Clinical Counselor - El Paso, United States - American GI Forum - NVOP

Description

Job Description

About the Company

American GI Forum - National Veterans Outreach Program is a nonprofit organization. Our mission is to establish and maintain a comprehensive community service agency with a diversified funding source serving the needs of Veterans, their families, and other individuals of the community who are in need. Our goal is to establish innovative programs of service for the contemporary needs, through an expansion and growth policy that will seek complimentary services that will generate self-sustaining mechanisms for the organization.

SUMMARY

Provide out-patient counseling to Veterans and their families with Telehealth. The Counselor will utilize a standardized assessment tool to collect clinical information at intake, at completion and include a post–exit survey. The counselor will also work with NVOP case managers to assist in the client's housing and employment needs. Generate secure and categorized client records in accordance with HIPAA. Provide reports and monitor trends that will promote future funding, expansion, and improvements to the mental health program.

JOB DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

NOTE: These job duties are not all-encompassing of the responsibilities and duties (or other terms) that are required of the employee and may change at any time with or without notice.

• Provide out-patient counseling to Veterans and their families with evidence-based therapies.
• Responsible for conducting mental health intake, assessments, developing an individualized treatment plan, and scheduling appointments for the plan.
• Responsible for providing courses of treatment with CBT, CPT, and PE therapies.
• Accountable for running classes, workshops, groups, making treatment referrals to community resources and leading therapy sessions outside of traditional business hours and on weekends.
• The Counselor will utilize a standardized assessment tool to collect clinical information at intake, at completion and include a post–exit survey.
• The counselor will also work with NVOP case managers to assist in the client's housing and employment needs.
• Responsible for generating secure and categorized client records in accordance with HIPAA.
• Accountable for providing reports and monitor trends that will promote future funding, expansion and improvements to the mental health program.
• The employee must establish a plan of action to market the program services, deliver numerous presentations aimed at the specific target group of veteran families and be responsible for achieving the enrollments essential to the program success and to target veterans most in need of these services.
• Travel will be required for outreach activities and will obligate the employee to use their privately owned vehicle. The program will provide reimbursement for business mileage incurred on official duty. The employee may on occasions also be required to drive company vehicles to perform outreach activities.
• This position will be accountable for accomplishing specific and measurable enrollment goals each month.
• Confidentiality of client information, donors, team members and the AGIF-NVOP. Such information is to be disclosed on a need-to-know basis only.
• Responsible for being sensitive to the needs of program participants and must always treat clients with respect and professional care.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Must have a Master's or PhD. Degree in Social Work, or Professional Counseling, or Marriage and Family Therapy or Psychology.
• Clinical license for independent practice in the State of Texas (LCSW, LCDC, LPC or LMFT) with 3-5 years' work experience in mental health settings preferred.
• Minimum: counselor Associate status.
• Candidates with documented experience working with veterans or themselves a veteran or veteran spouse preferred.
• Candidates must be willing to attend periodic training as required by the position.
• Have a full clinical license for independent practice in the State of Texas - LCSW, LPC, or LMFT.
• Must carry professional liability insurance.
• Must have access to reliable transportation.
• Must have a current Texas driver's license at all times.
• Must always have applicable automobile liability insurance.
• Must pass drug testing and background check.
• All personnel of the organization must be bondable.

SKILLS & COMPETENCIES

• Typing
• Computer literacy and utilization of general office equipment (scanner, fax, etc.).
• Working knowledge with Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Outlook.
• Professional and productive demeanor, as well as ensuring that actions are supportive of others.
• Must be able to effectively communicate verbally and in writing.
• Must be able to speak before groups when necessary.
• Must be able to make independent decisions in coordination with service objectives.

TRAVEL

Primarily local during business day although some out-of-area travel may be expected via airline or automobile based on the discretion of management.

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. The Clinical Counselor will:

• constantly sit, listen/hear clients
• frequently utilize close and distant vision, drive, talk
• occasionally lift up to 25lbs., walk, bend at waist, balance, reach over shoulder, stoop, and push/pull

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this position, the employee will conduct office work, meet with clientele, and team members, and at times travel offsite to conduct business. Employee may be exposed to varying weather conditions. Employee will also be required to work in varied environments based on assigned caseload. Employee will be able to handle and de-escalate situations that may arise while at work.

BENEFITS

• Retirement Program
  • 6% Employer matching
• $500 monthly allowance company-provided for:
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Vision insurance
• 12 hours (monthly) of PTO (after completed probationary period)
• Employer provided life insurance
• 14 paid holidays
• Cell phone stipend (paid quarterly)

SALARY

$50,400 LCW-A, LPC-A or LMFT-A (5% merit increase at successful completion of 6-month probationary period)

$63,000 LCSW, LPC or LMFT (5% merit increase at successful completion of 6-month probationary period)

Employer reserves the right to hire the most qualified person if no applicants meet minimum qualifications.

It is the policy of the Company to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that protects applicants and employees from discrimination in hiring, promotion, discharge, pay, fringe benefits, job training classification and other aspects of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, (including pregnancy), disability, age, national origin and genetics. It's also the policy of the Company to hire individuals solely upon the basis of their qualifications and ability to do the job to be filled. The American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program (NVOP) is committed to assuring equal opportunity and equal access to services, programs and activities for individuals with disabilities. It is the policy of NVOP to provide reasonable accommodation to a qualified individual with disabilities to enable such individual to perform the essential functions of the position for which the individual is applying and for which the individual is employed. Additionally, it is the policy of the NVOP to provide reasonable accommodation for religious observers. The policy applies to all employment practices and actions. It includes, but is not limited to, recruitment, job application process, examination and testing, hiring, training, disciplinary actions, rate of pay or other compensation, advancement, classification, transfer, reassignment and promotions.