Mental Health Clinician

Description:

Mental Health Clinician - Geraldine E. King Women's Resource Center

Schedule: Full Time

Benefits

• Low-cost medical, dental, and vision coverage. Health savings account. 403b retirement plan with employer match (50% match up to 3%).
• Employee Assistance Program for all employees
• 33 paid days off: 11 observed paid holidays, 12 sick days, and 10 vacation days to start. Vacation increases to 12 days after 1 year, 15 days after 2 years, and more at 5 and 9 years of service
  • Sick and vacation time accrue hourly per pay period
• $50,000 in employer-paid life insurance; additional coverage available
• Employer contribution to your Health Savings Account (paid quarterly)
• Employee Referral Program including cash bonuses and paid time off

About

Volunteers of America, Utah is an affiliate of a national, nonprofit, faith-based organization that has served communities across the United States for more than 125 years. Volunteers of America, Utah’s mission is to provide community-supported paths for those who are vulnerable to improve their lives and increase their self-reliance. Our programs serve people experiencing challenges related to mental health, substance use, and homelessness. We encourage all who are passionate about making a difference, including individuals with lived experience, to apply.

Position Summary

This position is based out of the Geraldine E King Women’s Resource Center (GEK) which is a 200 bed women’s emergency shelter. Under the direct supervision of the GEK Program Director, provide therapeutic services to women out of the GEK via crisis intervention, Brief therapy, and on-floor support. This position assists with providing daily program oversight including management of clinical and/or non-clinical staff; clinical oversight for case management, peer support specialists, and program services, as needed; and provide a safe and nurturing environment for clients in accordance with licensing, agency and contract standards. This position will also assist with clinical program development and community networking as needed. In alignment with our mission, VOA, Utah encourages individuals with lived experience to apply.

Essential Duties

• Provide clinical services to clients experiencing homelessness and mental illness in a women’s shelter, including making referrals to higher level of care, creating safety plans, referrals to ongoing mental health services, facilitating group therapy, overseeing the facility’s group therapy schedule, providing brief individual counseling, and crisis intervention.
• Holds weekly Clinical Supervision meeting with housing case managers and peer support specialists to go over client cases and provide appropriate clinical direction and guidance.
• Oversee the training and implementation of evidenced based best practices such as motivational interviewing, stages of change, trauma informed practices and procedures, etc.
• Consistently monitor client flow between case managers and peer support specialists to assure client connection to ongoing supportive services, community connection, and housing focus.
• Collaborate with Management team to identify high shelter utilizers and clients with high/acute behavioral health needs to create strategies to assist clients through service engagement.
• Provide regularly scheduled supervision, performance evaluations, and disciplinary processes with direct reports.
• Oversee high acuity cases, assisting with referrals, clinical support, and interventions in collaboration with case management and management team.
• Review, on an ongoing basis, the clinical services offered at the Women’s Resource Center and develop new programs and/or services as need emerges and assist in the integration of behavioral health.
• Participate in audits, site visits, and provide oversight that all client files and related paperwork is maintained in accordance with licensing and contract requirements and submitted in a timely manner.
• Maintain clinical records, record daily service, client case files
• Develop and maintain effective therapeutic alliance with clients, including conceptualizing and fostering effective therapeutic process
• Participate in interagency case consultation as necessary while adhering to agency’s confidentiality policy.
• Develop and maintain relationships with community partners.
• Attend work as scheduled and arrive at the designated time.
• Work must be performed on-site due to the need to provide direct client care and program support/oversight.

Secondary Duties

• Maintain good professional relationships with appropriate community figures, referral sources, and other professionals.
• Maintain familiarity with issues and trends in the mental health treatment field including comorbid mental health issues and advances in evidence-based practices. Maintain any and all continuing education requirements in order to maintain the therapist's professional level and status.
• Complete payroll, receipt coding and pay-related functions in a timely manner.
• Participate in Management On-Call Schedule.
• Maintain positive relationships with community entities, client family members, agency donors and emergency response services.
• Maintain up-to-date professional skills through formal training and licensure requirements.
• Contribute to Volunteers of America, Utah management activities including management meetings, leadership activities and agency initiatives.
• Perform other functions as necessary or assigned.

Requirements:

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in a mental health discipline (CMHC, LCSW, CSW, MFT, etc.) and Utah licensure as a mental health therapist.
• Possess an active/current licensure status and remain in good standing with the Division of Professional Licensing.
• Demonstrates an ability to use sound judgment within the scope of the position’s responsibilities.
• Ability to maintain professionalism and adapt to change.
• Organized, detail-oriented, and self-starter.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; attention to detail.
• Demonstrated skills in crisis intervention.
• Ability to uphold professional boundaries, confidentiality regulations, agency policies and procedures, and interact in a professional manner with a diverse workforce, clients, and the public.
• Willingness to accept supervision and direction.
• Driving is required: Must be at least 21 years of age, possess a current driver’s license, have a good driving record, and be insurable on the agency liability policy.
• Must be able to pass Utah-DHHS – Office of Licensing background screening and pre-employment drug screen.

Physical Demands

• Ability to move around the facility, interacting with clients for extended periods.
• Work is generally performed in an office environment.