Mobile Mental Health Clinician - White Plains, United States - Family Services of Westchester

Family Services of Westchester

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White Plains, United States

2 weeks ago

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Mark Lane

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Description

Family Services of Westchester, Inc.

(FSW) provides mental health and social services that strengthen and support families, children and individuals at every stage of their lives.

Serving 30,000 people a year, including 20,000 children, with nearly 50 innovative programs, including counseling, education and support, FSW is a pillar of health in the Westchester community, here to create hope, restore dignity and connect families with the resources to get back on track.

Job Details:

Family Services of Westchester (FSW) is looking for
Mobile Mental Health Clinician that will be part of the Child and Family Treatment and Support Services team, providing Therapy Services for youth (up to age 21) and their families.

Program located in White Plains, NY.

The _
Mobile Mental Health Clinician_ _will be part of the Child and Family Treatment and Support Services team providing supervision, support, and social skills building for children between the ages of 517 who are struggling with serious emotional disturbance (SED). These services are goaloriented supports and solutionfocused interventions intended to address challenges associated with a behavioral health need and to achieve identified goals or objectives from the child's treatment plan. This position is a facetoface intervention with the child/youth (required), family/caregiver, or other collateral supports._

Responsibilities:

Provide Assessments for mental health and/or substance use needs
Identify strengths and abilities through individual and family therapy.
Provide individual, family and group counseling inhome and community locations.
Engage in wraparound & network meetings to ensure effective communication to support the youth, family, and their support system.
Maintain all documentation in Electronic Health Records.
Hours for this position are nontraditional and require flexibility in response
Must meet with supervisor monthly and attend monthly staff meetings
Submit your schedule weekly to the program supervisor
Maintain FSW agency vehicle's cleanliness and document vehicle usage and maintenance needs.
This position may require the use of a personal vehicle with reimbursement for mileage.

Qualifications/ Requirements:

Licensed Clinician, LMSW/LCSW, LMHC (REQUIRED)
Experience providing clinical work with youth and their families
Training to work with traumaexposed youth
Have own car and valid driver's license
Bilingual (English-Spanish) a plus
Experience with the SED population is preferred. Experience working with children in a recreational or educational setting strongly preferred
Initial orientation and supervision, as well as training sessions, are required.
Cultural awareness & sensitivity
Ability to set boundaries and limits, to work collaboratively with others, and to communicate information clearly in a strengthbased, sensitive way, both orally and in writing
Ability to connect with people, recognizing and building on their individual strengths
Consistency and dependability being responsible to meet obligations and honor commitments
Family Services of Westchester, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer._