Our House LMSW

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Education: Required – Master’s degree from an accredited university, in one of the following areas: psychology, social work, or counseling field.
Experience: Required - 2 years of experience providing direct clinical services to at-risk youth or young adults or at least 1 year of experience providing direct
services to clients and at least 1 year of experience in a clinical internship.
Licenses: LMSW
LMSW Clinicians must be actively pursuing LCSW licensure, receiving
external supervision by a board approved supervisor.
Supervises: None.
Job Summary: The Clinician is responsible for using sound professional clinical judgment
and best practices to ensure quality services are provided to the service
population especially in traumatic situations while maintaining compliance
with established state, federal, and Texas Behavioral Health Executive
Board standards.
Essential Functions:
1. Assess mental health needs of clients; helps to meet those needs by providing counseling
services and referrals to case management.
2. Able to establish rapport with youth and young adults ages 18-24, utilizing evidence based therapeutic approaches.
3. Provide program participants with 6-18 months of non-emergency, free, private housing
paired with comprehensive supportive services such as childcare assistance referrals,
counseling, and case management.
4. Perform Crisis intervention techniques to ensure that participants are safe. Deliver
immediate crisis response services, including crisis intervention, advocacy, emergency
hotline support, and essential referrals for victims. Services will include emotional support
accompaniment to legal/medical procedures, emergency transportation, assistance with
crime victim compensation filing, and housing assistance.
5. Provide trauma-informed case management, administration of screenings and
assessments, development and monitoring of individualized service and safety plans, life skills education, transition planning, and coordination of referrals to behavioral health,
medical, legal, and other community-based services.
6. Implement Trauma Informed Care using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical
Behavior Therapy, Narrative Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Single Session Brief
Therapy, Mindfulness and approved therapy techniques to individual and group
participants (as applicable).
7. Provide a safe space for survivors to connect and offer mutual support through regular,
trauma-specific group sessions.
8. Develop Individual Treatment Plans for each participant and regularly assess progress,
providing updates to the Treatment Plan as goals change.
9. Support both current and former program participants to promote safety, stabilization,
and continuity of care during and after program participation.
10. Manage projects as assigned.
11. Conduct face-to-face outreach to individuals at risk of homelessness.
12. Assist with service coordination and supporting residential inspections to ensure a safe
and supporting living environment.
13. Report any suspected abuse or neglect to the Program Director and all appropriate state
and county enforcement agencies.
14. Maintain own schedule for office visits and events.
15. Identify and maintain professional relationships with participants and community
partners.
16. Attend and participate in staff meetings, in-service training and case consultations.
17. Facilitate community meetings. Prepare presentations, training and facilitate groups that
address topics related to mental health awareness and program objectives for community
partners, sister programs, school, parents and youth.
18. Participate in Our House program events, resource fairs and activities in the community
as assigned.
19. Implement BCFS HHS safety protocols including evacuating with participants and other
staff in case of an emergency.
20. Maintain confidentiality in all areas of the service population and program operations.
21. Maintain BCFS HHS professional and ethical standards of conduct outlined in the
employee handbook including demonstrating respect for agency staff, the service
population, and community members and complying with the required dress code, at all
times.
Measurable Deliverables:
1. Meet all federal and state regulatory guidelines and standards that are applicable to this position.
2. Meet all service goals for the year: provide 7 participants with housing in the Our House program annually; 6 participants complete/exit the program (including evictions); 25 participants enrolled in school or working at least part time upon exit; 6 participants exited to permanent housing; zero evictions; 48 support group sessions held; 30 survivors participating in support groups; 10 survivors receiving crisis counseling; 30 survivors seeking services were served; and a maximum of 4 victims seeking services were not served. Some non-clinical service goals can be supplemented with assistance from the Resident Advisor.
3. Complete required Salesforce documentation at Intake.
4. Upload documentation and enter required data into Salesforce within 72 hours of client contact, individual sessions or group sessions.
5. Obtain assessments of client’s mental health needs and progression in the Individual Treatment Plan every 90 days.
6. Ensure that all program documentation required in the Clinical Tab in Salesforce, including information that is required for quarterly and monthly outcome measures reports, is accurate and ready for reports to be run by the 3rd working day of each month.
7. Complete all file audits follow up within 5 days of audit completion.
8. Compile, prepare, submit and maintain accurate records, files, forms and additional information in accordance with agency policies, licensing and/or contract requirements.
9. Maintain current licenses and certificates required for the position by attending field related trainings earning 30 continuing education units every two years including a training on Human Trafficking.
10. Meet all deadlines required by Director and state/federal partners.
11. Assist the Director in compiling information and analyzing statistics for the grant quarterly.
12. Demonstrate the ability to:
a. Respond sensitively and competently to the service population’s cultural and socio-economic characteristics.
b. Communicate effectively in writing and verbally in English.
c. Work in a fast-paced environment.
d. Maintain computer literacy required to meet the responsibilities of the position.
e. Work effectively and without intensive supervision both independently and as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
f. Travel as needed.
13. Other job duties as assigned per grant requirements.
Requirements:
1. Maintain certificates required for the position including but not limited to First Aid and
CPR.
2. Valid Texas Driver’s license with a clear driving record and reliable transportation.
3. Pass a pre-employment drug screen and random drug screens.
4. Provide proof or work eligibility status upon request.
5. Pass a pre-employment and biennial criminal background and motor vehicle check
(fingerprints needed if applicant has lived out of state within the past 5 years). 
 

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