Clinician II

New Mexico Boys and Girls Ranches is a non-denominational Christian organization providing residential care, foster placement, and outpatient counseling to families of children placed at The Ranches as well as to families working to avoid out-of-home placement for their teens. This position is based out of our (south of) Belen, NM location.

About the role

This licensed counselor/therapist will work with adolescents and their families providing individual, family, and group counseling and case management for the foster program. Some evening hours and on-call hours are possible.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual, family, and group counseling
• No insurance billing required (all services donor-paid)
• Provide community education programs as needed
• Provide case management to foster families and children in their care
• Maintain program files
• Learn to perform S.A.F.E home studies and updates
• Assist with recruiting, training, and qualifying potential foster parents

Requirements

• Strong oral, written, interviewing, and crisis intervention skills
• Ability to provide various modalities of therapy with creativity
• Ability to work in a multicultural collaborative team environment
• Master’s level counseling/social work degree
• Ability to pass background checks and have a valid driver’s license
• New Mexico - LMHC, LPCC, MSW, LISW, LCSW, or LMFT licensure

Qualifications

• Bilingual (Spanish/English) is a plus, but only English is required
• S.A.F.E-trained certification is a plus but can be completed once on-board

Benefits

• 3 weeks paid vacation per year
• Earned Sick Leave (ESL)
• Paid health insurance
• Paid life insurance
• Paid long-term disability (LTD)
• Dental reimbursement plan
• Flexibility to work with clients based on need – with no insurance requirements
• Other optional benefits

Pay

$42,000 - $48,000 DOE for entry-level clinicians
$52,000 - $62,000 DOE for independently licensed clinicians