Clinician-Developmental Disability Services

Job Title: Clinician-Developmental Disability Services

Department: Specialized Behavioral Health

Reports to: Clinical Supervisor

FLSA: Exempt

Division: Behavioral Health Services

Location: Hybrid

This position offers a starting salary range of $46,950 - $56,340 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.

Children’s Center of Wayne County (TCC) The Children’s Center, founded in 1929, provides evidence-based clinical therapy to children who deal with mental, behavioral, emotional, intellectual, and developmental health and educational challenges or may have experienced trauma.

School + Community-Based Partnerships: We partner with K-12 schools and community organizations that serve children to provide clinical therapy, counseling, psychological services, and psychiatric evaluations, treatment & interventions.

Child Welfare :
In addition to the clinical therapy programs offered, The Children’s Center places children in licensed foster homes, and supports them throughout their time in the child welfare system.

Child Well-being+Family Success: We operate an onsite family success center that promotes child-wellbeing and offers children and youth from all walks of life to access relevant mental health crisis prevention and child abuse and neglect prevention services.

Advocacy :
We champion child and youth well-being for those experiencing poverty-related issues, those within the child welfare system, and those in need of evidence-based, clinical therapy.

TCC’s mission is to help children and families shape their own futures. If as many children as possible, and their families can easily access comprehensive, evidence-based, clinical therapy that is integrated into and supports their everyday lives then, children will experience an improved quality of life where they have a true sense of agency and empowerment in their lives.

We embrace and demonstrate a set of Core Values as the foundation of our culture. They define how we do what we do, and what we value in our work with each other and our community. Daily demonstration of these values, in mindset and behavior, is required to be successful as a TCC team member.

• Dedicated-We are devoted, dedicated and always willing to pitch to accomplish our mission.
• Passionate-We are passionate about what we do and helping the people we serve.
• Accountable-We do what we say and accomplish all aspects of our responsibilities.
• Can Do Attitude
  - We approach our responsibilities with a positive attitude.
• Respectful
  - We always treat co-workers, donors, children and families with the utmost respect, courtesy, and patience.

Provide evidence based clinical services to assigned clients in a therapeutic setting. Engage clients and families in individual, family, and group therapy services to address treatment goals of each unique individual. Collaborate effectively with other treatment team members on an ongoing basis.

• Master’s degree in mental health related fields such as social work, psychology, or/and counseling.
• A minimum of 1 year experience in a program that diagnoses, evaluates, and treats minors and their families in a community-based setting as needed.
• A minimum of 1 year of clinical experience with children or adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) required.
• Ability to assess, diagnose, develop treatment plans and provide crisis intervention.
• Prior experience in providing and managing mental/behavioral health services and Evidence-Based Practices preferred.
• Previous experience using an electronic medical records system preferred.
• Ability to demonstrate basic computer skills related to Windows navigation, Microsoft Office and general office equipment.
• Must be able to provide clearance that there is no record and/or convictions as a perpetrator of child abuse and/or neglect in the State of Michigan Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry and other states of residency over the past 5 years.
• If position requires driving, you must be able to provide proof of having a current, valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and
• Ability to work effectively both independently and…