Bilingual Lead Clinician

Program Description:

CHRIS 180 Migrant Wellness Program provides 24-hour care for unaccompanied children (UC) under the care of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) who are placed in residential care as they prepare for sponsorship. The program provides stabilization, behavioral support, comprehensive case management, educational services, daily living skills acquisition, recreational and therapeutic activities, and coordination of care. The Migrant Wellness Program provides a family-involved, trauma-informed, and strengths-based approach to care within residential communities throughout the Atlanta area.

As the UC Lead Clinician, you will be responsible for supporting and ensuring the comprehensive service delivery of clinical services to immigrant youth in a therapeutic residential setting. The Lead Clinician will offer consultation and trauma-informed expertise to program staff and stakeholders to promote stable placement and provide clinical feedback. This position is expected to function effectively with limited supervision while following the guidelines given on procedures, along with the agency, state, and ORR regulatory requirements. In collaboration with the case management team, these services will be provided on an intensive, short-term basis and will require extensive knowledge of the policies of the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). Please reference the ORR Guide: Children Entering the United States Unaccompanied(https://www.acf.hhs.gov/orr/resource/children-entering-the-united-states-unaccompanied).
Role and Responsibilities:

The primary responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

Duties:

• Provide direct supervision and oversight to all the clinical staff.
• Carry a reduced clinical caseload and provide therapy and clinical support to refugee and immigrant youth with a wide range of issues including trafficking concerns and co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.
• Manage staff workload, case assignment, and other needed interventions required by staff to ensure quality services.
• Administer required behavioral and mental health assessments for children and families, as needed.
• Assist in the planning of bi-weekly group therapy sessions.
• Review, approve and ensure timely submission of all direct reports and other relevant documents.
• Develop partnerships with community mental health providers to ensure all youth in care receive adequate access to necessary services.
• Ensure clinical services are provided to youth in a trauma-informed, holistic approach.
• Participate in weekly staff and external stakeholder meetings.
• Ensure clinical staff completion of required agency, state, and ORR trainings.
• Develop training curriculum for clinical staff and support staff, to be implemented both in clinical and residential settings.
• Maintain an awareness of current trends and relevant evidence-based practices to recommend changes in agency policy and practice to advance the use of appropriate clinical interventions and training.
• Offer intervention and support services to residents when assigned clinical staff are unavailable or require additional assistance.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Performance and Conduct:

• Maintain confidentiality of client information.
• Maintain appropriate professional boundaries.
• Works on other duties, tasks, and projects as assigned.
• Ensures agency compliance with National Council on Accreditation and other mandatory regulations/standards.
• Lives and works by the CHRIS 180 Values and Code of Ethics
• Follow mandated reporting requirements of the GA Code.
• Support and maintain an environment of emotional and physical safety for youth, staff, and other stakeholders.

Demonstrate Customer Service:

• Promote a positive image of CHRIS 180 programs at all times.
• Work as a contributing and collaborative team member.
• Respond to client and peer needs in a timely fashion.
• Answer telephone calls and emails accordingly.
• Respond to requests for information from stakeholders in a timely fashion.
• Work with sponsors, education professionals, court officials, and other stakeholders and a helpful and professional manner.

Maintain Personal Information and Training:

• Attend and participate in staff meetings as scheduled.
• Attend and participate in required training as scheduled.
• Maintain required certifications.
• Review, understand, and be responsible for program policies.
• Provide documents in a timely fashion to Human Resources (HR).
• Report changes in status to HR as required by policy.

Qualification/Competencies:

• Master’s level degree in Social Work or a related field of study from an accredited college, with clinical experience.
• At least two (2) years of post-educational experience in human services.
• Licensure (LMSW or LCSW-C) to provide clinical services in Georgia, required; Independent Licensure is preferred.
• Demonstrated clinical, therapeutic, and crisis intervention skills.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English, preferred.
• Supervisory experience in direct service delivery with the ability to effectively delegate tasks and responsibilities.
• Prior experience working with refugee and/or immigrant populations, strongly preferred.
• Prior experience with co-occurring disorder treatment, strongly preferred.
• Excellent organizational, time management, writing and communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with others, including case management staff, educational team members, supervisors, and external stakeholders.
• Ability to be flexible with working hours and on-call responsibilities.
• Computer skills adequate to perform essential functions (using external databases, Microsoft Office, and any internal case management software).
• Must pass a criminal history screen, including state and local child protection agency registries.
• Possess a valid driver’s license.

Salary:$85,000.00/annually

Benefits We Offer:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Short- and Long-Term Disability
• Basic and Voluntary Life Insurance and AD&D
• Employee Assistance Program
• Flex Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• 403 (b) plan
• Paid Time Off

Schedule
Hybrid requires some travel to CHRIS 180 facilities and residential locations.

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, stand, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.

This position is grant-funded.