Mental Health Clinician

**In addition to the salary, Endeavors is prepared to offer you a sign-on bonus of $2,000.00.**

JOB PURPOSE: The Clinician at the Eagle Lake Children’s Center provides professional therapeutic services on a regular basis to unaccompanied minor children (UC) receiving services in a shelter setting while in the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR).  

ESSENTIAL JOB RESPONSBILITIES: 

• Conduct mental health assessments.
• Provide ongoing individual and group counseling services.
• Screen children, upon arrival for human trafficking concerns.
• Provide crisis intervention services as needed.
• Develop a treatment plan for each child assigned to their caseload.
• Carry caseload of up to 12 clients at one time per ORR standards.
• Work cooperatively with Case Managers and other members of the Treatment Team to provide relevant updates on client status.
• Provide weekly updates on children’s progress to stakeholders during child’s case staffing.
• Maintain responsibility for clinical documentation, such as progress notes, child assessments, service/treatment plans, and other forms.
• Participate in Rotation Schedule for On-Call duty.

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS: 

• Must be at least 21 years old or older.
• Bilingual in Spanish/English (written and spoken language skills) required.
• Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office products and Google tools.
• Successfully pass a TB test annually.
• Be physically, mentally, and emotionally capable of performing assigned tasks and have the skills necessary to perform assigned task.
• Pass a criminal history screen, including state, federal, and local child protection agency registries.
• Successfully pass a drug screen.
• Ability to work independently and exercise a high level of confidentiality.
• Affidavit for Applicants for Employment with a Licensed Operation or Registered Children’s Home.

EDUCATION: 

• Master’s degree in Social Work or a Licensed Professional Counselor/Intern, with clinical experience in a program; OR
• Master’s degree in psychology, sociology, or other relevant behavioral science degree in which direct clinical experience is a program requirement.
• Must be licensed.

WORK LOCATION: 

• Eagle Lake Children’s Center - in-person.

OTHER: Operational needs may require occasional working evenings and/or weekends. Able and willing to travel in case of an emergency evacuation and as the business needs.  

EXCEPTIONS TO THESE CRITERIA MUST BE APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT HEAD. 

SALARY/WAGE: Starting at $76,000/annually