POSITION SUMMARY:
This is an exempt position responsible for providing Trauma Informed Therapy and clinical interventions that mitigate the effects of trauma-induced impairments for individuals, children, and/or families to be served under Support for Trauma-Affected Refugees (STAR) program. This position will work in collaboration with interdisciplinary team to utilize holistic, strength based, trauma-informed approach in the coordination of supportive services that will support the physical, emotional, and social wellbeing of the refugees and their families. The activities completed are in accordance with agency policies and procedures, federal, state, and local laws, Council of Accreditation (COA) standards, and other regulatory guidelines.
Duties & Responsibilities
Screening & Assessment
- Screens potential consumers within 7 days of referral.
- Maintains wait list for consumers unable to be served immediately and initiate services based on level of need.
- Completes strength based comprehensive biopsychosocial assessment that includes the client’s medical, psychological, and social needs.
- Comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments should be strength-based, trauma-informed, and culturally and linguistically responsive and utilized to determine individual’s trauma induced impairments or mental health needs.
- Utilizes screening instruments for trauma, depression, anxiety, suicidality, and/or substance abuse as applicable.
- Completes assessments within 30 days of intake.
Wellness Service Planning & Monitoring
- Develops a service plan within 30 days of intake.
- Develops an Aftercare Plan within 30 days of intake.
- Develops a service plan with outcomes aligned with client-identified goals that identify specific areas of vulnerability that merit individual’s enrollment in the program, including but not limited to mental health services to be received and case management self-sufficiency goals.
- Develops family-focused service plans that include services for eligible family members that include family-strengthening interventions and conflict transformation.
- Creates service plans based on the assessment that includes client-identified agreed goals and objectives; specific, measurable, realistic, and time-bound goals; and services and support to be provided.
- Reviews and updates each consumer’s service plan quarterly.
Therapeutic and Educational Interventions
- Utilizes specific and developmentally appropriate interventions for vulnerable subgroups such as women, LGBTQI+ individuals, children, and youth.
- Offers mental health services such as individual and group therapy, to trauma-affected newcomers, including vulnerable or marginalized groups such as survivors of domestic violence (DV), intimate partner violence (IPV) and gender-based violence (GBV); children and adolescents, and (LGBTQI+) individuals who may be experiencing social, mental, emotional, and familial challenges.
- Engages consumers and families by providing weekly or biweekly therapy.
- Provides individual and group therapy to individuals and their families, including family strengthening interventions, as indicated.
- Enters weekly progress notes into the electronic record.
Operational Job Function
- Maintains compliance to all Agency, Government, Funding Sources, COA and Catholic Charities requirements.
General Job Function
- Attends and participates in weekly interdisciplinary staff meetings.
- Weekly reviews with supervisor caseload and clinical issues.
- Participates in case record reviews monthly.
Case Closing
- Ensures case closing begins at intake and culminates with the consumer completing the agreed upon service goals.
- Upon closing a case all collaborating service providers are notified if applicable.
- Follow-up by phone post discharge with the permission of the consumer.
Additional Duties
- Incumbent will comply with all policies, procedures, and requirements necessary to perform the functions of this position.
- Completes other tasks as requested by supervisor.
Physical Demands
- Ability to travel throughout Miami-Dade and Broward counties for meeting/training locations.
- The work is usually sedentary, but may require long periods of standing, walking and /or bending and some light lifting.
Educational & Experiential Requirements:
- Master’s degree in social work, Marriage and Family Therapy or Mental Health Counseling.
- Licensed or license eligible mental health professional.
- Bilingual in English/Spanish required.
Reporting to this position:
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $60,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 403(b)
- 403(b) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Weekends as needed
Application Question(s):
- Are you bilingual in English/Spanish?
- Do you have a Master's degree in Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, or Mental Health Counseling?
- Are you licensed or licensed eligible in mental health?
Work Location: In person
