CLINICIAN-SALARY

The Children’s Home of Reading has been dedicated to improving lives through high-quality services and support for more than 140 years. Our employees help individuals achieve greater independence, confidence, and success while promoting dignity, respect, inclusion, and personal choice.

About the role

As a Clinician, you will provide mental health services to unaccompanied alien children (UACs) in a residential setting, supporting their emotional and behavioral well-being.

Responsibilities

• Provide weekly individual counseling to assigned UACs.
• Facilitate group counseling sessions twice weekly.
• Conduct mental health assessments for newly admitted and ongoing UACs.
• Screen for trauma history and indicators of human trafficking.
• Deliver crisis support services and coordinate emergency behavioral health response as needed.
• Document clinical services in the UAC Portal and confidential health record system.
• Provide child-facing clinical services on-site at the assigned program location.
• Participate in clinical case review meetings and consultation with the Lead Clinician.
• Complete required training on evidence-based practices in mental and behavioral health care delivery.
• Exercise independent judgment consistent with program policy, ORR requirements, and applicable law.
• Communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, with children, families, and staff.
• Maintain regular, reliable attendance and respond promptly to program needs, including outside standard business hours when required by the role.

Requirements

• Must be at least 21 years of age.
• Master’s or doctorate degree from an accredited program in psychology, social work, counseling, marriage and family counseling, or other behavioral discipline requiring clinical experience.
• Licensed or eligible for licensure in Pennsylvania.
• Non-licensed staff must be actively working toward licensure and attain it within 3 years of employment.
• Must exhibit integrity and good moral character appropriate for working with children in a residential or foster care setting.
• Must successfully complete ORR-required background investigations.
• Must provide proof of immunity to vaccine-preventable diseases (Varicella, MMR, Tdap, annual Influenza) and comply with all state licensing health screening requirements, including TB screening.
• Must complete all ORR-required pre-service training.
• Must sign and comply with CHOR’s Code of Conduct, confidentiality acknowledgement, and mandatory reporter agreement.
• Must disclose any prior misconduct, including off-duty conduct, on employment applications and in interviews. Material omissions are grounds for termination.

Skills

You may be a great fit if you are:

• Compassionate
• Dependable
• Patient
• Team-Oriented
• Service-Focused
• Professional
• Positive
• Committed to Helping Others

Benefits

• Competitive compensation starting at $80,000
• DailyPay – Access your earned wages before payday
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness programs
• Employee referral bonuses
• Company-paid training
• Paid training programs
• Professional development and certification opportunities
• Leadership development programs
• Career advancement opportunities across multiple service lines

Pay

$80,000 per year

Schedule

• Full-Time / Exempt
• Based across two work locations: Bethlehem and Doylestown. The employee will be required to report to and work from both offices as necessary and assigned.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit at a meeting table or desk, stand, walk, bend, lift, reach, stoop, twist, climb steps, drive a vehicle, and assist individuals as needed.
• Ability to perform essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.