What are the responsibilities and job description for the BH Clinician - Play Therapy position at JEWISH FAMILY SERVICE OF DALLAS INCORPORATED?
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POSITION SUMMARY
The Remote Play Therapist will provide play therapy services at JFS and select preschools. The role of a Behavioral Health Clinician at JFS is to provide high quality clinical services consistent with the agency mission and professional practice. The Remote Play Therapist will conduct play therapy sessions, parent consults, teacher consults, and work with the interdisciplinary team. The Clinician must uphold the agency’s mission and values and be a loyal ambassador of the agency.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides counseling as part of a treatment plan using a variety of modalities including but not limited to play therapy, parent consults, and family therapy as appropriate, to address the needs of the client(s).
- Maintains an active caseload.
- Provides services that are of the highest standard and that are culturally relevant to the clients served.
- Coordinates concrete services as part of the treatment plan.
- Advocates on behalf of clients, when appropriate.
- Work with school team and collaborate with preschool staff and early education staff.
- Serves on JFS committees and as an agency representative to appropriate community groups as assigned.
- Performs intake, on call, and other direct services as required.
- Develops and coordinates programs as assigned.
- Serves as consultant/supervisor to agency staff/student in areas of professional expertise as assigned.
- Provides service that is of the highest standard and is culturally relevant to the clients served.
- Complete all administrative tasks including but not limited to maintaining client records in an up to date, complete, clear and concise manner; provide, on schedule, information required by bookkeeping and for productivity purposes, adjust fees and clinical diagnosis as needed so as to provide for appropriate fee collection and insurance billing.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Graduate from an accredited master's level school with course work emphasizing clinical training.
- LCSW, LPC, PhD.
- A minimum of three years of experience in play therapy.
- Ability to convey empathy and concern for individuals and their families.
- Ability to be flexible to handle the versatility of the position and its periodic crises.
JFS provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, religion, ethnicity, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and veteran status, except in the case of those positions in which religion is, in the opinion of JFS, an essential factor. Employment opportunities include but are not limited to recruitment, employment placement, promotion, demotion, transfer, termination, compensation, use of facilities and participation in JFS sponsored events.
