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IHBT Clinician; LSW

Salary: $63,000; First year sign on and retention bonuses: $11,000

Territory: Fayette County

Intensive Home-Based Treatment (IHBT) Clinician works to make a meaningful difference in the lives of the children and families served. This position works closely with youth, family, foster parents, and community partners, providing counseling or therapy, advocacy, and support toward living safely and successfully in the community.

Working at NYAP

+ 22 Days of Paid Time Off

+ 11 Paid Holidays

+ Half-Day Fridays during the summer

+ Parental Leave

+ Mileage reimbursement

+ Phone reimbursement

+ Student Loan supplemental Payment assistance

_NYAP is participating agency in the Great Minds Fellowship and Great Minds Workforce Commitment Incentive Programs._

Responsibilities

The Intensive Home-Based Treatment (IHBT) Clinician will perform duties including but not limited to:

• Perform all work in a manner consistent with the National Youth Advocate Program’s mission, values, and philosophies.

• Actively supports, represents, and extends the organization's mission, vision, and values.

• Provides appropriate individual, group, and family mental health services, case management, transportation, and other professional services, meeting or exceeding established outcomes thresholds for persons served.

• Travels daily to provide community-based services to, and on behalf of, youth and families in compliance with organizational, contract, and regulatory requirements

. • Completes all required documentation promptly.

• Completes all required training promptly.

• Consistently achieves established productivity thresholds.

• Coordinate and monitor services for youth and families in the community, including, but not limited to, mental health, medical, educational, psychological, vocational, and social services.

• Regularly reviews and modifies youth-based plans to ensure consistent progress and success on written plan goals.

• Establishes and maintains strong relationships with assigned foster parents and families of origin.

• Assists in family reunification and/or stabilization efforts with the youth’s primary family or other permanent living arrangement consistent with the youth’s case plan.

• Provides safety assessment, crisis response, and behavioral stabilization services as required to assure the safety and stability of the youth served.

• Participates in the Continuous Quality Improvement activities on a monthly/quarterly basis.

• Actively participates in the weekly supervision process.

• Performs other duties as requested.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Work.

• Active and valid LSW licensure.

• Two years of work experience working in direct service with youth and families strongly preferred.

• A valid advanced professional license as required and acceptable by state or contract regulations.

• A willingness to work flexible and non-traditional hours in the service of foster caregivers, families of origin, and persons served.

• Capacity to be flexible and responsive to youth served, foster caregivers, system partners, and internal customers.

• Capacity to remain objective and professional in all areas of job function.

• Demonstrates tolerance and respect for the ideas and actions of others.

• Capacity to effectively work with and be respectful and sensitive to persons from various cultures, socioeconomic, ethnic, religious, and racial backgrounds.

• Proficient use of desktop and laptop computers, smartphones and tablets, printers, fax machines, photocopiers, including word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs.

Driving and Vehicle Requirements

+ Valid driver’s license

+ Reliable personal transportation

+ Good driving record

+ Minimum automobile insurance coverage of $100,000/$300,000 bodily injury liability

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Qualifications

An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.

An Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans.