Mental Health Clinician
About the role
The Clinician specializing in Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) provides direct clinical services and clinical guidance, training, and support to an ACS Child Protective Services (CPS) team. The clinician will work collaboratively with the CPS team, providing feedback on a family’s Intimate Partner Violence needs, assisting with referrals for subsequent IPV interventions and providing warm hand-offs to Brooklyn community based providers.
Responsibilities
- Provide direct clinical work to families referred to Child Protective Services, including assessment of needs
- Actively participate in planning conferences, acting as Intimate Partner Violence expert
- Ensure that internal and external referrals are individualized and tailored to meet families’ needs, working collaboratively with our Access and Referral Department
- Facilitate trainings for the clinical team and the ACS CPS team
- Participate in all relevant internal and external meetings
- Provide after hour coverage for consultation, as needed
Requirements
- Must have an active Clinical License not a Limited Permit (LMSW, LMFC, LCAT, LMHC)
- Experience/expertise working with families impacted by Intimate Partner Violence
- Experience and comfort with Evidence Based Models and multiple assessment measures
- Meaningful commitment to practicing from a healing-centered, family-driven, anti-oppressive stance
- Highly organized, self-motivated worker who can easily manage competing demands
- Creative problem-solver who anticipates challenges and seizes opportunities for collaboration
- Familiarity with Connections
Qualifications
- Must have an active Clinical License not a Limited Permit (LMSW, LMFC, LCAT, LMHC)
- Experience/expertise working with families impacted by Intimate Partner Violence
- Experience and comfort with Evidence Based Models and multiple assessment measures
- Meaningful commitment to practicing from a healing-centered, family-driven, anti-oppressive stance
- Highly organized, self-motivated worker who can easily manage competing demands
- Creative problem-solver who anticipates challenges and seizes opportunities for collaboration
- Familiarity with Connections
Skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to build and maintain relationships with clients and colleagues
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Benefits
- Includes 11 Paid Holidays
- Paid Sick Time
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Personal days
- Medical - 3 plan options
- Dental - 2 plan options
- Vision - 1 plan option
Pay
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday at a specified ACS Field Offices. Work hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, with availability for after-hour consultation.
Schedule
This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday at a specified ACS Field Offices. Work hours are 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, with availability for after-hour consultation.