HELP WANTED: Child & Family Services Seeking To Fill Multiple Positions
Emergency Services Clinicians
NEW BEDFORD-We are looking for full-time, part-time or per diem employees for our Emergency Service Program. Emergency Services is an exciting and challenging program. These are great positions for recent graduates looking to hone their skills or the seasoned veteran looking for a challenge.
Available shifts: 1st Shift, 2nd Shift and Overnight positions
Job Code: ESCNB1
Qualifications
- Masters degree in social work, psychology or related field
- Experience with computers, specifically electronic health records systems
- Ability to work a flexible schedule including weekends
Responsibilities
The following responsibilities are not meant to be all inclusive and may be adjusted to meet the agency’s needs.
- Complete intake data form by telephone or in person either on site or at outreach locations
- Confirm health care coverage
- Conduct comprehensive mental health status exam utilizing an admissions/screening instrument which includes providing a diagnosis in accordance with the DSM IV and DSM V
- Telephone screening and consultations
- Understanding of different treatment modalities that can be applied to stabilize clients in their home and prevent hospitalization
- Consult with clinic director/administrator on call and or consulting psychiatrist prior to disposition plan to include outpatient services, hospitalization or hospital diversion
- Participate in regularly scheduled clinical supervision, staff meetings, staff development and training curriculum
If you are interested in applying for this position online, you can do so here
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Clinician – In-Home Therapy
FALL RIVER, MA–Child & Family Services is looking for a full-time, 40 hour per week, In-home therapy clinician. In-Home Therapy is a structured, consistent, strengths-based therapeutic relationship between a licensed clinician and the youth and family for the purpose of meeting the youth’s behavioral health needs, including improving the family’s ability to provide effective support for the youth to promote his/her healthy functioning within the family. Interventions are designed to enhance the family’s capacity to improve the youth’s functioning in the home and community and may prevent the need for the youth’s admission to an inpatient hospital, residential treatment facility or other treatment setting.
JOB CODE: FRIHT01
Qualifications:
- Masters Degree in psychology, social work or a related field from an accredited educational institution
- Experience in adolescent/family and intensive home-based family interventions
- Able to provide clinical care and support toward effort to prevent hospitalization and maintain youth safely in community
- A valid drivers license and reliable transportation
- Ability to work some evenings and a weekend day preferred
Responsibilities:
The following responsibilities are not meant to be all inclusive and may be adjusted to meet the agency’s needs.
- Provide direct diagnostic, crisis intervention and treatment services including behavioral strategies within a therapeutic relationship to assist persons to achieve stabilization with the family
- Utilize diagnostic skills involving practical knowledge of the DSM-IV and DSM V and family assessment tools
- Aggression outreach, tracking and follow-up
- Maintain production expectations and record keeping requirements
- Behavioral management training
- Provide diagnostic and treatment consultation to other agency programs and community agencies
- Provide family therapy
- Participate in appropriate clinical and administrative staff meetings
- Participate in independent education and training opportunities
- Training assistance in decision-making, vocational guidance, skill building, problem solving, and support in both crisis and non-crisis situations
If you are interested in applying for this position online, you can do so here
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Clinician – School-based
NEW BEDFORD, MA–We are looking for a school-based clinician for our busy Pleasant St. Clinic. We have the option of a full-time position with quarterly incentives based on production, or a full-time fee-for-service position.
JOB CODE: NBCL1
Qualifications:
- Masters level degree in counseling, psychology, social work or a related field from an accredited educational institution
- Must be licensed
- Experience with computers, specifically Electronic Health Records systems
Responsibilities:
The following responsibilities are not meant to be all inclusive and may be adjusted to meet the agency’s needs.
- Conduct five to six individual sessions per day at the school covering topics such as developing social skills, anger management, peer-to-peer relations, and others as the need and/or interest arises from the school
- Assess, diagnose, and provide therapeutic treatment following an individualized treatment plan
- Provide family therapy and make collateral contacts on a regular basis
- Attend School Based Monthly Meeting
- Represent the agency in a positive manner and network well with the school personnel
- Provide ongoing therapeutic services for students
- Provide direct diagnostic, crisis intervention and treatment services using bio-psychosocial methods within a therapeutic relationship to assist person(s) to achieve a higher level of functioning
- Utilize diagnostic skills involving practical knowledge of the DSM IV and DSM V
- Participate in multi-disciplinary team as needed
- Participate in appropriate clinical and administrative staff meetings
- Participate in weekly/bi-weekly supervision with supervisor
If you are interested in applying for this position online, you can do so here