-paid life and disability insurance.
• 401K matched contributions up to 4%.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Vacation time is generous but varies depending on program and position.
• 9 Sick Days and 11 Holidays.
• Every teammate gets long and short-term disability free.
• Positions that require laptops, the company provides one.
• Positions that require cellphone, company issues one.

• Meaningful employee engagement programs.
• Education discounts (BA-PhD) with a variety of education partners.

• Employment is conditional pending satisfactory results of all required tests and background checks.

Urban Strategies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, or other legally protected classifications under applicable federal, state and local legal protections.

Equal Opportunity Employer