Mental Health Clinician

Description

Mental Health Clinician - Geraldine

E. King Women's Resource Center

Full Time

Approximate full-time benefits package value = $23,000+:

• Low-cost medical, dental, and vision coverage. Health savings account. 403b retirement plan with employer match (50% match up to 3%).
• Employee Assistance Program for all employees
• 33 paid days off: 11 observed paid holidays, 12 sick days, and 10 vacation days to start. Vacation increases to 12 days after 1 year, 15 days after 2 years, and more at 5 and 9 years of service
  • Sick and vacation time accrue hourly per pay period
• $50,000 in employer-paid life insurance; additional coverage available
• Employer contribution to your Health Savings Account (paid quarterly)
• Employee Referral Program including cash bonuses and paid time off

Volunteers of America, Utah provides community-supported paths for those who are vulnerable to improve their lives and increase their self-reliance. In alignment with our mission, VOA Utah encourages individuals with lived experience to apply. We recognize that a person’s life experiences can provide firsthand knowledge relevant to being successful in the work that we do.

This position is based out of the Geraldine E King Women’s Resource Center (GEK) which is a 200 bed women’s emergency shelter. Under the direct supervision of the GEK Program Director, provide therapeutic services to women out of the GEK via crisis intervention, Brief therapy, and on-floor support. This position assists with providing daily program oversight including management of clinical and/or non-clinical staff;

clinical oversight for case management, peer support specialists, and program services, as needed; and provide a safe and nurturing environment for clients in accordance with licensing, agency and contract standards. This position will also assist with clinical program development and community networking as needed. In alignment with our mission, VOA, Utah encourages individuals with lived experience to apply.

• Provide clinical services to clients experiencing homelessness and mental illness in a women’s shelter, including making referrals to higher level of care, creating safety plans, referrals to ongoing mental health services, facilitating group therapy, overseeing the facility’s group therapy schedule, providing brief individual counseling, and crisis intervention.
• Holds weekly Clinical Supervision meeting with housing case managers and peer support specialists to go over client cases and provide appropriate clinical direction and guidance.
• Oversee the training and implementation of evidenced based best practices such as motivational interviewing, stages of change, trauma informed practices and procedures, etc.
• Consistently monitor client flow between case managers and peer support specialists to assure client connection to ongoing supportive services, community connection, and housing focus.
• Collaborate with Management team to identify high shelter utilizers and clients with high/acute behavioral health needs to create strategies to assist clients through service engagement.
• Provide regularly scheduled supervision, performance evaluations, and disciplinary processes with direct reports.
• Oversee high acuity cases, assisting with referrals, clinical support, and interventions in collaboration with case management and management team.
• Review, on an ongoing basis, the clinical services offered at the Women’s Resource Center and develop new programs and/or services as need emerges and assist in the integration of behavioral health.
• Participate in audits, site visits, and provide oversight that all client files and related paperwork is maintained in accordance with licensing and contract requirements and submitted in a timely manner.
• Maintain clinical records, record daily service, client case files
• Develop and maintain effective therapeutic alliance with clients, including conceptualizing and fostering effective therapeutic process
• Participate in interagency case consultation as necessary while adhering to agency’s confidentiality policy.
• Develop and maintain relationships with community partners.
• Attend…