What are the responsibilities and job description for the Clinician position at The Webster House?
Licensed/License Eligible Clinician
Founded in 1884, Webster House is a children’s home located in Manchester, NH, whose mission is to provide children between the ages 8 and 18 who are unable to live at home with a safe, supportive environment for an undetermined amount of time. The intent is to address four areas of the youth's life – physical, social, personal, and family.
The goal is to prepare residents for adult life, in collaboration with the family, the child, and the program. Webster House provides a home and the opportunities for counseling and education. Webster House also provides the atmosphere in which adult-child relationships can be rebuilt and created. Within this structure, the direction, kindness, and commitment of caring adults can help improve the lives of the children who reside at the Webster House and their families.
Role & Responsibilities:
Webster House is seeking an experienced NH Licensed Clinician who is passionate about working with and advocating for youth to join our organization. You would be responsible for the following:
- Managing a caseload of up to 10 clients.
- Meet regularly with residents and maintain a strong healthy professional relationship with each youth.
- Providing and documenting weekly counseling for up to 10 clients for a minimum of one hour per week, and as needed for crisis intervention.
- Providing crisis intervention and safety planning when needed during shifts while remaining available for emergency crisis intervention by phone and in person.
- Performing monthly client record reviews and filing.
- Assisting Clinical Director with new client intakes and referral processing.
- Coordinating and conducting quarterly treatment plan meetings, and all pertinent monthly clinical documentation for your assigned clients, including but not limited to, psychosocial assessments, CANS assessments, treatment plans, safety plans, discharges, etc.
- Coordinating and conducting weekly group counseling and document group notes.
- Partnering with placement workers and other involved parties, such as CASA/GAL, BCBH, Waypoint, DJJS and CPSW for monthly team collaboration meetings and discussions.
- Engaging in weekly group clinical case consultation with our assigned clinical team to review individual cases and recommendations for treatment for all clients.
- Professionally engaging in bi-weekly staff meetings while providing clinical insight and monthly clinical staff training opportunities.
- Engaging in bi-weekly individual supervision with the ClinicalDirector.
- Keeping families involved and informed of treatment needs and planning through consistent communication.
- Assisting Case Managers with reports and reviews.
- Overseeing family involvement within resident’s treatment and conducting family meetings and counseling when applicable.
- Provide case support to Case Managers via attending court upon need.
Requirements:
- Master's Degree in a Human Service Related Field, such as, Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health Counseling
- Licensed Clinician (LICSW or LCMHC) or license eligible
- Relative experience working with youth who have experienced significant trauma histories, as well as moderate emotional and behavioral needs.
- Experience in a clinical supervisory role
- Work with administrative team to ensure that the program is always in compliance with the state regulations, such as staff/child ratio, well trained staff, appropriate limit-setting, and enforcement of client’s rights
- Criminal background checks, driving record request, and fingerprinting required
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $65,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Flexible schedule
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- On call
Work Location: In person
Salary : $65,000 - $75,000