The clinician is responsible for providing structured, consistent, strength-based therapy to youth and families to address behavioral health needs, which includes conducting comprehensive home-based assessments and developing collaborative treatment plans. Duties also involve arranging transportation, developing safety plans, providing intensive family therapy, identifying community resources, and securing crisis support services.
Requirements summary
Candidates must possess a Master's degree in a human service field and have documented training and experience in family therapy, specifically working with youth and families. A key requirement is the ability to navigate child/family-serving systems, demonstrate strong analytical and organizational skills, and maintain a valid driver's license and vehicle.
postgraduate degreeCollaborationTreatment PlanningCrisis InterventionRisk ManagementSafety PlanningStrength-Based TherapyEvidence-Based InterventionsFamily TherapyCase Management LiaisonIn-Home TherapyBehavioral Health AssessmentBilingual English SpanishCommunity Resource IdentificationBilingual English PortugueseClient Transportation Arrangement
Job description
Why Work For Gandara
Explore the career pathways in Behavioral Health, Substance Use and Recovery, Community Based Clinical services, Adolescent and Family services, Adult Residential, Maintenance and Administration! Whether that is in an entry level or leadership role, Gandara will provide the tools and resources to better enhance your career growth. The opportunities are presented with the ability to transition your skills and experience in meeting the organizations mission. There is grand landscape of opportunities that supports the community we serve, so Join the Gándara team today!
Benefits
Retirement Plan 403(b)
Health, Dental, Vision, Pet and Life Insurance
Paid vacations
Paid holidays
8 discretionary days
Mileage Reimbursement
Salary
Salary Range | $62,000 - $66,000
Sign-On Bonus | $1,500.00
Additional Benefits
Career Growth Opportunities
Culturally Diverse population
Clinical Licensing Support
Job Title: In Home Therapy Clinician | Bilingual English to Spanish or Portuguese
Work Location: Fitchburg, MA
*Bilingual Candidates Encouraged to Apply
*EOE M/F/D/V
*Union/Non-Union
Job Summary
In-Home Therapy is structured, consistent, strength-based therapeutic relationships between a licensed clinician and the youth and family for the purpose of treating the youth’s behavioral health needs, including improving the family’s ability to provide effective support for the youth to promote his/her healthy functioning within the family. She/he is accountable to the Supervising Licensed, Master Level Clinician. The Master’s level clinician maintains a caseload of 5-8 families, and will liaises with Outpatient Clinician, Care Coordinator and the Family Partners and other team members to achieve program objectives.
Duties and Responsibilities
Benefits
Dental Insurance
Life Insurance
Paid Holidays
Health Insurance
Vision Insurance
Pet Insurance
Career Growth Opportunities
Paid Vacations
Mileage Reimbursement
Discretionary Days
Retirement Plan 403(b)
Clinical Licensing Support
Comprehensive home-based assessment, behavioral health assessment inclusive of the age appropriate version of the Massachusetts CANS that occurs in the youth’s home or another location of the family’s choice.
Development of a youth and family centered treatment plan in collaboration with the youth, parent/caregiver(s), and with required consents, in consultation with other providers.
Review and modification of treatment plan as necessary.
Provides or arranges for transportation for his/her clients to appointments, crisis/respite services, etc. if needed. Driver’s license and auto insurance with adequate coverage must be kept up to date.
Review/development of a risk management/safety plan in collaboration with the youth and parent/caregiver.
Provides intensive family therapy that may include working with the entire family, or a subset of the family, to implement focused, structural, strategic, or behavioral techniques, or evidenced-based interventions to enhance problem solving, limit setting, risk management/safety planning, communication, skill building to strengthen the family, and to advance therapeutic goals or improve ineffective patterns of interactions.
Identification of community resources and development of natural supports for youth and parent/caregiver(s) to support and sustain achievement of the yout’s treatment plan goals and objectives.
Provides or secures support and crisis/emergency services for the youth/family. This may be done through face-to-face contact, phone contact or by beeper or an on call system. All time spent on crisis assessment and planning, crisis linkage and follow-up, and stabilization must be billed as crisis hours.
Collaborates with other necessary individuals the youth and family may have contact with, such as Bureau Case Managers, Probation Officers, Judges, District Attorneys, Attorneys, Teachers, Physicians, etc. Will contact these key people by telephone frequently, invite them to Care Planning Team and ICP meetings, and provide them with copies of the ICP.
Master level clinicians must inform the Agency of all emergencies or critical incidents.
Minimum Qualifications
The Master Level Clinician must possess a master's degree in a human service field (including but not restricted to counseling, family therapy, social work, psychology, etc.) from an accredited college/university.
The Master Level Clinician must possess demented training in family therapy as well as training and working experience with youth and families.
Experience navigating any of the child/family-serving systems and advocating for family members who are involved in the behavioral health system
Demonstrated ability to be innovative, creative, analytical and decisive in problem solving.
Demonstrated communications, administrative and organizational capabilities.
Ability to work effectively with diverse populations and community agencies: School Dept., DYS, Juvenile Court, etc.
Understanding/willingness to be part of a Program that supports youth and families 24 hours per day, 365 days a year.
Must have a driver’s license and availability of vehicle to support Program needs.
The Gándara Mental Health Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training
